τòν ναòν oν Παρθενω̃να oνομάζουσιν: Pausanias (1.24.5) and Other Ancient Accounts of the Greek Most Sumptuous Temple
τòν ναòν oν Παρθενω̃να oνομάζουσιν: Pausanias (1.24.5) and Other Ancient Accounts of the Greek Most Sumptuous Temple

Summary/Abstract: The Parthenon is nowadays perceived commonly as a masterpiece of Greek art, indeed an architectonic symbol of beaux arts at all. This was not the case in antiquity, however, when various factors contributed to the fact that it was occasionally treated, even by intellectuals, with indifference, to list only the names of Pausanias the Periegete, and earlier – Thucydides.

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