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 ...

The proposed deal would involve a cultural exchange, with Greece receiving the sculptures back for display alongside existing Parthenon pieces in Athens, while the UK would host major Greek art ...

Most of the pieces of the Elgin Marbles are from the Parthenon in Athens, a temple built by the ancient Greeks in the 5th century BC. There are also pieces from other temples in the area built ...

The Elgin Marbles were crafted in the 5th century BC and were originally displayed in the Parthenon in Athens. They are considered among the most prized antiquities from the Ancient Greek period.

The head of the British Museum has said a reported deal with Greece to end a decades-long dispute over the highly contested and priceless Parthenon ... talks with Athens over "sharing" the ancient ...

The chairman and founder of the International Organising Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles in ... to the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Mr Comino has spent the last 42 ...

The Parthenon Sculptures "belong here in the UK" and should not be returned to Greece, the culture secretary has insisted. The ancient artworks, better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, are ...

The British government would not oppose the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens if the British Museum reached an agreement with Greek authorities, a Greek government source told AFP on Tuesday.