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489: 169:– a play on the architect's name – not as a noble bird of prey but as a scavenger stealing sacrifices from the gods and money from men. As no other classical author describes the bird in this fashion, Aristophanes likely intended it to be a dig at the architect. 155:, but his involvement was terminated when Pericles fell from power. Three other architects took over instead. It seems likely that Ictinus's reputation was harmed by his links with the fallen ruler, as he is singled out for condemnation by 338:
Bishop, C. (2017) 'The dissemblance of the constructed landscape in Ausonius' Mosella', Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association, vol. 13, pp. 1-17
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Winter, F. E. (1980). "Tradition and innovation in Doric design: the work of Iktinos".
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This article is about the arcitect. For the mythological character, see
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active in the mid 5th century BC. Ancient sources identify Ictinus and
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The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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painted a scene showing Ictinus together with the lyric poet
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column, the earliest known, at the center rear of the
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John Fleming; Hugh Honour; Nikolaus Pevsner (1999).
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Index

Iktinos
Ictinus (mythology)
/ɪkˈtnəs/
Greek
architect
Callicrates
Parthenon
Carpion
Pausanias
Temple of Apollo at Bassae
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
cella
Telesterion
Eleusis
Eleusinian Mysteries
Pericles
Telesterion
Eleusis
Aristophanes
The Birds
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Pindar
Pindar and Ictinus
National Gallery, London
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ISBN
0-06-430158-3

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