Killikrates and Iktinos were the architects of which building completed on the 5th century BC?
Parthenon suggested that the name of the temple alludes to the maidens ("parthenoi"), whose supreme sacrifice guaranteed the safety of the city. "Parthénos" has also been applied to the Virgin Mary, Parthénos Maria, and the Parthenon had been converted to a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the final decade of the sixth century. The first instance in which "Parthenon" definitely refers to the entire building is found in the writings of the 4th century BC orator Demosthenes. In 5th-century building accounts, the structure is simply called "ho naos" ("the temple"). The architects Iktinos and Callicrates are said to
5th century BC coast and mobilizing a new coalition, the Delian League. Tensions between Athens, and its growing imperialistic ambitions as leader of the Delian League, and the traditionally dominant Sparta led to a protracted stalemate in the Peloponnesian war. See: List of sovereign states in the 5th century BC. 5th century BC The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. This century saw the establishment of Pataliputra as a capital of the Magadha Empire. This city would later become the ruling capital of different Indian kingdoms for about a thousand years.