A Story Outline of Evolution 



Here, as in the case of Organic Evolution, the environ- 

 ment of the builders leave Its mark and Influence that 

 is passed on to the succeeding generations throughout the 

 centuries. The Doric column was developed by the Athe- 

 nians. The lonlans who lived on the Aegean Islands and 

 along the coast of western Asia developed the Ionic type 

 and the Corinthian type is largely a combination of the other 

 two. They put forth their best effort in erecting temples 

 to their mythical gods such as Apollo, Neptune, Diana, 

 Minerva, etc. In addition to the temples their principal 

 public buildings were the theaters, all of which were "open 

 air" constructions, some having a seating capacity of 50,000, 

 the market places, or public square where public meetings 

 were held, mausoleums and statues. What belonged to the 

 state belonged to the individual and the spirit of personal 

 greed had not as yet enmeshed the private citizen, and as a 

 consequence the shade of a fig tree was an acceptable place 

 for the discussion of the philosophies of life by some of the 

 greatest philosophers who ever lived. 



Greek architecture has become classic. It introduced 

 proportion and depth. Flat surfaces were broken by curves 

 and beauty of outline was its predominating characteristic. 

 Like the styles In dress Greek designs will appear as the 

 leading pattern and then change to some other form only 

 to reappear at a later date. It has played a great part in 

 the world's buildings and it will, perhaps, never be cast into 

 the discard. 



The Etruscans, or the people who Inhabited Italy before 

 the Romans came, carried with them the ideas of the archi- 



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