The Parthenon was a temple that was built on top of the Acropolis in Athens‚ Greece. Greece was destroyed by the Persians during the Persian war in 480 B.C.E. An effort to rebuilt Athens was started and the whole population of the city was put to the task. At first‚ the city’s walls were restored and then the focus was turned to the marketplace (agora). The marketplace was also finished but the temples remained untouched. The Athenians left the foundations of the temples as they were because
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Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Languages Faculty AMERICAN LITERATURE ROMAN FEVER GROUP 6 1. Nguyễn Ngọc Cúc 2. Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Linh 3. Phan Quỳnh Bửu Chi 4. Trần Khánh Bích Hằng 5. Hồ Diễm Kim Ngân 6. Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Linh 7. Đoàn Thị Tố Loan 8. Nguyễn Thị Thùy Lâm 9. Đoàn Văn Luận 10. Phạm Tiến Đạt THESIS STATEMENT Through the fight between the two women which
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The architecture of a civilization is a window into its values and intended legacy. Greek religious architectural feats are often tied to expressing strength and power‚ which honor the gods. The Parthenon‚ built by Iktinos and Kalikrates‚ honors the legacy of Athens through divine allegory. So too does the The Altar of Zeus‚ a hellenistic temple from the Turkish city of Pergamon‚ embellish the city’s own prowess. Understanding the basis for this architecture is informative about the ways in which
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2.12 Lane Width The width of a travel lane has significant effect on the driving speeds of the vehicles on that lane‚ and the passing vehicles on adjacent lanes. This also affects the highway capacity and level of service. The design of lane width should not only consider widths of the vehicles‚ but also the driving psychology. The width of a lane is measured from the pavement marking on both sides. In general‚ lane widths vary from of 2.7 to 3.75 m. The narrower lanes are mainly used in residential
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Roman Contributions The Romans are considered among the greatest architects of ancient times. They were incredible builders and excellent engineers. The Romans cannot take all the credit for their accomplishments though; some of their inventions were just improvements on older ideas or concepts from Greece. Aqueducts are one thing the Romans got from Greece‚ although‚ they were not called aqueducts in Greece. The Greeks were the first to have a mass water supply system. They used water pumps
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Greek Classicism Greek Civilization: • Greek sages concluded “Man is the measure of all things.” • Greeks supremely self-confident and self-aware • Greeks developed this concept of human supremacy and responsibility into a worldview that demanded a new visual expression in art. • Artists studied human beings intensely‚ than distilled their newfound knowledge to capture in their art works the essence of humanity—a term that‚ by the Greeks’ definition‚ applied only to those who spoke Greek; they
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515 B.C.E. Greek: Classical Period Kritios Boy‚ c.a. 480 Doryphorus (Spear-Bearer)‚ by Polycleitus‚ 450-440 B.C.E Zeus‚ c.a. 460 B.C.E. Aphrodite of Knidos‚ by Praxiteles‚ c.a. 350 B.C.E. Parthenon‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ 448-442 B.C.E. Erechtheus‚ Praxithea‚ and Their Three Daughters (from the Parthenon frieze)‚ ca. 440 B.C.E. Erechtheion‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ 430-405 B.C.E. Temple of Athena Nike‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ 427-424 B.C.E. Hellenistic Period Head of Alexander‚ 200 B.C.E. (see p. 125)
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one of the largest empires in the ancient world. Body Law Ancient Romans had developed an excellent law system. Until the end of the 18th century‚ most of Western Europe used this legal system. The root of Romans Law is called Twelve Tables. Today‚ Roman law is no longer applied in legal practice. However‚ Roman law is indispensable to understand the legal systems of today. Language Latin was the native language if the Romans. It was an Italic language the grammar relies little on word order
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Located in the center of Rome‚ just east of the Roman Forum stands one of the greatest architectural structures ever built by man. In 64 AD‚ under Emperor Nero‚ the Great Fire of Rome devastated the empire. Nero decided to take the land for himself and build the Domus Aurea along with a synthetic lake‚ gardens‚ and pavilions. A series of vast aqueducts was constructed there in order to supply water to the land. Afterwards‚ he placed a bronze statue of himself‚ Colossus of Nero. When Emperor Vespasian
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From the terrace of a Roman restaurant‚ two middle-aged women gaze down on the splendor of Rome and its ancient ruins. The narrator describes one of the women as small and pale and the other u0093fulleru0094 and u0093higher in color.u0094 On the stairway leading to a courtyard below‚ two young girls hasten off to an adventure. The women overhear one of them saying‚ u0093Well‚ come along‚ then‚ and letu0092s leave the young things to their knitting.u0094 .......The pale woman‚ Mrs. Horace (Grace)
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