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Ictinus

5th century BCE · 5th century BCE

Ictinus was a Greek architect of the fifth century BCE who designed the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens together with Callicrates, under the direction of Pericles and Phidias. Ancient writers also connect him with the hall of the mysteries at Eleusis and the temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae in Arcadia.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ictinus. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ictinus
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