Paricles born into one of Athen's most elite families
he knew what they want
a city fit to rule an empire
Proposed a parthanon- most astonishing buildings
most beautiful building ever built up to that point
Total budget of more than a billion dollars
Selected architects
selected man who designed plans
directly involved in planning process
when building was completed his critics were silenced
Embelished temple like no other
though astonishing statue has been lost in history
others have survived for over 2000 years
500 foot long stretch of carved marble still stays
2 1/2 inches thick
offered citizens an image of themselves
Include all citizens that helped beat off persians
paraclese well away of city's stature
citizens excel in everything
partner was unique
woman of charm, style, intellect
paraclese treated her an an equal
Aspasia
Most famous and influential group in history
not restricted to elite
shadow of acropolis sits world's first theater
festival of drama
home of popular entertainment
incredibly noisy
Greek tragedies show human beings not able to change destiny
Greeks invented theater
Greeks invented drama
two kinds
tragedy
comedy
perform in masks
eadipus
hubris- arrogant
for all athenian's enthusiasm
