Did You Know?
- The Parthenon’s horizontal lines — stair steps, beams and roof — are curved in a slight dome shape.
- The eternal flame of Altis, at Olympia, is the source of the flaming torch carried to the current Olympics.
- Statues on ancient Greek buildings were typically painted with bright colors.
- Aristotle’s most famous student was Alexander the Great.
- The Olympics, first recorded in 776 B.C. at Olympia, were held for nearly 12 centuries.
