WONDERS OF THE WORLD

The Parthenon, Revised Edition

Mary Beard

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$19.50 • £15.95 • €17.50

ISBN 9780674055636

Publication Date: 06/30/2010

* Academic Trade

240 pages

30 halftones, 7 line illustrations, 1 map

Wonders of the World

North America only

Related Subjects

1. Why the Parthenon Might Make You Cry
2. ‘The Temple They Call the Parthenon’
3. ‘The Finest Mosque in the World’
4. From Ruin to Reconstruction
5. ‘The Golden Age of Athens’?
6. Meanwhile, Back in London…
7. Acropolis Now
Making a Visit?
Further Reading
List of Illustrations
List of Figures
Greek Names
Acknowledgements
Index

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