The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

E ver since the early 19th century, when Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, sawed off and crowbarred many of the carvings ...

Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of the classical world. The most famous structure there is the Parthenon ...

as has much of the work on the Propylaia and on large sections of the Parthenon. In the process, the team has acquired new information about these emblematic buildings. “The Acropolis ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country's new president.

the head of a statue of Alexander the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers said the Acropolis Museum was one of the best museums they'd ever visited ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Sir St. Fry is a distinguished British actor, writer, director and a known philhellene and supporter of the return of the ...

A former Greek parliament speaker and a leading advocate for the return of the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum to ...

The sculptures were removed from the Acropolis in Athens by British diplomat ... seeking to reunite them with other Parthenon artifacts displayed in a museum in the Greek capital.

Travelers say the hike to the Acropolis is just as memorable as the ... ruins built throughout the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.