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Title:
THE PARTHENON
By:
Mary Beard
Format:
Paperback
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£10.99
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£8.02
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ISBN 10:
1846683491
ISBN 13:
9781846683497
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Publisher:
PROFILE BOOKS LTD
Pub. date:
20 May, 2010
Edition:
Main
Pages:
240
Translated from:
English
Description:
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? This work tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.
Synopsis:
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? In a revised and updated edition, Mary Beard, award winning writer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.
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