The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

Holly D. Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district just below the ancient site itself – houses various archaeological findings ...

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

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Athens wears its long history lightly — you’ll even find locals sunbathing beside an ancient temple on one of the city’s many golden beaches. When it opened a decade ago, the Acropolis ...

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While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

During the pivotal battle to break the siege of the Acropolis of Athens in 1827, Turkish forces attacked the fortified Greek ...

A new museum showcasing thousands of ancient archaeological artefacts found at sea will open next year at the Greek port of ...

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With so much history crammed into one crowded, chaotic city, it’s hard to know where to start sightseeing in Athens. If you’re into antiquities, you could spend a week wandering among the ruins ...