The Acropolis Programme (handout) Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War
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After a curious gap of over 30 years, the Athenians finally started to rebuild on the Acropolis following the Persian sack of 480 BC. In this lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd examines the extravagant programme of grand buildings – most famously the Parthenon – on the Acropolis and looks at some of the issues surrounding the interpretation of the buildings and their decoration.
Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
After a curious gap of over 30 years, the Athenians finally started to rebuild on the Acropolis following the Persian sack of 480 BC. In this lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd examines the extravagant programme of grand buildings – most famously the Parthenon – on the Acropolis and looks at some of the issues surrounding the interpretation of the buildings and their decoration.
Copyright 2013 Gillian Shepherd / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.