The Erechtheion, a temple to Athena, occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis. Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices, games, and religious processions at the site; today it’s ...

In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...

FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple, as at the background is seen smoke from a fire , during a hot ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central ... the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion. Travelers say the hike to the Acropolis ...

Dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, the Erechtheion on the northern side ... once making it the largest temple in ancient Greece. You can easily combine a visit to this site with the nearby Arch ...

FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple ... WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records ...