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Item Number: 127794
Title: Parthenon: Power and Politics on the Acropolis
Author: Stuttard, David
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9780714122847
Description: London: British Museum Press, 2013. 20cm., pbk., 240pp., 60 color illus. Summary: This book tells the story of the Parthenon, a temple/war memorial in Athens that is one of the world’s most iconic buildings: today, its silhouette symbolises Greece. Parthenon: Power and Politics on the Acropolis takes the reader through the dramatic story of the conception and creation of the Parthenon, setting it against a turbulent historical background and rooting the building firmly in the real and mythological landscape of Athens. Written as a pacy, narrative history, the text features a cast of memorable characters, including Themistocles, the general whose decision to evacuate Athens led to the Persian sack of the acropolis; Pericles, visionary statesman and mastermind of the Athens’ building project; and Pheidias, who created the cult statue of Athene, and narrowly escaped impeachment for embezzlement. Beautifully illustrated with site photography, details from the Parthenon sculptures and other related artworks from the collection of the British Museum, this book explores the Parthenon as the spiritual heart of a network of commanding buildings, devised by Pericles and continued by his successors to promote the power of Athens as leader of the Greek world.

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