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After the Persian destruction of the Acropolis, Athens launched an ambitious fifth-century building programme associated with Pericles. The Parthenon, Propylaia, Temple of…
Read story →The Panathenaia was the central civic festival of Athens. The Great Panathenaia, held every four years, brought together religious ritual, contests and…
Read story →Built in the fifth century BC, the Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and formed the centrepiece of the Periclean building programme on…
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