Research Paper On Ancient Greek Culture

Ancient Greek culture was full of different types of art. Ancient Greeks decorated almost every part of their lives, from their buildings and city's streets to the inside of there homes, many objects in Greek life were created with beauty in mind. Greek artists created masterpieces in painting, metal work, mosaic, sculpture, architecture, literature, and pottery.

Until recently, archaeologists only knew about Greek paintings through Ancient Greek stories. These stories, which were written by authors such as Pliny and Pausanias, described large,monumental paintings. But unfortunately, not a lot of these paintings remain.

An Ancient Greek would be able to walk down the street and look at the beautiful paintings in the outside walls,of buildings, but after thousands of years tragedy has happened, war, earthquakes, weather, and time have worn
Bronze is a special type of metal, which is mostly made up of copper, with another metal added, such as tin or zinc. Bronze is a hard and strong metal, and it was a very popular choice for q statues and other decorations.

Greeks also used iron, which is a harder metal, as well as precious metals such as gold and silver. Even through there are many examples of beautiful metal work from Ancient Greece, there used to be even more. Because metal can be melted down and,add into something else, many metal sculptures and other metal items were melted down so they could be used for other things.

Besides bronze, gold, and silver sculptures, the greens made many things out of metals. Many of these things were miraculously decorated. They made bowls and vases, cauldrons, knifes and daggers, shields, armor, decorative wreaths, drinking cups, and lanterns. They also made fine jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, and rings, most of the decorations found on jewelry were flowers and leaves, mythical creatures, lions, and