till date. In comparison with Greek poet Hesiod’s description of stages of humanity‚ the following differences are observed in Ovid’s outlook towards ages of mankind. • The Hesiod’s description of ages involves the basic four ages of Golden‚ Silver‚ Bronze and Iron Age‚ as described by Ovid. However‚ prior to Iron Age‚ the Hesiod’s work elicits an age referred as Heroic Age. This age is assumed to comprise of heroes and demigods like Achilles‚ who fought epic battles like Trojan war. • The Golden age
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snatched it up and returned it to Achilles‚ too swiftly for Prince Hector to see. And Hector spoke to Peleus’ peerless son: ….You’ll get no chance to pierce my back as I flee‚ so‚ if the gods allow you‚ drive it through my chest as I attack‚ dodge my bronze spear if you can. I pray it lodges deep in your flesh! If you were dead‚ war would be easy for us
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1.course introduction 2.The Chronology of Greek hx BC (before Christ) 3000 2000 1000 480_______/AD (year of our Lord latin)_________2013 1/1 7000-3000 Neolithic/New stone age-- 3000-2100 Early bronze age 2100-1600 Middle bronze age 1600-1200 late bronze age 1200-750/700 Dark age/Iron age (1200 about troy timeline) writing reemerges in the 700-800 getting out of the dark ages. 750/700-480 Archaiac period (ends with persion destruction of athens) 480-323 Classical period
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Indus Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) in the northwestern region‚ of the Indian subcontinent‚ consisting mainly of what is now Pakistan‚ and parts of India‚ Afghanistan and Iran. Flourishing around the Indus River basin‚ the civilization extended east into the Ghaggar-Hakra River valley and the upper reaches of Ganges-Yamuna Doab; it extended west to the Makran coast of Balochistan‚ north to northeastern
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of Rome‚ the name of city taken from his name which is Rome. In the 450 B.C. it was the first time that Romanian people write their own first law code on the 12 bronze tablets‚ and also known as the Twelve Tables‚ which is displayed in the Roman forum. Legal procedure‚ civil rights and property right all inscribed on the 12 bronze tablets. The real political power began in the Rome by around 300 B.C. the most of political people were from wealthy families. In the early republic the Roman government
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built in 1453‚ during the middle of the Italian Renaissance. This statue stands 11 feet tall and was the first example of such a monument since ancient times. There were other statues of such scale in the 14th century but none that had been created in bronze and all were placed over tombs rather than erected to be a standalone piece. Donatello portrays Gattamelata sitting atop his horse staring off in the distance‚ his face focused as if the threat of battle is immanent. He has a command baton in one
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on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Acropolis meaning “The Sacred Rock‚ the high city” (Ancient Greece). Bronze akroteria (added decoration) on the corners and central ridge of the temple roof represented Nike‚ and the temple itself was surrounded by a balustrade decorated with a frieze. Early in the Temple’s (Athena Nike) history‚ it was a place of worship for deities associated with wars‚ perhaps Bronze Age “Nike” gods or goddesses‚ which with time fused with the cult of Athena Nike of later centuries
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and woodland magic to split rocks‚ grow vines‚ and other awesome stuff!" Lyneus said "Okay then‚ but if Apollo finds out‚ he’ll be angry!" So for a few months‚ they lived in peace and Lyneus gave Mellie a Celestial bronze knife‚ he said‚ "Be careful with it‚ because it is celestial bronze‚ if you cut yourself‚ its deadly‚ if you die‚ you will turn into a gust of wind or something in nature‚ and I don’t want that to happen." Later‚ when Apollo found out‚ he was really outraged‚ and was about to curse
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of love and beauty. Kouros is a life-sized sculpture and hands clenched at the sides and one foot slightly forward. In contrast‚ Aphrodite is given larger than real-life scale. The Terracotta Statue of the Diadoumenos is a copy of a Greek bronze statue of 430 B.C. by Polykleitos. The pose of the famous statue of the Diadoumenos by Polykleitos is recognizable in this statuette‚ but the slender‚ graceful forms conform to Late Hellenistic period. Beginning with the early Classical period‚ Polykleitos
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1 Baroque Architecture Characteristics 1 Introduction The Baroque period took the humanist Roman view of Renaissance architecture and showed it in a new rhetorical‚ theatrical and sculptural fashion they expressed the triumph of absolutist church and state. The main view of Baroque architecture was more concerned about color‚ light and shade‚ sculptural values and intensity which could be seen in its characteristics. Baroque is defined periods in literature as well as music; however critics
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