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Iktinos and Kallikrates, The Parthenon, 447 - 432 B.C.E.

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    We are looking at the Parthenon.
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    This is the huge marble temple
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    to the Goddess of Athena
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    We are upon the top of a rocky outcrop
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    in the city of Athens
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    very high up, overlooking the city
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    overlooking the GNC
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    Now Athens was just one of many Greek city states
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    and almost everyone had an Acropolis
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    That is, having a fotified hill within its city
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    because these were waring states
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    But in the fifth century, Athens was
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    the most powerful city state
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    and that's the period that
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    the Parthnon dates to
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    And this d
Title:
Iktinos and Kallikrates, The Parthenon, 447 - 432 B.C.E.
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Video Language:
English, British
Duration:
16:04

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