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Ancient Athens is even more delightful when the crowds have departed and the sun is still shining. Pair it with the Peloponnese and you’ll get deserted beaches too

The great temple to Athena has emerged from the vicissitudes of earthquakes, war, looting and rebuilding to be caught up in a monumental restitution debate

Athens is known as the birthplace of democracy, but even there democracy has been lost and redeemed. Here we track the struggles of Athens right from the beginning.

The Parthenon Report: The Crime and The Criminal (Part 2) Search for: that we’ve driven them out of their temples, doesn’t mean at all that the gods are dead. – IONIAN, Constantine Cavafy PART 2:  MOTIVE MATTERS “The plans for my house in Scotland should be known to you… The Hall is intended to be adorned with columns… If each column were different…I should think the effect would be admirable, but perhaps better if there were two of each kind.  In either case I should wish to collect as much marble as possible.  I have other places in my house which need it… You do not need...

“The Battle of Salamis,” painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1868. In the collection of the state of Bavaria. Photo: Public DomainThe life of the great Athenian general Themistocles is fairly well known, as the low-born leader was lauded even in his time for his brilliance in the battles against the Persians at Salamis and Marathon.However,…