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The Periclean Acropolis
The Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike – the major elements of the Periclean Acropolis, perhaps the most successfully monumental complex of the classical Greek world, if not of Western culture in general – are akin to great arias. The Acropolis, as rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles in the years following 450 bce, lies in a complex context built upon the traditional architectural and religious attitudes and practices that shaped the pre‐Persian Acropolis. The complex on the Acropolis was intended to mark Athens’ position at the head of a defensive alliance against the Persians made up of Athens and the Ionian city‐states of the Aegean and Asia Minor. In the tradition of so many Dark Age religious foundations that were inspired by the discovery of Mycenaean remains, thereligious center of Athens was founded on the ruins of a Mycenaean palace high on the Acropolis rock.
The Periclean Acropolis
The Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike – the major elements of the Periclean Acropolis, perhaps the most successfully monumental complex of the classical Greek world, if not of Western culture in general – are akin to great arias. The Acropolis, as rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles in the years following 450 bce, lies in a complex context built upon the traditional architectural and religious attitudes and practices that shaped the pre‐Persian Acropolis. The complex on the Acropolis was intended to mark Athens’ position at the head of a defensive alliance against the Persians made up of Athens and the Ionian city‐states of the Aegean and Asia Minor. In the tradition of so many Dark Age religious foundations that were inspired by the discovery of Mycenaean remains, thereligious center of Athens was founded on the ruins of a Mycenaean palace high on the Acropolis rock.
The Periclean Acropolis
Miles, Margaret M. (editor) / Rhodes, Robin F. (author)
A Companion to Greek Architecture ; 147-163
2016-08-08
17 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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