But the columns and its rocks are made of Pentelic marble, material that was transported from Mount Pentelikon10 to the great capital. The process of building the Parthenon created thousands of jobs for everyone from stonemasons to sculptors.11 Plutarch even stated that "every age group and type of person12" benefited from the economic profits. This symbol of prosperity is also strengthened by the fact that the Parthenon also stored riches in its treasury. even the Parthenon was considered the unification of all