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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 ...
By combining archaeology and technology, a researcher has shed light on a longstanding architectural mystery: how the ancient ...
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?
Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.
You can now get a sense of the awe-inspiring Parthenon in all its former glory thanks to a multiyear endeavor merging history and 3D computer modeling. University of Oxford archeologist Juan de Lara ...
The new research shows how light would have spilled into the Parthenon's doorway at specific times of the year, which would ...
The mystery of the Parthenon’s lighting system, and how ancient Greeks illuminated the statue of Athena, is finally solved in ...
As tourists continue to descend on Mykonos, few realise that there is a gorgeous island just a few miles away that receives ...