<P> There are three scholarly divisions of the stages of later ancient Greek art that correspond roughly with historical periods of the same names . These are the Archaic , the Classical and the Hellenistic . The Archaic period is usually dated from 1000 BC . The Persian Wars of 480 BC to 448 BC are usually taken as the dividing line between the Archaic and the Classical periods , and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC is regarded as separating the Classical from the Hellenistic period . Of course , different forms of art developed at different speeds in different parts of the Greek world , and varied to a degree from artist to artist . There was a sharp transition from one period to another . </P>
<P> There are three scholarly divisions of the stages of later ancient Greek art that correspond roughly with historical periods of the same names . These are the Archaic , the Classical and the Hellenistic . The Archaic period is usually dated from 1000 BC . The Persian Wars of 480 BC to 448 BC are usually taken as the dividing line between the Archaic and the Classical periods , and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC is regarded as separating the Classical from the Hellenistic period . Of course , different forms of art developed at different speeds in different parts of the Greek world , and varied to a degree from artist to artist . There was a sharp transition from one period to another . </P>
three broad stages of greek art and civilization
three broad stages of greek art and civilization
Archaic Classical Hellenistic
Archaic Classical Hellenistic