The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

The Parthenon's interior has long been seen as a bright marble space, a new 3D model of the temple shows otherwise.

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...

Contrary to the traditional image of Greek temples as bright, open spaces, de Lara's research shows that the Parthenon remained dark inside, creating a theatrical atmosphere that selectively ...

Do you think you know the Parthenon, Greece's ancient marvel? But do you know it well enough that it had a pool?

Contrary to Enlightenment-era belief, ancient Greece’s Parthenon was actually “dark and dim” on the inside. A new study ...