FlashCards - Athens after the Persian wars

What alliance formed after the Persian Wars

The Delian League.

Which city led the Delian League

Athens.

When was the Delian League formed

477 BCE.

Where did League members meet and swear oaths

Delos.

What did League members contribute

Ships or money tribute.

Who led Athens through its Golden Age

Pericles.

How did Pericles expand democracy

Paid citizens for public service.

What did Athens do with Delian League funds

Built a powerful navy and beautified Athens.

Major construction Pericles began in 447 BCE

Acropolis building program.

Entrance to the Acropolis

Propylaea.

Temple that housed the cult statue of Athena

Erechtheum.

What are Caryatids

Female statues used as columns.

Temple called the pearl of the Acropolis

Temple of Athena Nike.

Chief sculptor of the Parthenon

Phidias.

Main architectural style of the Parthenon

Doric.

Type of columns subtly curved to correct illusions

Entasis.

East pediment of the Parthenon

Birth of Athena.

West pediment of the Parthenon

Athena vs Poseidon.

Festival shown on the frieze

Panathenaic Procession.

Number of horsemen in the frieze

192.

South metopes of the Parthenon

Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs.

Material of Athenas statue

Ivory and gold.

Who removed sculptures from the Parthenon in the 1800s

Lord Elgin.

Where the Elgin Marbles are now

British Museum.

Who protested their removal in poetry

Lord Byron