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Greek Art and Architecture - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta (3964 words) |
 | The Propylaea (437-432 bc) was a monumental structure that served as the main gateway to the Acropolis on its steep western approach. |
| In the 5th century bc actors performed the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides in a modest open-air theater, the Theater of Dionysus, on the south slope of the Acropolis. |
| Between 338 and 326 bc the Theater of Dionysus was rebuilt on a grand scale in stone, with a rising fan of stone seats on the hillside, a roughly semicircular performance area, and a permanent stone stage building. |
| Iphicrates at AllExperts (497 words) |
| 353 BC, Greek: ÎÏικÏάÏηÏ) was an Athenian general, the son of a shoemaker, who flourished in the earlier half of the 4th century BC. |
| About 378 BC, he was sent with a force of mercenaries to assist the Persians to reconquer Egypt; but a dispute with Pharnabazus led to the failure of the expedition. |
| On his return to Athens he commanded an expedition in 373 BC for the relief of Corcyra, which was besieged by the Lacedaemonians. |
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