in this book, the author shows the Byzantine history of Parthenon, showing why and how this monument became so important in a pre-modern and pre-European Christian world. The background to this analysis is a study of the reception of the traditional tradition, which is attentive both to its creative aspects and to the cultural tension between Greek and Christianity. The period under consideration is around the year 400. J.-C. around the year 1200, the eve of the occupati...