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Dates (Classics)
Question | Answer |
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The Propylaia: dates, materials, architect, plan, use | The Propylaia: c437-432BC-never completed, pentelic marble, Elusinian limestone, wood, T shape, irregular, aligned with parthenon and has same ratio 9:4, main entrance to acropolis |
Parthenon: date, architects,columns,materials | c447-432BC,Ictinus and Callicrates, 8x17 frontxside, pentelic marble, limestone, terra cotta, wood |
Erechthieon: date, architect, materials, features | c421-406BC, Philokes not 100%, pentelic mable, limestone, terra cotta, wood, on the Acropolis dominated north side,sacred olive tree from Athena and a well of water from Poseidon. |
Temple of Athena Nike: Date, architect, materials,purpose, decoration | not built until c427-424BC due to Peloponesian War, Callircrates, pentelic marble, terra cotta, wood, housed the wooden statue of Athena, continuous freize, meeting of the 12 gods |
Freize on Parthenon: location, east, west, style, date, sculptor | Freize on Parthenon: east and west ends of Parthenon, birth of Athena, contest between Athena and Poseidon to be protector of Athens, high relief and realistic, c438-431BC, probably Pheidas |
Freize in Parthenon: location, style, set works | ionic in style and runs around the outside wall of the cella/naos, not seen from outside the parthenon, low relief only 15cm was carved into stone, the maidens, the deites, the horsemen |
Metopes on Parthenon: number, style, east, west, north, south | 92 metopes, 1.3m square, high relief, battle of gods + grants, battle of greeks and amazons, sack of troy, battle of lapiths and cantaurs |