“THE SCHOOL OF HELLAS”

I. ART IN THE EARLY CLASSICAL PERIOD

- THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA, CA. 460

- DORIC ARCHITECTURE

- PEDIMENTS, METOPES, TRIGLYPHS

- IONIC ARCHITECTURE

“It is more a case of our being a model to others, than of our imitating anyone else” - Perikles [Thuc. 2.37]

II. THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS IN THE 5^TH CENTURY

- THE PARTHENON (447-438; SCULPTURE 432)

o KALLIKRATES AND IKTINOS, ARCHITECTS

o WHITE MARBLE FROM MT PENTELIKON

o DORIC AND IONIC ELEMENTS

o 92 METOPES

o CONTINUOUS IONIC FRIEZE

o EAST PEDIMENT: BIRTH OF ATHENA

o WEST PEDIMENT: CONTEST OF ATHENA AND POSEIDON

o CULT STATUE OF ATHENA PARTHENOS (438)

o PHEIDIAS, SCULPTOR

- THE PROPYLAIA (437/6-433/2)

o MNESIKLES, ARCHITECT

o NORTH AND SOUTH WINGS

o GATEWAY TO THE ACROPOLIS

- THE ERECHTHEION (421-406)

o IONIC ARCHITECTURE

o NUMEROUS CULTS ON THE SITE

o CARYATID PORCH

- THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE (427-425/4)

o KALLIKRATES, ARCHITECT

o IONIC ARCHITECTURE

o CONTINUOUS IONIC FRIEZE

III. THE ATHENIAN AGORA IN THE 5^TH CENTURY

- THE STOA POIKILE

- THE PANATHENAIC WAY

- THE THOLOS