<P> The Parthenon itself replaced an older temple of Athena , which historians call the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon , that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC . The temple is archaeoastronomically aligned to the Hyades . Like most Greek temples , the Parthenon served a practical purpose as the city treasury . For a time , it served as the treasury of the Delian League , which later became the Athenian Empire . In the final decade of the sixth century AD , the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary . </P>
<P> The Parthenon itself replaced an older temple of Athena , which historians call the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon , that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC . The temple is archaeoastronomically aligned to the Hyades . Like most Greek temples , the Parthenon served a practical purpose as the city treasury . For a time , it served as the treasury of the Delian League , which later became the Athenian Empire . In the final decade of the sixth century AD , the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary . </P>
when was the parthenon converted into a christian church
when was the parthenon converted into a christian church
In the final decade of the sixth century AD
In the final decade of the sixth century AD