¨The Art¨

Greek art began with small sculptures made of wood (xoana). Later he began work on marble.The most splendid period of Greek art was the Age of Pericles denomidado.Artistic works that were most frequently were the sculptures. Among the most prominent classical sculptors are Myron and Phidias.

The Geometric period is dated around the year 1000 BC C., although little is known about Greek art during the preceding 200 years (traditionally known as the Greek Dark Ages), the period of the seventh century C. witnessed the slow development of the archaic style as noted by the painting style of "black-figure." The onset of Medical Wars will mark the end of the Archaic period and the beginning of the classic, the reign of Alexander the Great (336 BC to 323 BC) is taken as the separation between the classical and Hellenistic art.