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Cover 1 Half title, Title page, Copyright, Dedication 2 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Preface 18 Bibliographic Abbreviations 20 Chapter 1. Introduction 26 Chapter 2. The Development of the Periklean Program 38 Chapter 3. The Builders of the Parthenon 66 Chapter 4. The Parthenon 104 Chapter 5. The Hephaisteion 162 Chapter 6. The Telesterion at Eleusis 186 Chapter 7. The Odeion 222 Chapter 8. Temples in the Countryside 254 Chapter 9. The Propylaia 298 Chapter 10. Two Ionic Temples 354 Chapter 11. The Periklean Legacy 384 Endnotes 418 Epigraphical Appendix 430 Chronological Table 454 Bibliography 456 Subject Index 480 Index Locorum 492 Publisher:Princeton University Press,Published:2016,ISBN:9781400881130,Related ISBN:9780691170572,Language:English,OCLC:953552707 The Greek military victories at Marathon, Salamis, and Plataia during the Persian Wars profoundly shaped fifth-century politics and culture. By long tradition, the victors commemorated their deliverance by dedicating thank-offerings in the sanctuaries of their gods, and the Athenians erected no fewer than ten new temples and other buildings. Because these buildings were all at some stage of construction during the polit

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Author

T. Leslie Shear Jr.

Publisher

Princeton University Press;Project Muse

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400881130

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Architecture, History