A Conversation with Prof. Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University In this interview, author and scholar Richard Marranca, Ph.D spoke with Dr. Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College, Emeritus A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture , about one of his favorite subjects: the Parthenon, the greatest architectural prize of ancient Greece to survive into modern times. Professor Cartledge expounds on the Parthenon’s incredible history, its aesthetics, and its meaning to both the ancient and modern worlds. RM: One of our recent pleasures in Athens was having breakfast on the rooftop garden (Hotel Byron), staring at the Parthenon! You walk down the street and there’s the remnants of the monastery where he stayed… PC: Excellent choice of hotel – name
