Edward Dodwell visited Athens on two occasions: firstly between July and September 1801; and secondly between March and September 1805.
The Parthenon frieze, 1 metre high and 160 metres in length, was sculpted in low relief and ran continuously around the exterior wall of the cella.
The east pediment represented the birth of Athena and the west pediment depicted the contest between Athena and Poseidon for the land of Attica (Paus. 1.24.5)
Originally 92 in number (14 each on the eastern and western entablatures and 32 each on the northern and southern entablatures).
the Parthenon Sculptures are in various musuems.
Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, 'The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization' chronicles the rise and fall of the civilization of ancient Greece.
Completed in November 1999, it was a major three-year project involving a multi-talented production team drawn from both traditional documentary television and the new media technologies.
