Corinthian Influence On Greek Architecture

Religion
The Greeks believed in many gods, they believed that all the gods were descendants of Gaia (earth) and Uranos (sky), and they had supernatural powers but human qualities as well, for instance, they would fall in love, get married, have children and even participated in war. The greatest buildings the Greeks built were temples in honour of the gods, but only priests were allowed inside. Special rituals for their gods were held outside. One of these great temples were the Parthenon, built for the goddess Athena. From these great architectural wonders developed styles used in architecture until today. The influence of Grecian design can be seen in modern buildings where architects make use of either the Doric, Ionic, or the Corinthian
Most of the great thinkers of the time like Aristotle and Plato’s beliefs and theories were written down and documented. Apart from philosophical and scientific literature, Greece produced an unequalled number of writers and artists. Aeschylus, one of three major playwrights was a soldier who wrote nearly 90 plays. Euripides wrote controversial tragedies about realistic characters like the play Medea. The Athenians had always loved poetry and eloquence and during the Age of Pericles, he encouraged both and provided poets with rewards. Pericles was a friend to theatre; he built a small theatre, but also made improvements and adornments at the great theatre. The Theatre of Dionysus was a huge building in the form of a horse-shoe, with stone seats and no roof, and so vast that thirty thousand people could be seated there a t the same time is now believed to be the place of the beginnings of European
Early Greek philosophers focused on the development of rational thought, they broke away from the tradition to explain observations with mythological interpretation. They would rationalize and provide evidence rather than myths. They were trying to come up with a system of thinking to explain the universe. The ethical application of their philosophical values in the society gave them a recognition that lives to this day. “So, it is in life; and philosophers are those who watch, who study nature, and search for wisdom.” – Pythagoras; it was philosophers like Pythagoras who taught the people how to be wise and good. Plato a student of Socrates, founded the Academy, an Athenian school to train government leaders about reality and objects; war and government, justice and society. It is sometimes believed this school was the ancient forerunner to modern day