II. B.C. 480-430. _Period of Transitional Art_, between the Persian and
Peloponnesian wars.
III. B.C. 430-400. _Period of Early Fine Art_, to the end of the
Athenian supremacy. IV. B.C. 400-336. _Period of Finest Art._ Age of
the Spartan and Theban supremacies. Philip of Macedon.
V. B.C. 336-280. _Period of Later Fine Art._ Age of Alexander and his
immediate successors.
VI. B.C. 280-197. _Period of the Decline of Art._ Age of the Epigoni or
descendants of Alexander’s successors.
VII. B.C. 197-27. _Period of Late Decline of Art._ Age of the Attalids,
Mithradates, and of the Roman supremacy.
VIII. B.C. 27--A.D. 268. _Period of Latest Decline of Art._ The Empire.
Augustus--Gallienus.
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