Saint John’s Preparatory School Student Work

Document Type

Paper

Publication Date

12-4-2025

Disciplines

Architecture | Arts and Humanities | Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

Advisor

Kelly Fitch and Sarah Pasela

Abstract

This paper analyzes how the Athena Parthenos disappeared and the historical limitations found when trying to learn about how it disappeared. To answer this question, this paper will use 4 theories created for the purpose of looking further into what happened to the Athena Parthenos and how they show the various limitations of our knowledge of history. This paper will look into people who saw the Athena Parthenos and replicas used to learn more about it today. This will stem from its known existence, from before the 1st century CE, into our modern world. Our results showed there is no one limitation that keeps the history of the Athena Parthenos hidden, instead there are many. Results showed the biggest limitation of our historical knowledge is humanity themselves and how they have altered, destroyed, and changed much of history to their liking. From a historiographical perspective this study emphasizes the need to create a standard for how people document history going forward to insure these mistakes do not happen again.

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