Parthenon - Pericles and the Parthenon Flashcards
1
Q
When did the Persians sack Athens?
A
480 BC
2
Q
What important buildings did the Persians burn down?
A
The main religious buildings on the Athenian Acropolis
3
Q
Who did the Athenians makes allies with?
A
The Greeks and saw off the Persian threat - forming the Delian League
4
Q
What had happened by the 450s?
A
The League had effectively become an Athenian Empire
5
Q
What did Pericles hope to do?
A
Turn Athens into the architectural centre of the known world
6
Q
What happened to the opisthodomos of the Parthenon?
A
It became the location of the Athenian Empire’s treasury
7
Q
Who was the lead architect?
A
A man called Phidias, who was in charge of the general design and sculpture
8
Q
Who else were two lead architects on the project?
A
Iktinos and Kallikrates
