Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 1 Populated by several ethnic groups, ancient Greece consisted of numerous independent city-states. Neighboring states occasionally formed alliances, such as a unified defense force under Spartan leadership, formed during a Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC. The states also fought with one another, most notably in the Peloponnesian War, waged from 431 BC to 404 BC between Sparta and Athens. This map shows the major ethnic divisions within Greece and highlights the main cities in each region. © Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 2 Ancient Greece: the Parthenon zIktinos & Kallikrates, The Parthenon, c B.C. zThe Acropolis, Athens

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 3 Ancient Greece: the Parthenon zModel of the Acropolis zIllustration by C. Bruce Morser zNational Geographic, December 1999

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 4 Ancient Greece: the Parthenon zreconstruction of the way the Athena Parthenos sculpture may have looked zby C.P. Mamelis zoriginal by Pheidias zRoyal Ontario Museum, Toronto

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 5 Ancient Greece: the Parthenon zThe Parthenon contains three types of sculpture

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 6 zThree Goddesses, B.C., from the east pediment of the Parthenon, marble zBritish Museum, London zThree Goddesses, B.C. zfrom the east pediment of the Parthenon zmarble, British Museum, London

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 7 zThree Goddesses - detail z B.C. zFrom the east pediment of the Parthenon, marble, British Museum, London

Ancient aesthetics: the Parthenon - slide 8 Ancient Greece: the Parthenon zPanthenaic Procession z432 B.C. zfrom the Parthenon zmarble zBritish Museum, London