The Classical Parthenon

Complementing Who Saved the Parthenon this companion volume sets aside more recent narratives surrounding the Athenian Acropolis supposedly the very symbol of democracy itself instead asking if we can truly access an ancient past imputed with modern meaning. And if so howIn this book William St Clair presents a reconstructed understanding of the Parthenon from within the classical Athenian worldview. He explores its role and meaning by weaving together a range of textual and visual sources into