Herodes Atticus' projects shaped 2nd-century Greece, blending rhetoric, philanthropy and architecture in a legacy of lasting impact.

The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

Situated on the south slope of the Acropolis, the Herod Atticus Odeon was ... serves as the site for many theater, music and art festivals, including the Athens and Epidaurus Festival, an annual ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and ... of 15 metopes from the Parthenon. They also took 247 feet—just under half—of the total ...

Towering over Athens, the Acropolis ... The Theater of Herodes Atticus was restored in 1955 and is used as an outdoor concert venue. Although the famous sculptures of the Parthenon, the Elgin ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens ... and ruins built throughout the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple ...