The Acropolis Museum has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, honoring his strong support for the ...

This post highlights historical places to visit in Athens Greece. It also provides insight into planning your itinerary for a ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the Acropolis from our hotel. Yes we are getting our steps in, and unlike the ...

Acropolis of Athens (Greece). Close-up of a stone and the monumental Parthenon in background, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Acropolis of Athens (Greece). pantheon photos stock videos & royalty-free ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece ... the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion. Travelers say the ...

Archaeological ruins at the Acropolis include temples, statues, sanctuaries ... was built in the vicinity of at least three earlier temples dedicated to Athena. The Parthenon is comprised of eight ...

The Acropolis Museum put on a show in 2012 that explored color on statues and recreated themImage: Acropolis Museum Some of this myth of whiteness can be attributed to the 18th-century German art ...

White statues of antiquity also fed into these views. "Historically, societies put their own ideologies into how they look at the world," Nikos Stampolidis, general director of the Acropolis Museum, ...