The Parthenon and its spectacular marbles survived for two thousand years. Then Ottoman Occupation enabled an opportunistic British diplomat to run amok among Greece’s greatest monuments, and pillage the symbol of Greek civilization and democracy. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7dboQfSuyI">The Unexplained: Sacred Greek Temple is an Optical Illusion</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=401s&v=uF_W0jQ7bi0">Phidias, Parthenon Sculptures</a>

The Parthenon and its spectacular marbles survived for two thousand years. Then Ottoman Occupation enabled an opportunistic British diplomat to run amok among Greece’s greatest monuments, and pillage the symbol of Greek civilization and democracy. The Unexplained: Sacred Greek Temple is an Optical IllusionPhidias, Parthenon Sculptures

The Parthenon and its spectacular marbles survived for two thousand years. Then Ottoman Occupation enabled an opportunistic British diplomat to run amok among Greece’s greatest monuments, and pillage the symbol of Greek civilization and democracy. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7dboQfSuyI" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Unexplained: Sacred Greek Temple is an Optical Illusion</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=401s&amp;v=uF_W0jQ7bi0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phidias, Parthenon Sculptures</a>

The Theft of the Parthenon Marbles

A podcast about all things Greek. History. Language. Lore. Culture. Food. Mythology. Family and more. From diners to the Ottoman Empire, from the history of baklava to Greek Independence. What it means to be Greek and how it shapes our world.

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A podcast about all things Greek. History. Language. Lore. Culture. Food. Mythology. Family and more. From diners to the Ottoman Empire, from the history of baklava to Greek Independence. What it means to be Greek and how it shapes our world.

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