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Three items from ancient Athens

Date Submitted: 08/09/2004 19:49:55
Category: / History
Length: 3 pages (904 words)
The Parthenon 23/8/2064 On the Acropolis of Athens, I discovered the Parthenon: one of the greatest Ancient buildings that have survived. The temple was built between 447-438. Only the ruins is standing today because of the Turks in 1687 stored tons of gunpowder in the temple but accidentally was shot by a near by cannon. The rest of the remaining items were given to the British Ruler, Lord Elgin as gifts from the Turks. These collections are …
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