Table of Contents

Athens THE ANCIENT CITY THE MUSEUM AND THE BASEMENTS THE EXHIBITS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RAMP The Sanctuary of Nymphe The Asklepieion The Sanctuary of Dionysos and the Theatre The Acropolis DURING PREHISTORIC AND ARCHAIC TIMES The Archaic pediments The ex-votos The horsemen The korai DURING THE PERSIAN WARS Works in the Severe Style THE CLASSICAL ACROPOLIS THE PROPYLAIA THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA or WINGLESS NIKE THE ERECHTHEION The Karyatids and the frieze EX-VOTOS ON THE ACROPOLIS The Parthenon Historical and political context Architectural features THE SCULPTED DECORATION The metopes The frieze Frieze and Panathenaia Frieze and art Frieze and politics The colours of the monuments The pediments Stylistic and interpretative approach The akroteria The cult statue Ideology and politics in the Acropolis monuments

About the Author

Panos Valavanis is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Athens, teaching and researching in the fields of classical vase painting, topography of ancient Athens, classical architecture, Greek athletics and ancient Greek technology.