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353 BC| 480 BC–330 BC | Greece [sculpture] | The Greek classical style of sculpture develops more realism than the preceding Archaic period. Its leading exponents are Phidias (in the 5th century BC), and Praxiteles, Scopas, and Lysippus (in the 4th century BC). | | c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | c. 353 BC | Asia Minor [other structures] | The building of the tomb of Mausolus, tyrant of Caria in Asia Minor, at Halicarnassus, is completed. The tomb becomes celebrated as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and gives rise to the word ‘mausoleum’. It is 125 m/411 ft square and has 26 columns on top of which rests a 24-step pyramid surmounted by a four-horse, marble chariot. |
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