ATHENA RESEARCH PAPER Athena is the goddess of wisdom and warfare. She is the favorite daughter of Zeus. There are many different versions of how Athena came to be. The most accepted version is that Athena was born a child of Zeus by his first wife‚ Metis‚ a goddess of wisdom. Zeus feared that Metis might bear him a son who was mightier than himself‚ so he swallowed her. According to some stories‚ Zeus had every right to fear this because Mother Earth had prophesied that Metis ’ first child
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had already been rebuilt right after the end of the second Persian War so Pericles rebuilt temples‚ public grounds‚ and other impressive structures. One of the most famous structures to result from Pericles’ building project was the Parthenon. The Parthenon and other such structures re-established Athens’s glory and while some Athenians criticized the projects as too lavish‚ most Athenians enjoyed the benefits of the program. A major benefit to the Athenian people was that there was an abundance
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Chapter 5-Art of Ancient Greece The ancient Greeks are known as a self aware people. No other culture in western civilization history was quite as introspective as the Greeks. They prided themselves as the most civilized society in the world. In fact the term “barbarian” basically meant non Greek. The development of Greek civilization rises from the ashes of the ancient Mycenaean and Minion cultures. From After the decline and eventual fall of the Mycenaean culture in 1100 BCE‚ the Aegean
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second city for three years and finally Thasos had to capitulate. The main beneficiary of all this was Athens‚ because the advantages of the League were‚ for the most part Athenians. The massive reconstruction project of the city which included the Parthenon‚ was partially funded by the Treasury of the League. The alliance achieved by the countries allowed Athens to defeat the Persian forces and to control the problems of piracy on the high seas. It also allowed Athens to flourish economically‚ politically
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columns with plain molded capitals and no base. Ionic capitals were decorated with a pair of scrolls‚ known as volutes. Corinthian capitals‚ the most ornate‚ were decorated with an inverted bell-shaped arrangement of leaves. Prime examples include the Parthenon and Erectheum‚ in Athens. From 100 B.C. to A.D. 365‚ the Romans‚ like the Greeks‚ built many magnificent buildings‚ including temples‚ baths‚ basilicas‚ theaters‚ amphitheaters‚ bridges‚ aqueducts‚ and triumphal arches. The materials‚ however‚ differed
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Importance of Ancient Works of Art Artwork has and still remains a very important part of people’s lives. The visual and performing arts allow people to express their beliefs and feelings in an open manor. People have been doing this for over 30‚000 years. Since most art expresses the feelings and beliefs of a person‚ the art also express much of their culture. Historians and students can learn from this artwork about a certain culture. Most prehistoric and ancient cultures do not have many
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VILLEY (Colette)‚ 1946-1996‚ La fermeture des maisons closes‚ l’efficacité d’une décision historique‚ in Prostitution et Société‚ Mouvement du Nid France‚ n°113‚ avril‚ mai‚ juin 1996‚ N°113‚ pp. 23 à 28. - VILLEY (Colette)‚ Quand les femmes prostituées manifestent‚ in Prostitution et Société‚ Mouvement du Nid France‚ n°125‚ avril‚ mai‚ juin 1999‚ pp. 21 à 26. Le commerce du sexe‚ in L’Histoire‚ n°264‚ avril 2002‚ 28 p. L’histoire méconnue des maisons closes‚ in Aventures de l’histoire‚ Hors-Série
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"equity" or top. The Greeks and Romans out this design by creating five more types of columns to support their many civilian buildings and religious temples. The Romans also borrowed from the Etruscan arch design to create the dome. Doric column Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece‚ was built in the fifth century BC as a temple to Athena‚ goddess of wisdom‚ and is one of the most famous examples of Greek Doric style. A Doric column is wide with parallel vertical grooves and a plain stone top. The Greeks used
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The Persian War was all about city-states of the west‚ the Asian minor revolted in 499b.c Athens aided the revolts that broke out. Darius (son) crushed the revolt of the Asian minor. The Battle of Marathon happened. Xerxes (grandson) was the army and the naval attack for them back in that time. He was in the battle of Thermopylae- 480b.c Sparta only had 300 men against the 6‚000 Greek (Persians) the Persians military was a victory of Sparta. The importance of the Greek victories was they had the
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