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The Parthenon Enigma
Language: en
Pages: 512
Authors: Joan Breton Connelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-28 - Publisher: Vintage

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Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since t
The Parthenon Enigma
Language: en
Pages: 512
Authors: Joan Breton Connelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-30 - Publisher: Head of Zeus

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A radical new interpretation of the meaning and purposes of one of the world's most iconic buildings. For more than two millennia, the Parthenon has been revere
Portrait of a Priestess
Language: en
Pages: 458
Authors: Joan Breton Connelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-03-08 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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In this sumptuously illustrated book, Joan Breton Connelly gives us the first comprehensive cultural history of priestesses in the ancient Greek world. Connelly
A Companion to Greek Architecture
Language: en
Pages: 616
Authors: Margaret M. Miles
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-13 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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A Companion to Greek Architecture provides an expansive overview of the topic, including design, engineering, and construction as well as theory, reception, and
The Parthenon
Language: en
Pages: 220
Authors: Mary Beard
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-09 - Publisher: Profile Books

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The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre.