Callicrates biography books

In B. C. , Callicrates was sent as ambassador to Rome with Diaeus, to oppose the Spartan exiles, whose blanishllellt Diaeus had procured, and who hoped to be.

Callicrates (Greek: Καλλικράτης) was a Spartan soldier who was killed at the Battle of Plataea in August BC. He is mentioned by Herodotus as the finest.

Greek architect Callicrates is credited as one of the codesigners (with Ictinus) of the Parthenon in Athens, part of the larger Acropolis.

The ancient Greek architect Callicrates (also spelled Kallikrates) designed the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis in Athens.

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Greek architect Callicrates is credited as one of the codesigners (with Ictinus) of the Parthenon in Athens, part of the larger Acropolis....

Callicrates

fl. fifth century b.c.

Greek Architect

Although virtually nothing is known about his personal life, Greek architect Callicrates is credited as one of the codesigners (with Ictinus) of the Parthenon in Athens, part of the larger Acropolis.

Built for Pericles, a prominent political leader, the building is an example of the Greek attempt at perfect orderliness. The Parthenon was constructed from roughly 447-438 b.c.

During the long reign of Pericles in the fifth century b.c., Athens experienced a golden age.

Pericles's most lasting contribution, however, was a beautifying campaign that displayed the power and authority of Athens to the rest of the world.

Callicrates, a politician of the Achaean League, postulated faithful cooperation with the Romans after the defeat of Carthage in the Second Punic War.

He believed the glory of Athens should be visible to all.

Pericles placed Phidias (a famous sculptor) in charge of the building program for the Acropolis. Sitting high above the city on a rocky plateau, the Parthenon was its crowning jewel.

For the temple's design, Phidias turned to Ictinus (considered the leadi