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The Parthenon Enigma
Language: en
Pages: 512
Authors: Joan Breton Connelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-28 - Publisher: Vintage

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Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since t
The Parthenon
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Mary Beard
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-09 - Publisher: Profile Books

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The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre.
Where Is the Parthenon?
Language: id
Pages: 116
Authors: Roberta Edwards
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-19 - Publisher: Penguin Workshop

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Traces the history of the grand temple to the goddess Athena which has sat atop the Acropolis above Athens, Greece, since 432 BC.
Parthenon
Language: en
Pages: 40
Authors: Lynn Curlee
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-07 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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A detailed history of the Parthenon exploring its construction and restoration.
The Elgin Marbles
Language: en
Pages: 164
Authors: Christopher Hitchens
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Verso

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The Elgin Marbles, designed and executed by Phidias to adorn the Parthenon, are some of the most beautiful sculptures of ancient Greece. In 1801 Lord Elgin, the