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The Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater.  It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.

At the Panathenaic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympics.  It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

At the Panathenaic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympics. It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

At the Panathenaic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympics.  It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

At the Panathenaic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympics. It is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.

Physical statues to represent the Odyssey and Iliad.  Taking me back to my Carden days.

Physical statues to represent the Odyssey and Iliad. Taking me back to my Carden days.

The original reliefs for the Parthenon in the Acropolis museum.  The top floor of the museum is laid out exactly like the actual Parthenon and the reliefs (those that are not in Britain) are arranged according to where they belong on the actual building. Very cool museum.

The original reliefs for the Parthenon in the Acropolis museum. The top floor of the museum is laid out exactly like the actual Parthenon and the reliefs (those that are not in Britain) are arranged according to where they belong on the actual building. Very cool museum.

Me at the Temple of Hephaestus listening to lectures on classical Greece.  I remember at this exact moment I was learning about the Judgement of Paris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Paris).

Me at the Temple of Hephaestus listening to lectures on classical Greece. I remember at this exact moment I was learning about the Judgement of Paris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Paris).

A small version of the Athena Parthenos, a lost massive chryselephantine (gold and ivory) sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena, made by Phidias and his assistants and housed in the Parthenon in Athens. Its epithet was an essential character of the goddess herself. A number of replicas and works inspired by it, both ancient and modern, have been made. It was the most renowned cult image of Athens, considered one of the greatest achievements of the most acclaimed sculptor of ancient Greece. Phidias began his work around 447 BC. Lachares removed the gold sheets in 296 BC to pay his troops, and the bronze replacements for them were probably gilded thereafter; it was damaged by a fire about 165 BC but repaired. It continued to stand in the Parthenon in the 5th century AD, when it was removed by the Romans. An account mentions it in Constantinople in the 10th century.

A small version of the Athena Parthenos, a lost massive chryselephantine (gold and ivory) sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena, made by Phidias and his assistants and housed in the Parthenon in Athens. Its epithet was an essential character of the goddess herself. A number of replicas and works inspired by it, both ancient and modern, have been made.
It was the most renowned cult image of Athens, considered one of the greatest achievements of the most acclaimed sculptor of ancient Greece. Phidias began his work around 447 BC. Lachares removed the gold sheets in 296 BC to pay his troops, and the bronze replacements for them were probably gilded thereafter; it was damaged by a fire about 165 BC but repaired. It continued to stand in the Parthenon in the 5th century AD, when it was removed by the Romans. An account mentions it in Constantinople in the 10th century.