Periclean Building Program on the Athenian Acropolis (c. 460–406 BCE)

1. Persian sack reshapes the Acropolis landscape

   Jan 1, 480 BCELabels: Persian sack, Acropolis

   • Acropolis history
   • Euthydikos Kore

2. Acropolis fortifications rebuilt after the wars

   Jan 1, 468 BCELabels: Acropolis fortifications, Athens

   • Acropolis walls

3. Delian League treasury moved to Athens

   Jan 1, 454 BCELabels: Delian League, Delos

   • PBS Greeks

4. Peace with Persia creates room for civic building

   Jan 1, 449 BCELabels: Peace of, Persia

   • Britannica
   • WHE Callias

5. Parthenon construction begins under Pericles

   Jan 1, 447 BCELabels: Parthenon, Pericles

   • Acropolis facts
   • Parthenon

6. Athena Parthenos dedicated in the Parthenon

   Jan 1, 438 BCELabels: Athena Parthenos, Phidias

   • WHE Parthenos
   • Parthenon

7. Propylaea gateway construction begins

   Jan 1, 437 BCELabels: Propylaea, Mnesikles

   • Acropolis facts
   • Brown Propylaia

8. Parthenon building largely completed

   Jan 1, 432 BCELabels: Parthenon, Acropolis

   • Parthenon
   • Acropolis facts

9. Peloponnesian War halts or reshapes building work

   Jan 1, 431 BCELabels: Peloponnesian War, Athens

   • Brown Propylaia
   • Acropolis facts

10. Temple of Athena Nike built beside the Propylaea

    Jan 1, 426 BCELabels: Temple of, Acropolis

    • Acropolis facts
    • WHE Nike

11. Erechtheion construction begins amid shifting priorities

    Jan 1, 421 BCELabels: Erechtheion, Ionic temple

    • Acropolis facts
    • Erechtheion

12. Erechtheion completed as the program winds down

    Jan 1, 405 BCELabels: Erechtheion, Acropolis

    • Acropolis facts
    • Erechtheion