Bits of the Parthenon have been spirited all over the world—in Paris, a fragment shows religious life in Athens.
c. 480-430 B.C.E
We recognize ancient Greece as the birthplace of democracy, but what did democracy really mean to the Greeks?
The Athenian Agora and the experiment in ...
Athena's great temple has inspired for 2,500 years, and only became a ruin fairly recently.
The Parthenon, Athens
See the mastery of form developed in the Classical period translated to private art on this solemn gravestone.
Grave stele of Hegeso
Coiled with athletic energy, balance, and the promise of movement, see the potential of an idealized human body.
Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower)
These graceful female figures replace columns—how did human form and architecture relate in ancient Greece?
Caryatid and Ionic Column from the Erechtheion
Discover stunning depictions of gods, heroes, and mythical beasts in the most influential sculptures in history.
Phidias, Parthenon sculpture (pediments, metopes and frieze)
For the ancient Greeks, the human body was perfect. Explore this example of the mathematical source of ideal beauty.
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