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Callicrates

(Encyclopedia)Callicrates kəlĭkˈrətēz [key], 5th cent. b.c., Greek architect. In association with Ictinus he built (447–432 b.c.) the Parthenon at Athens. At Athens also he designed (c.427) the Temple of Nik...

Ictinus

(Encyclopedia)Ictinus ĭktīˈnəs [key], fl. 2d half of 5th cent. b.c., one of the greatest architects of Greece. His celebrated work is the Parthenon (447–432 b.c.) upon the acropolis at Athens, which he built ...

Pericles

(Encyclopedia)Pericles pĕrˈĭklēz [key], c.495–429 b.c., Athenian statesman. He was a member of the Alcmaeonidae family through his mother, a niece of Cleisthenes. He first came to prominence as an opponent of...

Parthenon

(Encyclopedia)Parthenon pärˈthənŏn [key] [Gr.,=the virgin's place], temple sacred to Athena, on the acropolis at Athens. Built under Pericles between 447 b.c. and 432 b.c., it is the culminating masterpiece of ...

Greek architecture

(Encyclopedia)Greek architecture the art of building that arose on the shores of the Aegean Sea and flourished in the ancient world. In addition to temples, the Greeks also built a number of other kinds of struct...