Phidias' light

    Athens, 450 B.C. After the battle of Plataea, the definitive expulsion of Persians and the "Peace of Callias" a process of building and embellishment of the city is carrying out driven by  Pericles. Crowning the Acropolis, the Parthenon works begin at 447-446 B.C. It is dedicated to Athena Parthenos (the Virgin). Apart from religion reasons, the building is a demonstration of  civic  pride  and  commemorates  achievements of Athens under the patronage of Athena. The sculptural program is run by Phidias that together with an army of stonecutters  and  apprentices of all skill levels, giving life to metopes, frieze,  akroteria and a spectacular pediment, the most crowded of greek art.