The Acropolis, the hill in central Athens whose ruins include the Parthenon, draws so many tourists that the Greek government has capped daily visitors and raised the cost of entry. But for a lucky ...
Brian Eno and his brother Roger Eno made their first album together, Mixing Colours, last year. Last night, they played their first-ever concert together, and at a spectacular setting, too: The ...
Zeus be praised! There are two great anniversaries for Hellenistic fans to celebrate in Athens this year. First, it’s 200 years since Lord Byron, the devilishly attractive poet, died fighting to free ...
ATHENS (Reuters) - In the past two and a half thousand years, the temples of the Acropolis have suffered fire, bombing and earthquake. Now, scientists are trying to save them from a new modern enemy: ...
Tourists have unobstructed views of stone temple on top of the Acropolis after restoration structures are removed ...
WITHOUT THE Acropolis, the rocky hilltop crowned by the gleaming pillars of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon, Athens would be just another down-at-heel city in southern Europe. This summer, because of ...
Greek protesters have unfurled banners over the walls of the Acropolis attacking new austerity measures imposed as a condition of an international bailout. 04 May 2010 • 7:45am Greek Communist Party ...