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Question 51

Reverse lookup: which pair is traditionally credited as the architects who designed the Parthenon?

  1. Aeschylus and Sophocles
  2. Ictinus and CallicratesCorrect answer
  3. Herodotus and Thucydides
  4. Phidias and Socrates

Explanation

Ictinus and Callicrates are the architectural pair traditionally credited with the Parthenon's design. Phidias directed sculptural work, so pairing him with a philosopher confuses artistic supervision with architectural authorship.

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