The Parthenon enigma / Joan Breton Connelly.

"A revolutionary new understanding of the most famous and influential building in the world, a thesis that calls into question our basic understanding of the ancient civilization that we most identify with. For more than two millennia, the Parthenon has been revered as the symbol of Western culture...

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Main Author: Connelly, Joan Breton, 1954-
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
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Physical Description:xxiii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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