Temple of (?) Zeus, at Agrigentum, in Sicily (begun B.C. 480). Temple at Ægesta (or Segesta), in Sicily. Temple of (?) Zeus, at Selinus, in Sicily (? ab. 410 B.C.). Temple of (?) Athena, at Syracuse, in Sicily. Temple of Poseidon, at Pæstum, in South of Italy (? ab. 550 B.C.). FOOTNOTES: [10] See Frontispiece and Figs. 54 and 55. [11] The Propylæa. [12] Mr. Fergusson's investigations, soon, it is understood, to be published in a complete form, clearly show that the clerestory and roof can be restored with the greatest probability. [13] In a few instances a smaller number is found. [14] 'Geometry and Optics of Ancient Architecture.' [15] ? Exterior Doric--Interior Ionic. [Illustration: FIG. 66.--PALMETTE AND HONEYSUCKLE.] CHAPTER VI. GREEK ARCHITECTURE. _Buildings of the Ionic and Corinthian Orders._ The Doric was the order in which the full strength and the complete refinement of the artistic character of the Greeks were most completely shown. There was a great deal of the spirit of severe dignity proper to Egyptian art in its aspect; but other nationalities contributed to the formation of the many-sided Greek nature, and we must look to some other country than Egypt for the spirit which inspired the Ionic order. This seems to have been brought into Greece by a distinct race, and shows marks of an Asiatic origin. The feature which is most distinctive is the one most distinctly Eastern--the capital of the column, ornamented always by volutes, _i.e._ scrolls, which bear a close resemblance to features similarly employed in the columns found at Persepolis. The same resemblance can be also detected in the moulded bases, and even the shafts of the columns, and in many of the ornaments employed throughout the buildings. [Illustration: FIG. 67.--SHAFT OF IONIC COLUMN SHOWING THE FLUTES.] [Illustration: FIG. 68.--IONIC CAPITAL. FRONT ELEVATION.] [Illustration: FIG. 69.--IONIC CAPITAL. SIDE ELEVATION.]