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Values And Of The Athenians Thru Parthenon
969 wordsIn the 5 th century BCE Athens was thriving. At the time the Parthenon was built, in the 440 s and 430 s BCE on the Acropolis at Athens, Athens had more wealth and more subordinate allies than any other Greek city had ever had before. With a bit of arrogance, they decided to go through with an enormous building project despite the objections and embarrassment of a few. The Parthenon was the largest temple built on the Acropolis, the hill the building project took place on. Some of the other buil...
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Pediment Sculptures Floor Plan Parthenon
626 wordsGreek The Parthenon The Parthenon Greek culture blossomed after the Persian Wars. General Pericles around the 450? s BC led the reconstruction of Athens; which became the most beautiful city in all of Greece. Price? s greatest structure built under his command was the Parthenon. The Parthenon was a temple built for the patron goddess Athena (goddess of wisdom and art). Construction started 447 BC and continued until 432 BC. The structure is located in Athens Greece, on the acropolis. The archite...
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