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. But what actually are they? In a revised and updated edition, Mary Beard, award winning writer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.
- ISBN10 0674056175
- ISBN13 9780674056176
- Publish Date 30 October 2010 (first published 8 January 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 240
- Language English