Dipylon cemetery‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca. 400 BCE. Marble‚ 5’ 2” high. POLYKLEITOS THE YOUNGER‚ Theater‚ Epidauros‚ Greece‚ ca. 350 BCE. Erechtheion (looking northwest)‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ ca. 421–405 BCE. IKTINOS and KALLIKRATES‚ Parthenon‚ (Temple of Athena Parthenos‚ looking southeast)‚ Acropolis‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ 447–438 BCE. Pantheon AD 118-125 Roman Architects · First to conceive
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The ancient Greeks contributed much to Western civilization. Their achievements in art‚ philosophy‚ history‚ and science shaped the growth of Western civilization. Many of these cultural aspects began with Greece’s Golden Age. The Greek’s Golden Age was a time of peace and cultural prosperity‚ and it was the time from which most of Greece’s contributions to Western civilization originated. Democracy‚ myths‚ and the Olympics all began with the ancient Greeks. Among the many aspects of Greek culture
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During ancient times‚ civilizations popped up all across the world with their own societies‚ governments‚ and cultures. These civilizations stayed separated for hundreds of years‚ but over time they started to spread out and expand. Societies started to blend together and take ideas from one another which lead to greater power house civilizations. Power house civilizations did not necessarily have to be big in size‚ with the Greeks being a prime example. The Greeks live on the Peloponnese peninsula
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Around the times that Athens defeated the Persian Empire and was declared as the strongest Greek city‚ Classical art was at its peak (480-323 BC). Out of all the Greek cities‚ Athens was the city that was advanced in politics‚ economics‚ and culture. During the period of time that the Athenians were dominating Greece‚ the classical art style emerged. The philosophical context of classical art is that the Greeks wanted to make sculptures of the perfect bodies so they studied bodies until they did
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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ART 1/PREHISTORIC THROUGH GOTHIC ART Chapter 1: The Birth of Art 1-5 Nude Woman (The Venus of Willendorf)‚ 28‚000-25‚000 B.C. 1-6 Woman Holding a Bison Horn‚ from Laussel 25‚000-20‚000 B.C. 1-7 Two Bison‚ 15‚000-10‚000 B.C. 1-9 Bison‚ detail of cave at Altamira‚ 12‚000-1‚000 B.C. 1-10 Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Prints‚ cave at Pech-Merle‚ 22‚000 B.C. 1-11 Hall of Bulls‚ Left wall‚ 15‚000-13‚000 B.C. 1-14 Stone Tower‚ Jericho‚ 8‚000-7‚000 B.C.
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Greeks vs. Romans Amber Eagler HUMA215-1204A-10 Mr. Lynn August 22‚ 2012 Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the Greek and Roman Cultures. This paper compares and contrasts distinguishing elements or features of early Greek and Roman cultures‚ including illustrative or significant examples of the various features. This paper discusses the elements of both Greek and Roman culture such as: government and geographical terrain‚ economics and trade practices‚ art and architecture‚ and
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HUM 300 - Classical Humanities March 1‚ 2013 Sappho’s poem‚ entitled Fragment 16‚ is of the lyrical style instead of the epic style we are used to in Homer’s Iliad. The lyrical style of poetry got its name because it was usually accompanied by a lyre while it was recited. It also was used to express more emotion rather than telling a story. This form of poetry seems to be more artistic rather than the story telling of epic poetry of the time. In this poem we are able to use the comparison of different
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Architecture‚ philosophy‚ literature‚ and even the very word “music” we owe to the Greeks. Greek poets‚ architects‚ mathematicians‚ and philosophers‚ founded a culture that we still identify with today. These are the people that introduced the world to democracy‚ the beginning of recorded history‚ politics‚ and even our very own vocabulary. To some extent‚ we even owe the start of theatre and comedy to the Greeks. The Greeks taught us a lot of things‚ good or bad‚ these things are still being used
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and Anabeth he cut off Madusas head using the pen that turned into a sword and found the first pearl on her pracelet. They then took Madusas had for later use. Next place they had to go to was Nashville Tennssee. In Nashville they went to the parthenon Where the Statue of Athena was. When they first got there they found the pearl on Athenas crown but they couldnt get it because there were too many people. After waiting til night he used the flying shoes that luke gave him to fly to the top of the
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