Eventually the site gained religious significance, with temples being added to the area. The iconic buildings were constructed in just a few decades. The most famed structures at the Acropolis ...

Besides the popular attractions, such as the Acropolis and Delphi, there are many more amazing archaeological around Greece ...

Q: How did the temple relate to the rest of the ancient city? Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey ...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) have announced a historic ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

Like most sights found in Ancient Agora and the Acropolis, the Temple of Hephaestus can only be viewed from the outside, so time your visit early in the morning to take in everything while ...

Located near the Acropolis and the Benaki Museum, the Temple of Olympian Zeus is a tall and impressive marble structure that dates back to the 6th century B.C. The site has a long and storied ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient temple in Italy ... unearthed during a recent excavation of the ...

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 ...

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.