Construction and Destruction: The Stones of the Acropolis
The Erechtheion is an Ionic building, with its porches going in different directions. It commemorates the founding of Athens, with the contest between Athena a…
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The Splendor of Knossos and the Minoans
This summer I finally had the opportunity to go to Greece and see the sprawling Palace at Knossos. Actually, it's not certain if this site was a palace, a…
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Mourners are Something to Cry About
An exquisite of exhibition "mourning" statues at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, have a beauty and realism that give us something to cry …
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The Caryatids Have Hair - Lots of it!
Six famous women hold up the Porch of the Maidens of the Erechtheion, a temple on the Acropolis of Athens. These statues are admired for their graceful poses …
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Archeology in Sicily: Giant Temples...........Fallen
In Selinunte, Sicily, the remains of several Greek temples from the 6th- 5th century BC can reveal much about temple construction, although they fell to Carth…
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Archeology in Sicily: A Statue from Mozia: Who? What? When? Where?
This tall elegant Charioteer of Mozia or "Giovane of M ozia," was excavated in 1979. It brings up problems of identity, meaning and dating in Greek …
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