Essays on Delian

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Technique Doric Parthenon: Gallery of Images Description of the work of art. The Parthenon which was constructed between 447-432 BC during the height of the Athenian Empire. It was a Doric style, post and lintel temple that was made up of a rectangular floor that had a series of low setting steps on each side. The Architects incorporated the Doric ration of 9:4. The Doric design also consisted of a series of Triglyphs and metopes that were situated on the entablature or the roof. The metopes were accompanied by a panel that was made up of a relief sculpture. ...

Define the word autochthones in your own words and how it is related to the Athenians/Athens. Why was this concept so important to the Athenians and how did they demonstrate this belief in either art or architecture? Give me at least one example Autochthones refers to the people who are regarded as the original residents of a land/territory/country. This is so much different from the settlers who came afterwards to find the original inhabitants. This term is quite related to the Athenians, who lived between 5th and 4th Century, claiming to have the pride of existing as an autochthonous ...

At the end Peloponnese, Sparta town was the only one left and was in a fit enough condition to conquest as leader of Greece. Nevertheless, rather than invigorating the other city states of greek from the power of Delian League and Athens as it had promised, Lysander begun installing obligarchies. The regime was run by individuals who had huge amount of wealth. This led division of the general populace in the states. It became purely a case of the poor and the rich and lack of familiarity in leadership of Greece begun to show, and many other states realized that ...