HISTORY 36B Lecture Notes - Lecture 46: Peloponnesian War, Athenian Treasury, Peloponnesian League
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Fortified center of the polis, common to many city-states. Traditional home/focus of chief gods/legendary figures of the athenians. Renovated and expanded by pisistratus, but this work was destroyed during the persian invasion of 480 bce. Initiated an ambitious building project on the acropolis because it would provide steady employment to the restless urban poor, foster patriotism among all citizens, and attract wealthy, talented metics (foreigner) Temple of athena parthenos ( the virgin ) also known as the parthenon. Goddess possessions locked in back with the treasury of the city of athens. Athena promachus stood in front, 30 feet high and sculpted by phidias. Shield in her left hand, spear in her right hand. Crevice that contained the sacred snake that embodied the child god erichthonius/ The archidamian war (lecture slide 18, textbook 327-332) - war between delian (led by athens) and peloponnesian league (led by sparta)
