as with all things brief, there were three elements of this, the most lavish, beatiful's cultural treasuryhistory. under the direction of the artistic genius, the temple had to massive pediments decorated with the figures of poseidon and the gods of the sun and the moon. then had a series of 92 panels depicting a succession of mythical and historical battles. the most intricate element was the freeze carved in -- which showed the gods, humans and animals that made up the annual procession. there were 192 equestrian warriors pictured which happened to be the exact number of the city's heroes who fell at the battle. experts differ on precisely what story is being told here that the freeze was quite clearly carved in a continuous narrative except half the cast of that tale stood in london. the $2.2 million in today's currency to pay off his many dead. >> original scheme was to use this sculptures to decorate his ancestral home in scotland in which case they might never have been seen again. i am proud to be able to tell you that i have known christopher's name and in his honor to host a debat