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    The Athenian Treasury (Greek: Θησαυρός των Αθηναίων) at Delphi was constructed by the Athenians to house dedications and votive offerings made by their...
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    Way. The nearby presence of the Treasury of the Athenians suggests that this quarter of Delphi was used for Athenian business or politics, as stoas are...
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    Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king. While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as early as the...
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    The Athenian military was the old main force of Athens, one of the major city-states (poleis) of Ancient Greece. It was largely similar to other armies...
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    invulnerable to attack by land. In 454 BC, the Athenian general Pericles moved the Delian League's treasury from Delos to Athens, allegedly to keep it safe...
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    Greece, c.540 BC Ancient Greek Doric columns and entablature of the Athenian Treasury, Delphi, Greece, c.525 BC Ancient Greek Doric columns of the Temple...
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    Xenophon, Demosthenes, Plato and Aristotle. Most were either Athenian or pro-Athenian, which is why far more is known about the history and politics...
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  • had been started by Athenian tyrants but ended because of the belief that building on such a scale would cause hubris. The Athenians built the Arch of Hadrian...
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    Treasury had antae on both side of the porch, framing a set of columns. Front view of the Siphnian Treasury with framing antae. The Athenian Treasury...
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    painter-like character and an ionic 'color'. Athenian Treasury Boeotian Treasury Sicyonian Treasury Theban Treasury Bommelaer, J.-F., Laroche, D., Guide de...
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