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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 Fotofile CG
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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 Photograph Barnaby Rogerson
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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 Fotofile CG
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| c. 280 BC |
| | A great lighthouse, subsequently one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is built on the island of Pharos, off Alexandria | |
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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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| c. 20 BC |
| | Roman author Vitruvius writes De Architectura, now generally known as The Ten Books of Architecture | |
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