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The Parthenon by Mary Beard (Paperback, 2010)

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Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they?. Title: The Parthenon. Author: Mary Beard. Topic: Ancient History, History. Format: Paperback. Language: English. Item Weight: 204g.

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The ruined silhouette of the Parthen on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? In a revised and updated edition, Mary Beard, award winning writer, reviewer and leading Cambridge classicist, tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthen, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.

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PublisherProfile Books Ltd

ISBN-101846683491

ISBN-139781846683497

eBay Product ID (ePID)94812277

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Weight205g

Height198mm

Width129mm

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Place of PublicationLondon

Spine16mm

Author BiographyMary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has world-wide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Roman Triumph, The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books It's a Don's Life and All in a Don's Day. She is in the 2014 top 10 Prospect list of the most influential thinkers in the world.

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

Author(s)Mary Beard

Date of Publication20/05/2010

Format DetailsB-Format Paperback

SubjectAncient History

ImprintProfile Books Ltd

Edition StatementMain

GenreAncient History

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom