The parthenon. Peter Green.

By:

Green, Peter [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: United Kingdom : The Reader's Digest Association Limited, 1973.Description: 172 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:

0882250272

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

DF 287 .P3 .G74 1973

Contents:

I. Athens Ascendant.--II. Time of Turmoil.--III. The Bulwark of Hellas.--IV. The Age of Pericles.--V. The Struggle for Empire.--VI. The Road to Rome.--VII. Metamorphosis and Revival.

Summary: "The Parthenon (Greek: (Sa (B) is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron deity. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy, western civilization and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments".

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Includes reference, bibliography, and index.

I. Athens Ascendant.--II. Time of Turmoil.--III. The Bulwark of Hellas.--IV. The Age of Pericles.--V. The Struggle for Empire.--VI. The Road to Rome.--VII. Metamorphosis and Revival.

"The Parthenon (Greek: (Sa (B) is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron deity. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy, western civilization and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments".

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