CLCV 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ancient Greek Temple, Mnesikles, Ionic Order

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 1002
• Professor: Gahan J.J.

Document Summary

After the victory against the persian, wall were built around athens and her harbour. Delian league/ athenian empire (piracus) under the instruction of thermiscales for security purpose: they became known as the long wall of athens, the city became invulnerable against invaders and were able to capitalise on its naval strength. Aristides the just (d. 468 b. c. : he was ostracised, but called back to participate in the second persian war. Cimon (son of miltiades) (d. 450 b. c. : pushed for athens to take the head of the league, 454 b. c. : the treasury of the league was moved from delian to athens which causes the name of the league to change and become known as the athenian. This leads to a great building spree to make the city look the part of a capital city. Pericles (d. 429) {the athenian son of xanthippus: he was elected strategos (443 - 429 b. c.