The Parthenon (Audiobook)

Mary Beard

'A classic in every sense of the word' John Julius Norwich
Revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controversies that have surrounded it, and whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'. As so often with the Parthenon, there are all kinds of surprises.

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.

Publication date: January 31, 2019

£24.99

ISBN: 9781782835691

ISBN 10 / ASIN: B07P96Z98L

Imprint: Profile Books

Subject: Arts, Language & Literature, History & Classics

Read by: Joan Walker

The Parthenon (Ebook)

Mary Beard

'A classic in every sense of the word' John Julius Norwich
Revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controversies that have surrounded it, and whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'. As so often with the Parthenon, there are all kinds of surprises.

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.

Publication date: December 9, 2010

£9.99

ISBN: 9781847650634

ISBN 10 / ASIN: B004FLJ6NC

Imprint: Profile Books

Subject: Arts, Language & Literature, History & Classics

The Parthenon (Paperback)

Mary Beard

'A classic in every sense of the word' John Julius Norwich
Revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controversies that have surrounded it, and whether it makes a difference to the 'Elgin Marble debate'. As so often with the Parthenon, there are all kinds of surprises.

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.

Publication date: May 20, 2010

£10.99

ISBN: 9781846683497

Imprint: Profile Books

Subject: Arts, Language & Literature, History & Classics

Reviews for The Parthenon

'Sophisticated, engaging ... she unravels the intricacies with the light and deft touch which characterises the whole book ... something for classicists and laymen alike'

Gavanndra Hodge Independent on Sunday

'The classical world still rouses fierce passions, and books like this help to make the study of ancient Greece urgent and relevant'

Tom Holland New Statesman

Mary Beard

Mary Beard

Mary Beard is the most acclaimed classicist working today. She is the Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge and is the Classics editor of the TLS. She is also the co-host, with Charlotte Higgins, of the podcast Instant Classics. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii as well as Confronting the Classics, SPQR, Women & Power and Emperor of Rome. Her work has been published in over 35 languages.

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