The Parthenon Detail of the east pediment. Notice the small holes on the architrave beneath the triglyphs: these held the bronze letters of an inscription honouring the Roman emperor Nero (dated to AD 61/2). Under each metope is a larger hole; each held a bronze shield (1.25 m in diameter) dedicated by Alexander the Great after his victory over the Persians at the battle of Granikos (334 BC).
	This page was created by David Gill on 30 January 2002. Photograph © David Gill, 2001