Episode 30: Two Legs in the Afternoon (Sophocles' Oedipus the King)
Literature and History
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The Parthenon: A Miracle of Ancient Architecture
The Parthenon was first constructed between the years of 447 and 432 in Athens. The temple is nearly 23,000 square feet or 2,200 square meters in size. A network of delicate bends and cambers are built into the Parthenon to make its vast columns appear utterly, majestically straight.
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