PARTHENON

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WHO ORDERED ITS CONSTRUCTION
pericles
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WHEN
448 - 439
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WHAT WAS THE POLITICAL CLIMATE
calm - hegemony
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Who does it honour
Athena
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Who is Athena
goddess of wisdom + military victory and patron god of athens
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What is it made of and where is it from
Marble from mt. pentelicon
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What does it house + how much did it cost
Statue of athena + 2x the temple
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what is the statue made of
Chryselephantine
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whats the ground plan
peripteral - 8 x 17
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describe the elevation
post and lintel + fluted doric order + helenistic
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what ration ties it together
9:4 columns
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what is the overall effect
grandeur and harmony
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which building would you liken it to
temple of zeus or olympia
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what was in the metopes
lapiths vs. centaurs
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what was in the west pediment
athena and poseidon
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what was in the east pediment
gods and athena born of zeus head
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what is in the inner frieze
panathenaic procession + gods waiting + games and sporting activities
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what were there 192 of
the men killed in the battle of marathon
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WHEN

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448 - 439

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WHAT WAS THE POLITICAL CLIMATE

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Card 4

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Who does it honour

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Card 5

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Who is Athena

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