On September 26 1687, the Parthenon of Acropolis faced a severe blow and was partly destroyed by Venetian General Morosini.

The iconic Parthenon in Athens has been the inspiration for many buildings around the world, including Walhalla, Germany's ...

Best known for its ancient architecture and balmy clime, the city of Athens, Greece is currently blanketed in inches of snow, with temperatures dipping into the negative digits. The city has not seen ...

This 3D virtual aerial view captures the Acropolis of Athens, with the Parthenon standing prominently on the rocky hill above ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artefacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

I vowed to see the Parthenon on this, my fourth visit to Athens, and my friend Cathy and I arrived a few days before our cruise and booked a tour of the Acropolis, on one of the highest hills of the ...

The United Nations world heritage body, UNESCO, wants Greece to stop installing concrete paths around the iconic Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens. Much of the work has been completed, intended ...

The hills around Vari, 10 miles southeast of Athens, are etched with the musings of bored shepherds. The more than 2,000 graffiti (and counting) feature trireme warships, speeding horses, packs of ...

ATHENS, Greece — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...

Engineers have discovered that the Acropolis of Athens is crumbling. This structural deficiency poses a threat to the 2,500-year-old Parthenon. The Acropolis is an ancient citadel located in the ...

The next owner of this seven-bedroom neoclassical home in the center of Athens will live in the shadow of the gods. The house, listed earlier this month for €12.8 million (approximately US$13.85 ...