Parthenon building in Athens was started in 447 BC and completed in 432. It represents a tangible and the visible power of the Athenian Empire. Having also the influence from the Athenian politician‚ Perikles. The Pantheon Building is in Rome‚ Italy and was constructed in 126 AD. The name Pantheon comes from the Greek language meaning ’’every god’’. It’s in a circular shape rather than the rectangular shape of the Parthenon Building in Athens. It is currently being used a Church dedicated to St. Mary and
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Introduction: The Pantheon is an ancient temple built in Rome‚ Italy in 126 AD by Publius Aelius Hadrianus .The original purpose was to celebrate all the Roman gods thus the name Pantheon meaning “ every god”. The building replaces an earlier building commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) which was destroyed twice by fire. It was built with marble‚ bricks concrete and large granite Corinthian columns and has the world’s largest unreinforced
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Written Assignment #2 Comparative Analysis of Greek and Roman Temple Architecture The Parthenon in Athens The Pantheon in Rome Today‚ I will attempt to compare two religious structures belonging to the Classical style of the Ancient Greek Architecture: the Parthenon of Athens (Greece) and the Pantheon in Rome (Italy). They both have visible differences and similarities in architecture and perhaps had parallel purpose and functions when they were built. First of all‚ there is an abyss of time
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Elisa LastrucciArt History 1A 10/19/14 The Pantheon Marbles custody case The Pantheon Marbles are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures‚ inscriptions and architectural members. This collection was originally part of the Parthenon temple and other buildings around it on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Greece. They are a masterpiece for ancient Greek art and a treasure for the world. Those statues as always been part of the Pantheon complex until the Turkish conquered Greece and gained
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One of the most important members of the Canaanite Pantheon is Asherah whose name appears 40 times within nine books of the Old Testament along with her alternate name Astoreth that is mentioned in the Old Testament ten times. She is also known during the early Canaanite Pantheon as Elat‚ which is the female equivalent of El’s name that means Goddess as well as the Mother Goddess to their 70 sons the "elohim." The name Elat when translated into a Semitic language means "terebinth‚" which is a word
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Apuleius wrote the Golden Ass during the Second Century A.D. In it he talked about many complex allegorical contexts and layers of meaning pertaining to varying religious practices. He was able to do this by essentially switching back and forth between side stories which might or might not intertwine with the overall story. The religion of Isis was predominant in comparing the other lesser known or rather “inferior” religions of the time such as Christianity. It seems as if Isis was praised in a
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Parthenon and Pantheon: A Complex Look Throughout history and into the modern era‚ architecture was ever changed by the ancient Greeks. The striking resemblances of ancient Roman architecture demonstrate the influence ancient Greek architects had on the flourishing Roman Empire. Such stunning architecture is embodied on the Athenian Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ and the revered temple in Rome‚ the Pantheon. With such contrasting functions and styles‚ there are many similarities which both will be
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[pic] Basics of Economics Submitted to: Ms. Deepa Bhaskaran Submitted By: Sahil Bansal Venkat Batra Saurabh Satija Ravikant Gupta NANO CASE Q-1 Identify target market for nano ? Ans- The target market for nano would be The group of people that belongs th the lower-middle class
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in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are two of the greatest pieces of architectural and historical masterpieces. Both structures were created to be a place of worship not only for one but many different gods. These two buildings are 1‚280.2 kilometers apart but they had so much in common. Similarities in the two buildings is the vast number of columns built. The columns in Parthenon were carved out of blocks stacked on top of each other‚ whereas the ones used in the Pantheon is made of one solid
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There are two standard moral codes for interacting with others‚ the widely popular Golden Rule and the lesser known Platinum Rule. The Golden Rule‚ which seems to be almost a moral standard as variations of this rule are found amongst various religions which we sum to “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” The platinum rule is the idea that you should “Treat others as they would like to be treated ”. The Golden Rule encourages an egocentric based morality which cultivates a distorted and disconnected
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