History of Art In what ways was the Parthenon an unusual example of a temple in Greece of the 5th century B.C. Relate its unusual features to the historical and political circumstances in 5th Century Athens. When you look at the Parthenon and try to show what is different about it, and why this difference has occurred, you must look at it in the eyes of the Athenians in the 5th Century, and how …
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…was the centrepiece of the whole Parthenon, it was the main thing that set the Parthenon apart from all the other temples making it special. The Parthenon was quite clearly meant to be very different to other Greek temples; especially considering all of the work and money that was put into it. The final cost of the Parthenon was 1/5th of the stolen Daelien league money, which was a lot more than a usual temple.