Jenkins's accounts of the Parthenon, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos and half a dozen other sites are wrapped in deft capsule histories of the political situations that gave rise to them. Hundreds of mostly color photos and diagrams, smartly laid out for easy reference to the corresponding text, usually make the most obscure of his points comprehensible- his theory of how the drainage from the roof of the Artemision Temple worked, for example. The smart design and the author's obvious enthusiasm for his subject make this an accessible and lively survey.
   --Publishers Weekly

Jenkins places each monument in its historical and cultural context, discusses its architectural features and its sculptures, and describes its archaeological rediscovery...The volume is finely illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings. It is a real treasure for anyone interested in Greek history and architecture.
   --Margaret W. Garrett, Charleston Post and Courier

Ian Jenkins is Senior Curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum, where he has responsibility for the Greek collections. His many publications include Archaeologists and Aesthetes and The Parthenon Frieze.

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