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Aegina
rival city to Athens
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Alkyoneus
Rival of Hercules, depicted fighting him on great altar of pergamum
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Aphaia
Greek Goddess of fertility worshiped in Aphaea
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Attalids
dynasty that ruled kingdom of pergamon
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Boule
Council of citizens that helped run greek government
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Bouleuterion
Building that held Boule, the popular assembly building
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Caria
Region of Anatolia where Halicarnassus
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cavea
seating section of ampetheatre
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Centauromachy
battle between lapiths and centaurs. Depicted on Parthenon (theseus liked them) and temple of zeus at olympia
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corner contraction
placement of doric columns closer to one another at the corner of a temple
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dactyl
small race of people who foudned olympic games, assosciated with haphestus
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dentils
small blocks on cornice
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entasis
slight curvature used in temples for aesthetic purposes
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Hecatomnus
Ruler of Caria who founded Hecatomnid dynasty
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Ictinus
Architect of temple of Apollo at Bassae
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interaxial
space between the axes
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intercolumniation
the spaces between columns in a columnade
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Mylasa
Capital of Carian satrapy
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naos
small egyptian shrine
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Oikos
Greek familial unit, often refers to family
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opisthodomos
most secure room of temple and where treasury often was
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orchestra
where singers and dancers performed in greek theatre
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palaestra
wrestling school that was part of the gymnasium
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Panathenaia
other set of games held in Athens every four years
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Priene
ionian city with large temple to athena on acropolis
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prostyle
free standing columns used in a portico
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Prytaneion
seat of government, also where the officials and victors met from the olympic games
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sima
upturned edge of roof which acts as a gutter
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skene
background building of greek theatre
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stoa
hall of columns used for public use
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stylobate
slaightly raised pedistal on which a greek temple rests
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tetractys
10 point triangle used in the worship of the pythagorans
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