Long before the Parthenon, the Acropolis was a Mycenaean stronghold, ringed by cyclopean walls and sustained through collapse, myth, and relentless rebuilding. From fragmentary ruins to stories of ...

To the ancient Greeks, the Parthenon, the massive marble structure built atop the Acropolis in Athens, was the “physical embodiment of their values, beliefs and ideology.” To modern man, it is a ...