ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Siphnian Treasury, Acropolis Of Athens, Doric Order
19 Mar 2016
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480 bc persian sack of athens; end of archaic period, beginning of classical. 480 bc battle of salamis (island near athens), greek victory over persians. 479 bc battle of plataia (city near athens), greek victory over persians. Oath of plataia i swear never to rebuild the shrines burned and sacked by the. Persians, but to leave them in ruins forever as a memorial to the impiety of the barbarian. 450 bc (not forever, clearly) rebuilding of the athenian acropolis began under. Pediments (e = birth of athena, w = contest between athena and poseidon) Metopes (e = gigantomachy, s = lapiths and centaurs, w = amazonomachy, n = North and south wings ; small rooms fronted by doric columns; mainly aesthetic rather than useful. The design bridges exterior and interior (processional sense in both) Doric columns on eastern and western end are the same proportion as those on the. Parthenon; prepare viewer for the magnificent sight to come.
