The Parthenon Temple: Persian Invasion By Ruler Pericles
The Parthenon temple (448-432 BCE) was the product of rebuilding Acropolis in Greece after the Persian invasion by Ruler Pericles. The chief architects were Ictinus, Callicrates, and Mnesicles The decorative sculptures on the Parthenon was made by sculptor Phidias. They were located in three main areas of the temple- in the pediments at each end of the building, on the metopes, or the square panels between the beam ends under the roof, and on the frieze that runs across the top of the outer wall of the temple. Brightly painted these sculptures were imagined to appear strikingly lifelike. The three foot high frieze depicts a ceremonial procession and initially wrapped around at a least twenty-seven foot of the central block of the building.
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Sadly his tragic death in 339 BCE was the mark of the end of Athens’s Golden Age and the end of their experiment with democracy. He was executed by a polis in turmoil after its defeat by the Spartans in 404 BCE. Socrates would become the ideal symbol for good citizenship and honorable thinking for centuries to come. In Acropolis, there was a profound division that existed between the philosophers and the polis. There were too different traditions of Greek philosophers, the pre-Socratics and the Sophists. The pre-Socratic tradition, which preceded Socrates, were mainly concerned with describing the universe. They were scientists who investigated the nature of things and they approached some extraordinary insights. The Sophist tradition were said to be consisted of “wise men”. They have already asserted that they understood the natural world and focused on the human mind. Sophists were committed to solving human problems, their needs, and actions- also known as “humanism”. Their ultimate aim was to teach (with pay) political integrity which will emphasize skills useful in political life; like rhetorical persuasion and the art of speaking eloquently and persuasively. These two groups would not understand each other’s teachings and would often attack each other’s positions. Athens then condemned Socrates and he being the greatest believer in democracy, would not betray it, and chose to
Sadly his tragic death in 339 BCE was the mark of the end of Athens’s Golden Age and the end of their experiment with democracy. He was executed by a polis in turmoil after its defeat by the Spartans in 404 BCE. Socrates would become the ideal symbol for good citizenship and honorable thinking for centuries to come. In Acropolis, there was a profound division that existed between the philosophers and the polis. There were too different traditions of Greek philosophers, the pre-Socratics and the Sophists. The pre-Socratic tradition, which preceded Socrates, were mainly concerned with describing the universe. They were scientists who investigated the nature of things and they approached some extraordinary insights. The Sophist tradition were said to be consisted of “wise men”. They have already asserted that they understood the natural world and focused on the human mind. Sophists were committed to solving human problems, their needs, and actions- also known as “humanism”. Their ultimate aim was to teach (with pay) political integrity which will emphasize skills useful in political life; like rhetorical persuasion and the art of speaking eloquently and persuasively. These two groups would not understand each other’s teachings and would often attack each other’s positions. Athens then condemned Socrates and he being the greatest believer in democracy, would not betray it, and chose to