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1. Classical Greece

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   Classical Greece designates the period of ancient Greek history generally spanning from the end of the Persian Wars in 480 BCE to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE. This era is widely considered the zenith of cultural, political, and artistic achievement among the independent poleis (city-states), establishing foundational paradigms for Western civilization, particularly in philosophy, drama, architecture,…

2. Golden Ratio

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   Aesthetics and Proportions
   The aesthetic association, often termed the "Divine Proportion," stems from its purported ubiquity in nature and art. Proponents argue that objects exhibiting this ratio are inherently pleasing to the human eye, a phenomenon sometimes linked to subconscious recognition of efficient informational encoding $\text{[2]}$. Classical architecture, notably the (disputed) proportions of the [Parthenon](/entri…

3. Renaissance Humanism

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   While focused on active civic life, Renaissance Humanism was deeply influenced by the rediscovery of Plato, largely facilitated by the Platonic Academy established in Florence by Cosimo de' Medici. Scholars such as Marsilio Ficino translated the complete works of Plato and Plotinus into Latin, promoting a [Neoplatonic cosmology](/entries/neo…

4. Vitruvius

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   Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (fl. 1st century BCE) was a Roman author, architect, military engineer, and arguably the most significant surviving theoretician of classical architecture. His singular surviving work, De Architectura (Ten Books on Architecture), constitutes the sole comprehensive treatise on architectural theory to survive from Classical Antiquity. While c…