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Its massive foundations were made of limestone, and the columns were made of Pentelic marble, a material that was utilized for the first time.
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The Parthenon is a temple of the Doric order with eight columns at the façade, and seventeen columns at the flanks
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The word Greek, according to Aristotle, comes from the word Graikoi which was the pre-historic name of the Hellenes.
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Archaeological evidence testifies to the island's habitation since the 7th millennium BC After the 5th millennium BC we find the first evidence of hand-made ceramic pottery which marks the beginning of the civilization Evans, the famed archaeologist who excavated Knossos, named "Minoan" after the legendary king Minos.
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