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Pericles and the Polis

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Pericles 495 – 429 B.C.

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Ostracism of Cimon (in 461 BC?)

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Acropolis

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Dates:

• 447 – work initiated
• 438 – cult statue dedicated
• 433/2 - completed

Temple of Athena Parthenos

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East pediment figures British Museum

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Replica Parthenon Nashville, TN

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21H.237 The City of Athens in the Age of Pericles

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