HISA07H3 Lecture 9: Hellenic Greece
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When the threat of the persians had diminished, the athenians began rebuilding the temple of the acropolis, the sanctuary on a hill in the heart of the city. This had symbolically stood in ruins for decades: athenian statesman & general perikles began the acropolis building programme, most famous of the temples on the athenian acropolis was the parthenon temple, built 447- 432bc: as with all greek temples, this did not house the worshippers, but was a decorated box for the statue of the god, it was also a display of the wealth and power of the city. The panathenaic procession moved through the city and up onto the acropolis, past the. Parthenon temple to sacrifice at the outdoor altar of athena on the athenian acropolis. This was when the athenian allies" brought tribute and saw the wealth and power of athens that they were helping to fund.
