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The Greeks prided themselves on creating order out of chaos. Within just a few gen-
erations, they went from nomadic barbarism to the pinnacle of early Western civilization.
These metopes tell the story of this struggle between the forces of human civilization and
animal-like barbarism.
On the opposite wall (center, #XXVIII), the centaurs take control of the party, as one
rears back and prepares to trample the helpless man. The leopard skin draped over the
centaur's arm roars a taunt. The humans lose face.
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