It’s much easier to build a new building,” says Vassiliki Eleftheriou, “than to rebuild an ancient one.” Eleftheriou, an architect by training, is director of the Acropolis Restoration Service, where ...

Athens isn’t just a capital, it’s a cornerstone of Western civilization. This is the city where Socrates questioned, where the Parthenon rose, and where democracy first took root. With Context ...