The Athenian Acropolis and Athena
- Bruce Hartzler's Metis shows us spectacular panoramas of the Parthenon
and Erechtheum
atop the Athenian Acropolis.
- For the historical background of the Parthenon, read sections 9.4.4-9.4.7
of Thomas R. Martin's Overview of Classical Greek History.
- For a description of the Parthenon with many accompanying images, see the
Perseus Project's Building Catalog for "Athens,
Parthenon," including images of the famous processional Frieze
(now largely in the British Museum, London) which wound round the inner portion
of the building and the Metopes
on the exterior.
- An impressive collection of images of the Acropolis is available at Prof.
Kevin T. Glowacki and Nancy L. Klein's Ancient
City of Athens website (Indiana University).
(Go to "sites and monuments.")
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