Mary Beard

The Parthenon (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? In a revised and updated edition, Mary Beard, award winning writer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847650634
• Artikelnr.: 38356889

Autorenporträt

MARY BEARD is Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has worldwide academic acclaim. Her previous books include Confronting the Classics, SPQR and most recently, Women & Power and Emperor of Rome. She has made numerous television series and her books have been published in over thirty languages.