Acropolis

• Acropolis


  Height of the city
• Pericles


  Politician responsible for the regeneration of the Acropolis in Athens
• Erechtheum


  Most holy temple on the Athenian Acropolis
• Parthenon


  Biggest temple on the Athenian Acropolis
• 447 BCE


  When was the Parthenon started?
• 438 BCE


  When was the structure of the Parthenon completed?
• Ictinos and Callicrates


  Who were the architects of the Acropolis?
• Doric


  What order were the exterior columns of the Parthenon?
• Ionic


  What order were the interior columns of the Parthenon?
• Athena Parthenos


  What was the statue inside the Parthenon called?
• Chryselephantine


  What is the name for the materials used to make the statue inside the Parthenon?

  (ivory and gold)
• The peplos being given to the gods

  What was depicted on the frieze at the east end of the Parthenon?
• Around the cella wall


  Where on the Parthenon was the frieze located?
• Contest between Athena and Poseidon


  What was depicted on the west pediment of the Parthenon?
• Birth of Athena


  What was depicted on the east pediment of the Parthenon?
• 92


  How many metopes were there on the Parthenon?
• Lapiths vs centaurs


  What was depicted on the metopes on the south side of the Parthenon?
• Greeks vs Trojans


  What was depicted on metopes on the north side of the Parthenon?
• Gods vs Giants


  What was depicted in the metopes on the east side of the Parthenon?
• Athenians vs Amazons


  What was depicted on the metopes on the west side of the Parthenon?
• Stylobate


  Floor of the temple upon which the columns rested
• Stereobate


  Steps up to the temple that held up the stylobate
• Cella


  Main room of the temple in which the cult statue was housed
• Pronaos


  Porch at the front of the cella
• Adyton


  Porch at the back of the cella
• Peristyle


  Columns around the outside of the temple
• Athena Nike


  What is the name of the smallest temple on the Athenian Acropolis?
• Statue of a wingless Nike


  What is inside the temple of Athena Nike?
• 427-424 BCE


  When was the temple of Athena Nike built?
• Callicrates


  Who was the architect of the temple of Athena Nike?
• 421-407 BCE


  When was the Erechtheum built?
• Mnesikles


  Who was the architect of the Erechtheum and Propylaia?
• Athena Polias, Poseidon, Erechtheus, Hephaestus, Voutos


  Name the deities that the Erechtheum was dedicated to.
• Caryatids not columns


  What is special about the South porch of the Erechtheum?
• Pentelic marble


  What material was the Parthenon made from?
• The Persians


  Who destroyed the original buildings on the Acropolis?
• To show the Persians' sacrilege


  Why was the Acropolis left in ruins?
• Athene Polias


  What was the name of the statue in the Erechtheum?
• Olive wood


  What was the statue in the Erechtheum made from?
• 432 BCE


  When was the decoration of the Parthenon finished?