The Elgin Marble is a collection of ancient Greek stone sculpture and architecture. Lord Elgin was the first person who acquired in Athens in between 1801 to 1805. The temple was built for dedication to goddess Athena and it also represents the beginning of democracy. Lord Elgin carried out the work by acquiring 21 figures depicting battles and decoration of the Parthenon. He also acquired the treasures‚ architectural features and objects from other buildings. However‚ the Elgin Marble was illegally
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EXEKIAS‚ Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game (detail from an Athenian black-figure amphora)‚ from Vulci‚ Italy‚ ca. 540–530 BCE. Geometric krater‚ from the Dipylon cemetery‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca. 740 BCE. Kroisos‚ from Anavysos‚ Greece‚ ca. 530 BCE. Marble‚ 6’ 4” high. Peplos Kore‚ from the Acropolis‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca. 530 BCE. Marble‚ 4’ high. Zeus (or Poseidon?)‚ from the sea off Cape Artemision‚ Greece‚ ca. 460–450 BCE. Bronze‚ 6’ 10” high. POLYKLEITOS‚ Doryphoros
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and it lasted 8 days. The Great Panathenaia was a social and political as well as a religious festival. The Great Panathenaia was mainly a religious festival as the whole point of it was to honour the goddess Athena who was the patron goddess of Athens. The reason for holding the festival was to celebrate Athena’s birthday which was roughly sometime in mid-June. Athena was honoured in many ways‚ one of which is the presentation of the peplos to the statue of Athena. The peplos was a large new robe
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GED120 Intro to Humanities Unit 1 writing assignment Question #1: Define classical humanism and illustrate by discussing the construction and decoration of the buildings of the Athenian acropolis. In your answer‚ refer specifically to the classical orders and the Parthenon’s sculptural decoration. Humanism is a way of life that revolves around the interests of people. It stresses human worth and building up self-realization. Humanism was developed in Greece and Rome‚ and is generally due
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The controversy of whether the Elgin or Parthenon Marbles should be kept in Britain‚ or returned to Greece‚ has been a frenzied dispute since the early 1800’s. Lord Elgin originally took possession of the Marbles to either salvage them from being further destroyed‚ or he bought them and re-sold them to the British Museum. Whether Lord Elgin‚ ambassador to the then ruling Ottoman empire‚ had the authority to handle the Marbles presents great confusion‚ “[a]s to whether Elgin had legal authority to
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Compare and Contrast Essay “Parthenon and the Pantheon” From two entirely different times‚ the Pantheon and the Parthenon share similarities‚ along with a world of differences‚ in form‚ function‚ themes‚ belief‚ and messages about their respective civilizations. By comparing these two structures‚ it is easy to see why the knowledge of context and culture is important to understand and interpret art. The Pantheon was built in 126 AD in ancient Rome as a temple to the seven gods of the seven
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UW Department of Architecture Quiz 2 VERSION A + B Arch 150 Spring 2012 GO TO # 101 ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET Questions about Image Set 1: Acropolis‚ Athens 101. The gateway to this site‚ visible in the foreground at the lower right‚ is called the: a. Erechtheion b. Parthenon c. Temple of Hera d. Stoa of Attalus e. Propylaia 102. The main temple shown at the upper right is dedicated to: a. Athena b. Erectheus c. Portunus d. Aphrodite 103. The primary function of the main temple shown at the upper
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and stood immediately below the Parthenon in Athens‚ Greece. It was originally built in the late 5th century B.C. The theater was an outdoor auditorium in the shape of a great semicircle on the slope of the Acropolis‚ with rows of seats on which about eighteen thousand spectators could comfortably seat. The front rows consisted of marble chairs‚ and were the only seats in the theater that had a back support. The priests of Dionysus and the chief magistrates of Athens reserved these rows. Priests
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period of conflict between Athens and Sparta‚ which caused great destruction (Text 127). As well as many wars with Persia that destroyed the Akropolis multiple times (Text 128-129). The Akropolis‚ meaning “city on top of a hill”‚ was the religious center of Athens‚ devoted to the goddess Athena‚ Athens patron deity and protector (Text 128). The Akropolis was attack and destroyed in 480 BCE by Persian troops‚ and rebuild to honor the gods (Text 128). The leader of Athens at the time was a great patron
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Lila Mae Watson faces drastically different challenges of modernity than those James Axton recognizes. Where Axton is an upper middle class caucasian man with the means and ability to move about the globe and hold a somewhat prestigious job‚ Lila Mae is the most talented Elevator Inspector in the city and can glean little to no respect from her peers and society due to Whitehead’s pre-civil rights setting. Lila Mae’s central test stems from her gender and race. The other African American or mixed
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