Acanthus (plant)
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Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and
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An acanthus (A. mollis) flowering in the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome, May 2005
Corinthian order
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The Corinthian order is the last developed and most ornate of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order, which was th
Acanthus (plant)
…acanthus and bear's breeches. The genus name derives from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos) for Acanthus mollis, a plant that was commonly imitated in Corinthian capitals. The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, rarely subshrubs, with spiny leaves and flower spikes bearing white or purplish flowers. Size varies…
Corinthian peripteros of the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, unknown architect, 150–250
Corinthian columns from the Pantheon, Rome, unknown architect, c. 114–124 AD, which provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects
Frieze and capitals of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens, unknown architect, 330s BC, one of the earliest surviving examples
Bucrania with festoons decorating the Temple of Vesta from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli