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Normal view

The Parthenon frieze was designed to be viewed as a cinematic sequence that only comes to life as you walk by, not as a static work of art

A study published in the journal Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies proposes a radically new reading of the Parthenon frieze, the famous 160-meter-long sculpture that surrounded the temple dedicated to Athena on the Acropolis of Athens. According to its author, Ellie Mackin Roberts, of the universities of Bristol and Leeds, the frieze was […]

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