Prescribed Source - The Parthenon

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<p>Built?</p>

Built?

447-432 BC

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<p>Who was the leading architect </p>

Who was the leading architect

Pericles

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<p>What was I made entirely out of </p>

What was I made entirely out of

Marble

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<p>Whose birth is depicted on the east pediment </p>

Whose birth is depicted on the east pediment

Athena

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<p>What is depicted on the west pediment </p>

What is depicted on the west pediment

The naming contest of Athens

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<p>What does the inner ionic frieze depict </p>

What does the inner ionic frieze depict

Parthenaic Procession - all sections of society have gathered to celebrate Athena

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<p>What does the Doric Frieze show</p>

What does the Doric Frieze show

A series of mythical battles where civilisation has won against barbarity

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<p>Gigantomachy </p>

Gigantomachy

Gods vs Giants

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<p>Centauromachy </p>

Centauromachy

Lapiths and Theseus vs Centaurs

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<p>Amazonomachy </p>

Amazonomachy

Athenian men (civilised) vs Amazons (barbaric)

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<p>Trojan War</p>

Trojan War

Greeks (civilised) vs Trojans (barbaric)

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<p>Why did the Parthenon not have a purely religious purpose?</p>

Why did the Parthenon not have a purely religious purpose?

  • no altar has been identified along side it

  • Athena Parthenos (statue) did not have a priestess until decades after its construction

  • The gold used to decorate chryselephantine statue was removable and could be borrowed in times of need

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