Human habitation goes back as far as 500 B. C. E. Maybe even earlier than that. The Athenian haves a legend that gods did a competition to get the city named after him/her. It goes like this- the Acropolis‚ with Cecrops and the citizenry where determining which god would will earn the honor to be named after this beautiful city. Poseidon struck a rock with his trident and water gushed out. He did it so the people wouldn’t die or suffer from droughts. Another god Athena dropped a seed into the world
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prominent nose. * * Gigantomachy – the symbolic struggle between the cosmic order of Olympians (lead by Zeus) and the nether forces of Chaos led by the giant Alcyoneus. * Centauromachy – battle of Centaurs and the Lapiths (Parthenon metopes) * Caryatid – sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support replacing a column * Acropolis – high city. * Frieze – the middle eminent of an entablature that includes the triglyphs and metropes‚ below the cornice
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assignment is worth a total of 60 points. Please make sure you have answered all questions prior to submitting. Once you click the submit button‚ you will not be able to return to this section. Question 1 of 60 What type of columns does the Parthenon have? | Alsacian | | Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle of | Plataea. | | Miltiades. | | Marathon. | | Miletus. | Question 3 of 60 Which
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Classical Nashville: Athens of the South provides readers who are classically defunct in the areas of classical architecture‚ and also those knowledgeable on the subject of classical architecture‚ a vigorous and enlightening journey into the origins of classical architecture in Nashville. Classical Nashville does not merely offer an insight into the architectural makeup of the city. Far from it‚ Classical Nashville stems back to the earliest beginnings of Nashville‚ before it was a wild frontier
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ventures. In addition to his theatrical duties‚ Sophocles served for many years as an ordained priest of Alcon and Asclepius‚ the god of medicine. He also served on the Board of Generals‚ a committee that administered civil and military affairs in Athens‚ and for a time he was director of the Treasury‚ controlling the funds of the association of states known as the Delian Confederacy. One of
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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is a documentary and TV series about the rises and falls of Athens. Liam Neeson narrates throughout the documentary of the civilization of ancient Greece. The filmmaker Anthony Geffen covered both the fourth and fifth centuries B.C. Actors were also used to portray historical events and people during this period. The documentary starts with the history of Athens beginning with the rule of Peisistratos whom transformed the city. He needed allies‚ in that way his
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as Zeus’s daughter a) Non threatening: enable the end of Kingship of Heaven b) Virgin daughter‚ purity IV. Examples supporting the repositioning of Athena as a determent to women within Greek culture a) Athena and Poseidon clash over Athens b) Athena’s mothering role in Odyssey c) Athena’s role within Aeschylus’s Eumenides V. Athena’s representation within Greek Mythology has proven to be a false icon for the empowerment of women. iii Abstract Athena is regarded as a
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Peloponnesian War is known for the famous struggle between the two dominant Greek city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ which lasted over 27 years. In 480 BCE‚ Athens and Sparta defended Greece against the immense invasion of Xerxes. After defeating the Persians‚ Athens started to grow extremely powerful and tensions rose between the city-states‚ causing nearly three decades of war. Sparta remained victorious while Athens was left bankrupt. Neither city-state was able to recuperate the military strength they
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Pericles was the leader of Athens and was born in 495 BC and died in 429 BC. His father‚ Xanthippus was a political leader and military commander for Athens who grew up in the family of the Alcmaeonids. His mother‚ Agariste provided Pericles with political value and a religious background. Growing up Pericles was very bright‚ his family was wealthy which meant he had access to the best teachers in the whole of Athens. This meant he was able to fully pursue his education. As a young man‚ Pericles
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known for their art‚ literature‚ as well as their religious culture. Fiero also refers to the humanistic period in which the great historian Thucydides wrote “The History of The Polynesian War” (Fiero 37) which we see celebrates the Greek culture in Athens during the Polynesian War. I believe this was a great example of the humanist in the Greek culture by showing the true spirit of Greek patriotism and community of the Greek people. We also see Fiero use the Greeks use what was called “symmetry”‚
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