Description
| Product ID: | 9781846683497 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Parthenon |
| Authors: | Author: Professor Mary Beard |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Architecture: religious buildings, Religious buildings, Ancient history, Archaeology by period / region, Classical history / classical civilisation, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology, Ancient Greece |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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? This work tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-05-20 |