Made between 447BC and 432BC they consist of: a frieze which shows the procession of the Panathenaic festival (the commemoration of the birthday of the goddess Athena); a series of metopes (sculpted relief panels) depicting the battle between Centaurs and Lapiths at the marriage-feast of Peirithoos; and figures of the gods and legendary heroes f...

Visit Room 23 to enjoy many sculptures that are Roman versions of Greek originals. During the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean in the second and first centuries BC, Greek sculpture was both admired and looted, with many statues shipped back to Rome.

For much of 5th century BC, Athens was the wealthiest and most powerful state in mainland Greece. Room 19 displays a number of sculptures from this period, which saw the rebuilding of numerous structures on the Acropolis, the sacred heart of the city of Athens, after the Persian sack of 480 BC.

The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈɛlɡɪn / ELG-in) [1][2] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.

2023年11月28日 · Greece's government on Tuesday accused Britain of showing "a lack of respect" by abruptly cancelling a meeting between their leaders at short notice in a dispute over 2,500-year-old Parthenon...

2023年11月28日 · TL;DR: Stunning free collection of highly contentious, very violent ancient Greek sculptures in the British Museum, which'll blow your tiny mind and prompt you to seek out a beer.

2023年11月28日 · For decades, these were known as the Elgin Marbles, after the Scottish nobleman who started the trouble more than 200 years ago. Now even the British Museum goes by the preferred Greek form — Parthenon Sculptures. Besides, “marbles” lends …

2023年7月21日 · Parthenon Sculptures, which are originally from the temple of Athena in Greece, were brought to Britain by Lord Elgin. Pressure has been growing on the British Museum - and others institutions...

The British Museum is host to a plethora of Greek art and artifacts. Highlights include the sculptures of the Parthenon, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, and the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai, Linear B tablets, the Rosetta Stone, and the Nereid Monument.

2023年7月21日 · Parthenon Sculptures, which are originally from the temple of Athena in Greece, were brought to Britain by Lord Elgin. Pressure has been growing on the British Museum - and others institutions...