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    Roman and Greek Cultures

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    Roman and Greek Cultures by Brooke Rhodes Diana Hansen Art History 106 The Roman and Greek era is one of the most interesting and captivating times in history. From the epic poetry to the wars of Julius Caesar‚ nothing compares. Though we read about the Greeks and the Romans‚ there are a lot of similarities and differences between them both. The Greeks keep the heart of human circumstances in matters of love or war and government or social behavior (Greeks). Unlike the Greeks‚ the Roman

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    Aphrodite. This building utilized a classical style of architecture and was built by Itkinos and Kallikrates. From a religious standpoint‚ this building may have held as much importance as the Apostolic Palace does in Rome. The Parthenon is part of a larger Athenian Acropolis‚ which has four buildings

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    GOLDEN RATIO- maths project Index Serial no. chapter 1 | Introduction | 2 | History | 3 | In nature | 4 | In human body | 5 | In architecture | 6 | In art | 7 | In day to day life | 8 | SIGNIFICANCE | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher sonali durgam on the topic golden ratio‚ which also helped me in doing a lot of Research and I came to know about so many new things. I am really thankful

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    Global Culture (A block) Peter Qiu John Baker 10/27/2016 Rough Draft Athens was the largest city in Greece‚ located at the Attica peninsula. The name Athens was come from the Goddess of Athena‚ who is the protector of Athens. Between the mountains were fertile valleys‚ with many farms. Athens became rich because Attica also had valuable sources of various types of material‚ which allowed them to trade with other city-states (Ancient Greece:Athens‚ source 5). As the ancestor of modern democracy‚ Athenian

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    Classical Style vs. the Renaissance One of the most influential artistic styles in western culture is the Classical Style. This term describes the art and architecture produced in Ancient Greece between the late sixth and early fourth centuries B.C.E. The harmonious order that governs almost all the aspects of Ancient Greek Civilization‚ including politics and philosophy‚ was the basis of this rich artistic period which has always had a strong influence on Western culture. Nevertheless‚ there have

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    Art Hist. Review Ancient Greek Art and Arch. (600 BCE-30 BCE) The Early Classical Period 480-450 BCE 5.23 KRITIOS BOY AcropolisAthens 480 BCE -Marble -He is self confident and serious looking -He is a sculpture in the round -The artist is believed to be KRITIOS -The statue has an S-curve to him and is in the contrapposto pose‚ which is when artists use tension and relaxation around the central axis of the body to increase to muscular tension and enhance the musculature of a body. It is

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    NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall‚ 2007. Print White‚ K. D. Greek and Roman Technology. Ithaca‚ NY: Cornell UP‚ 1984. Print. "The Temple of Apollo in Corinth: Mysteries Behind the Temple ’s Dedication and Use." Greek History. Web. 30 July 2010. . "Parthenon - Athens‚ Greece." Sacred Sites at Sacred Destinations - Explore Sacred Sites‚ Religious Sites‚ Sacred Places. Web. 30 July 2010. . Classical Greek Architecture - The Archaic Period‚ The Classical and Hellenistic Periods‚ tholos‚ stoa Web. 30 July 2010

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    Four Phases of Greek Art

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    4 Phases of Greek Art * Geometric 900-600 B.C.E * Archaic 600-480 B.C.E * Classical 980-323 B.C.E * Hellenistic 323-31 * Large funerary Vase * Known as Diphlon Vase or Krator * From the geometric era * Made from busted clay * Ceramics were used for storage * It also showed a lot of culture with images * The Greek buried their dead & practiced cremations Bronze Man & Centaur * Human body mixed with a horse like figure * Centaur from lefkand

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    Most Important Greek Gods

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    temples came to be built in honour of a particular god and these usually housed a cult statue of the deity‚ most famously the huge statue of Athena in the Parthenon of Athens or Zeus at Olympia. In time‚ a whole complex of temples to lesser gods could spring up around the main temple‚ creating a large sacred complex‚ often built on an acropolis dominating a city or surrounding area.This sacred area was separated from the rest of the community by a symbolic gate or propylon‚ and in fact it was believed

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    Invest in the Divinity

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    Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” and substituted a bowl of pasta in place of Adam‚ so God was touching a bowl of pasta instead of Adam. Pretty Cheeky‚ to say the least. Of course‚ there is also the Greek restaurants that use a picture of the Acropolis of Athens or the Parthenon in their menu or painted on the walls. I think‚ it is all to bring a bit of authenticity‚ to the restaurant or create a sense of ambiance‚ but if you ask me‚ it just creates a sense of gaudiness. It reminds me of Marcel Duchamp

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