How The Parthenon Was Destroyed

In September 1687, the Parthenon was still standing. For more than two thousand years it had been a temple, a church and a mosque. Then a Venetian army under a Swedish field marshal came to take the Acropolis, where an Ottoman garrison and their families held out, waiting for an army that was coming to save them. Within a week, the Parthenon was a ruin. This is the story of how the most famous building of the ancient world was destroyed. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:11 Landing at Piraeus 1:02 Venice's Mercenaries 1:45 Morosini and Königsmarck and Council of War 2:47 The Parthenon 4:08 Siege of the Acropolis 7:40 The Fatal Shot 9:17 Relief from Thebes 11:10 Acropolis Surrenders 13:16 Morosini's Trophy 15:34 Åkerhjelm's Letter Support the channel on Patreon:   / whitetreehistory   Subscribe for more history! Thank you to everyone supporting the channel on Patreon. You make these videos possible. Images and footage used in this video are public domain, licensed, or used with attribution. If you hold the rights to material used here and have a concern, contact the channel and we will respond promptly.