The hills around Vari, 10 miles southeast of Athens, are etched with the musings of bored shepherds. The more than 2,000 graffiti (and counting) feature trireme warships, speeding horses, packs of ...
ATHENS, Greece – It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn't last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks ...
The following essay has been adapted from the new book The Parthenon Marbles Dispute: Heritage, Law, Politics (Hart / Bloomsbury, 2023) by Alexander Herman, director of the Institute of Art and Law. I ...
The Parthenon marbles are rarely out of the news. Most recently, Turkish officials have rejected claims by the British Museum that British diplomat Lord Elgin was given permission from Ottoman ...
The lost, colorful beauty of an iconic set of ancient Greek sculptures has been revealed by a scientific study. The latest research into the Parthenon Sculptures sheds new light on the original ...
ATHENS, Greece -- Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens' famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, scaffolding ...
A man drinks water in front of the Parthenon temple, during a heatwave in Athens, Greece on July 8, 2025. (Photo by Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Visitors to Greece can now enjoy a clear, ...
Every year, millions of tourists visit the Parthenon, the hilltop temple in Athens dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos. But for the past few decades, their view has been partially ...
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