Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

The Erechtheion, a temple to Athena, occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis. Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices, games, and religious processions at the site; today it’s ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners ... the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion. Travelers say the ...

The intention, says Hurwit, was to represent Athens as the greatest of Greek ... Temple of Athena Nike, Erechtheion, and Parthenon. Over the millennia the deterioration of these monuments as ...

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to ... caryatids who support the roof of the Erechtheion and the ravaged pediment of the Parthenon ...

Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district ... several carved statues from Erechtheion, the head of a statue of Alexander the ...

The Acropolis is a sacred hill in the heart of Athens with the Parthenon at its peak. Beside it is a smaller temple known as the Erechtheion, named after Erechtheus, a mythical king of Athens.

From enjoying archaeological sites without the usual tourist rush to strolling through picturesque neighborhoods like Plaka and Anafiotika, from taking a ferry trip to nearby islands to experiencing ...

FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple ... windy day at Acropolis hill, in Athens, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.