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| c. 530 BC |
| | | The Greek colonists of Paestum, in southern Italy, build the first of their three superb temples | |
|  | Paestum, Basilica
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| 518 BC |
| | | Darius starts to build a spectacular new palace and capital at Persepolis | |
|  | Persepolis, relief of guards
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| 447 BC |
| | | The Athenians begin building the Parthenon, a temple to Athena, which they complete within ten years | |
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| 447 BC |
| | | Ictinos, the architect of the Parthenon, blends Doric and Ionic elements in a way which will later influence many other Greek temples | |
|  | Athens Parthenon
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| c. 410 BC |
| | | The Greeks develop the three classical styles of column, the Doric, the Ionic and the Corinthian | |
|  | Corinthian Column
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| c. 350 BC |
| | | Artemisia, widow of Mausolus, builds him a tomb at Halicarnassus so spectacular that his name provides a new word - mausoleum | |
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| c. 340 BC |
| | | The theatre at Epidaurus is the earliest and best surviving example of a classical Greek stage and auditorium | |
|  | Epidaurus, the theatre
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| c. 215 BC |
| | | The Qin emperor joins up earlier fortifications to create the Great Wall of China | |
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| c. 200 BC |
| | | The earth drawings of the Nazca people, known now as the Nazca Lines, are some of the largest works of art ever created | |
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| c. 120 BC |
| | | Antipater, a Greek author living on the Phoenician coast, lists the seven wonders of the world | |
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