Member states contributed money and warships, and the Athenian empire grew ... cracking building materials. Since 1975, the Acropolis Restoration Project team, headed by Greek architect Manolis ...

Visiting Athens, Greece, is a bucket-list trip for many people. Athens was the at the heart of the ancient Greek empire ... serving as a hub for political, commercial, and cultural affairs.

In the following interview, he also dispels some long-held notions about ancient ... behind the building program named after him, but Athens was a democracy, largely through the politics and ...