The Complete Greek Temples.(Brief article)(Book review) From: Contemporary Review | Date: June 22, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Complete Greek Temples. Tony Spawforth. Thames & Hudson. [pounds sterling]24.95. 240 pages. ISBN 0-500-05142-9. By the skilful blending of photographs (over 400 of which 130 are in colour), diagrams, plans, maps and charts, Prof. Spawforth has given readers a valuable and easily digestible guide to the temples of ancient Greece. The temples, constructed over a period of 800 years according to set plans, were, he writes, 'a cultural phenomenon in itself'. The temples remain 'one...

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