For 2,500 years the most spectacular marble statues ever seen graced the Parthenon, atop the Acropolis in Athens. For all of that time artists, architects, mathematicians, and scholars studied and admired the Temple of Athena and her sculptures. We’ll talk history, the man who envisioned the Acropolis complex, and why the Parthenon Marbles are pride and “essence of Greekness.”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=395s&v=uF_W0jQ7bi0">Phidias, Parthenon Sculptures</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFRwn-bkipQ">The Parthenon/History/Acropolis of Athens</a>

For 2,500 years the most spectacular marble statues ever seen graced the Parthenon, atop the Acropolis in Athens. For all of that time artists, architects, mathematicians, and scholars studied and admired the Temple of Athena and her sculptures. We’ll talk history, the man who envisioned the Acropolis complex, and why the Parthenon Marbles are pride and “essence of Greekness.”Phidias, Parthenon SculpturesThe Parthenon/History/Acropolis of Athens

For 2,500 years the most spectacular marble statues ever seen graced the Parthenon, atop the Acropolis in Athens. For all of that time artists, architects, mathematicians, and scholars studied and admired the Temple of Athena and her sculptures. We’ll talk history, the man who envisioned the Acropolis complex, and why the Parthenon Marbles are pride and “essence of Greekness.”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=395s&amp;v=uF_W0jQ7bi0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phidias, Parthenon Sculptures</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFRwn-bkipQ" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Parthenon/History/Acropolis of Athens</a>

What Are the Parthenon Marbles?

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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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What Are the Parthenon Marbles?

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