The Venetians struck the first blow. In 1687, amid the Great Turkish War, Venice’s forces rained a fusillade of cannonballs on the Ottoman-held Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The Turks had been using ...

The reconstructions show that the Parthenon’s internal appearance was constructed to provoke maximum awe—and even fear. Juan de Lara By combining archaeology and technology, a researcher has shed ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that masterpiece ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville’s Parthenon has been home to a small, brown ceramic dog for more than five decades, but how it got there is something that has long troubled staff members. The ...

In its bid to claim the mantle as the Athens of the South, the city of Nashville constructed a life-size replica of the Parthenon for Tennessee’s centennial celebrations in 1897. Its architects ...

For decades, Greek authorities have been arguing for the permanent return of the so-called Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. These include about half of the surviving fragments of ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Katie Petrole knows her ancient history. But seven years ago the museum professional knew nothing about the world’s only exact replica of the Parthenon that’s holding court ...