Many of the ideas and concepts that the Ancient Greeks thought up are still used today. Only a few examples of these include Sports‚ Myth‚ and Daily Life. There are many examples of how these ideas are still used today in modern culture. Let’s start with Sports. Sports were very important to the Ancient Greeks. They had contact and noncontact sports. Their biggest event that they had were the Olympics‚ because that was where they could show off their skills in the different sports. That is the first
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first‚ sacred sites were merely a simple altar in a designated area‚ but over time massive 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
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structures such as temples‚ theatres and stadiums were staple features in Greek cities. Key characteristics such as simplicity‚ proportion‚ perspective‚ and harmony were seen in these structures. These characteristics appeared in temples like the Parthenon of Athens and the temple of Poseidon at Sounion which overlooks the Aegean. Temples were used to house the statues of a great Greek deities. The next structure was the amphitheatre where dramas often took place. The theatre was
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There are few buildings in the world today that have survived the ravages of time so well as the Pantheon in Rome. This is mainly due to superior engineering. The Pantheon has often been copied‚ sometimes equaled but never surpassed‚ it had more architectural innovations than most modern buildings. This makes the Pantheon really extraordinary since it was built around 125 AD under the aegis of the emperor Hadrian. Superior engineering The plan is simple enough: a circular enclosure aside a rectangular
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Sparta: Uncultured Discipline The Spartans were the most formidable warriors in all of history. They dedicated their entire lives to warfare. They were taught to endure cold‚ hunger‚ pain‚ their courage on the battlefield was second to none. The Spartan code was to fight hard‚ follow orders without question and to die rather then retreat or surrender. To achieve all this‚ Sparta sacrificed everything; the arts‚ culture‚ and other things that make life worth while. I believe the price was to high
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Countries have been attempting to claim back important artwork that was once theirs. The majority of the time‚ this artwork resides in the hands of museums of even collectors who have acquired possession many years ago. Though a few countries like Egypt have had some objects returned to them‚ there are still a few other countries like Greece and Iraq who are desperately wanting their artifacts back. In many cases‚ it has been quite the struggle to request back the artwork as it already has been
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‚ which was built in honor of the 16th president of the United States‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and of "the virtues of tolerance‚ honesty‚ and constancy in the human spirit." The memorial‚ which was designed by Henry Bacon‚ was inspired by the Athenian Parthenon‚ and its structure was erected along the banks of River Potomac. The Lincoln Memorial is comprised of thirty six columns made of Colorado marble. Each column‚ which is 13.4 metres or 44 feet high‚ represents a state in the Union in 1865 (the time
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The elegance and delicate forms of the Erechtheion contrast sharply with its neighboring Parthenon. The temple faces east and its entrance is lined with six long Ionic columns. The temple is unusual in that it incorporates two porches or (prostaseis); one at the northwest corner which is supported by tall Ionic columns‚ and one at the south-west
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Tag 1: (Aman) Who built it and who was it dedicated to? What are the different names? The theatre was started by Julius Caesar‚ and completed by Emperor Augustus. It was dedicated to Emperor Augustus’s nephew‚ Marcus Claudius Marcellus (14-23 B.C.E). The Theatre of Marcellus is also known as Theatrum Marcelli in Latin and Teatro di Marcello in Italian. Tag 2: (Aman) Why did they build it? Marcellus was the heir of Augustus. Augusts treated Marcus Marcellus to the theatre of Marcellus also naming
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCE NAME: NYAGAYA SAMUEL PETER REG. NO: B02/0966/2014 IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE Material culture consists of the physical elements that define the culture of a society‚ this include the tangible and visible instruments that show the technological development of that society. These are the materials that
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