Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Secrets of the Parthenon

9th - 10th
This video is a NOVA documentary about the Parthenon; it answers many questions about how it was designed and engineered. It explains why the Parthenon is considered the physical embodiment of Greek society in the Age of Pericles and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Empires: People and Passions That Changed the World: Inside the Parthenon

9th - 10th
Video segment about the Parthenon from an episode titled "The Greeks: The Crucible of Civilization," part of a PBS series on empires. It focuses on the temple's sculptural works, especially the relief sculpture that once adorned its...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes

9th - 10th
This video [6:12] depicts the Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs, Parthenon Metopes set to music, south flank, marble, c. 440 B.C.E., Classical Period (British Museum, London).
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bonnie Greer on the Parthenon Sculptures at the British Museum

9th - 10th
Playwright, author and British Museum trustee, Bonnie Greer celebrates the enduring beauty and humanity of the Parthenon Sculptures.The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centerpiece of an...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Greek Temples: Lesson 2

9th - 10th
This lesson will explore some of the main features of ancient Greek temples. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Greek Temples."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Parthenon: Lesson 2

9th - 10th
This lesson will focus on the sculptural program of the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Parthenos. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Parthenon."