salvation of Athens and Greece in the Persian Wars. It houses a 40-foot-high statue of “Athena Parthenos sculpted by Pheidias” (Parthenon‚ Athens). “Replacing an older temple destroyed by the Persians‚ the Parthenon was constructed at the initiative of Pericles‚ the leading Athenian politician of the 5th century BC” (Parthenon‚ Athens). “The stylobate is the platform on which the columns stand. It curves upwards slightly for optical reasons. Entasis refers to the slight swelling of the columns as they
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different civilizations have experienced Golden Ages. A golden Age is signified by peace‚ prosperity‚ and technological advancements. Golden Ages have occurred in Greek‚ Roman‚ Chinese‚ Indian‚ and Byzantine civilizations. Greece under the rule of Pericles and China during the Han and Song Dynasties were important periods of history that have contributed to modern society. During the Han Dynasty‚ China was the most technologically advanced civilization in the world; the method of making
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however because of radical democracy‚ the leadership of Aristides‚ Cimon and in particular Pericles and his aggressive imperial policy Athens had transformed the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. This essay will discuss how Athens became not only a member but leader of the Delian League; it will also examine Aristides‚ Cimon and Pericles fight for the right to set the direction of the League‚ Pericles’ foreign policy and finally Sparta’s response to Athens growing power. Athens willingly and
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the Aeneid during the rule of Augustus. Like Vergil‚ Augustus was a man of the arts who built large monuments with ornate detail and opulence. This detail and opulence in Augustus’ visual arts is ever present in Vergil’s Aeneid. Both men used visual art in the same ways: to emphasize Roman glory‚ and most of all to “outdo” their predecessors. Images depicted by Augustus such as the breastplate of Augustus on the Prima Porta and the Temple of Mars Ultor‚ can be compared to Vergil’s description of the
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History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
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His 101 Midterm study guide – answers for this and the midterm will come from chapter reading/study guides. 1) What is the species name of modern humans? 2) The triangular indentations used for the script of Sumerians are called A) B) 3) Which metal was used for tools as early as 7500 b.c.e.? C) D) 4) What common characteristic was shared by primal civilizations in Egypt‚ Sumer‚ China‚ and India? E) F) 5) Historians estimate that the existence of Homo sapiens sapiens goes back how
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Thucydides admired Pericles’ leadership ability and his ideas and concepts. One concept already explained is his idea of ‘protoandrarchy.’ Thucydides strongly supported the idea at the beginning. Along with his ideas‚ Thucydides also supported all the decisions Pericles had made‚ even if it wasn’t the best idea. For example‚ “as long as [Pericles] was at the head of the city in time of peace‚ he governed it with moderation and guarded
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difference between long-lasting and short-lived relationships. Within the movie‚ The Mighty by Peter Chelsom and the novel The Fault In Our Stars by John Green‚ the relationships between Maxwell Kane and Kevin Dillon‚ as well as Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters face an immense amount of adversity and it is their actions and solutions that causes them to endure or be brief. In Max and Kevin’s
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with Augustus at the battle of Actium on 2nd September 31BC. Indeed‚ many scholars do consider Actium as the event that defined the establishment of a monarchy in Rome and certainly the first instance of rule by an emperor. If we take ‘monarch’ to mean ‘sole person with power over a state’‚ I do think Augustus fulfilled this role‚ despite his never taking the name of ‘king’. Compared to the spread of control between two consuls‚ hundreds of senators (up to a thousand by the time Augustus came to
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struggling to govern effectively‚ take care of its citizens‚ and deal with bordering nations. Augustus came to power in 27 BCE and his reign oversaw the successful transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire (McKay 156). Just before his death in 14 CE‚ he wrote his autobiography‚ Res Gestae Divi Augusti‚ which details the impressive accomplishments of his long career. This text can be compared to an account of another Roman Emperor‚ Constantine‚ who served roughly 300 years later‚ from
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