For thousands of years‚ ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and inspired our modern day structures. You could put it as we owe a lot to the Greeks and Romans. Everywhere we look‚ we can thank the Greeks for gifting us with their culture and designs that has influenced the world today. You may not know it‚ but the architectural structure of your school or workplace may be based on the ideas of the Greeks and Romans. Your clothing or even your science and math that you learn everyday is all thanks
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The Doric style is the oldest and most sturdy‚ the column itself is thicker as well. The top part of the column is called the capital and is very plain‚ no decoration. This style was used in mainland Greece and in southern Italy and Sicily. The Parthenon‚ located on Acropolis in
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Maggie McGowan Mrs. Hunnicutt Block IV 11 December 2012 The Cunning Athena The myth of Pallas Athena inspired many artists to create marvelous pieces of art. Athena’s myth is about how you can’t run away from your problems and not to be so self-centered. For when Zeus swallowed Metis‚ his intension was to not have his two children born to him because they were going to defeat him. Zeus didn’t know that one way or another; Athena was going to be born. This myth inspired Jacopo Tintoretto to
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The Classical Greek relief‚ Nike Adjusting Her Sandal resides in the British Museum. It was taken‚ along with other iconic marbles‚ from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin between 1801 - 1805 in an effort to preserve them. 1 This collection of Elgin marbles at the British Museum recently has become controversial‚ as Greeks want a key part of history back. The United Nations (UN) has worked tirelessly to find a solution‚ however neither Greece nor the United Kingdom (UK) is ready to settle. Greek curators
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occasionally) scratch their names on the rock. It is not just Petra that is in danger of destruction. More than 600 million tourists a year now travel round the globe‚ and vast numbers of them want to visit the world’s most treasured sites: the Parthenon‚ the Taj Mahal‚ Stonehenge‚ the national parks of Kenya. The tourist industry will soon be the largest industry in the world‚ and it has barely reached its 50th birthday. Many places that were once remote are now part of package tours. Will nothing
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INTRODUCTION: The concept of democracy used in Athenian society is derived from the word Demos-Kratos‚ which translates to ‘power to the people’ they achieved this by‚ for example‚ giving people the power to vote on the operation and execution of legislations. This system is well known for its stability and strength which have allowed an outline for modern western politics. Powerful Athenian statesmen‚ Kleisthenes‚ who reigned from 508BC‚ and Pericles‚ who reigned from 461-429 BC‚ significantly developed
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Religion‚ many say that it has hampered the development of culture‚ that it has caused more harm to human kind than good. While it is true that many wars have been fought on religious principle‚ it is also true that western civilization is founded on the principles of religion- for better or for worse. Major religious movements have shaped the actions of leaders‚ caused brilliant minds to advance technology‚ and provided muses to the great artists of the world. Religion has produced some of the
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very important in Greek citizens lives . They used Gods and Goddess to explain things which happened in science and everyday life . They built temples to honor their Gods and Goddess and held the Olympics in honor of the king of the gods Zeus . The Parthenon was a temple built to honor the Goddess Athena . The people believed the Gods and Goddess would favor you if you gave them offerings such as gold ‚silver ‚and the fruit of the harvest .A few of the Gods and Goddess were Zeus king of the gods
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Rome: In Rome‚ there are three social classes‚ arranged according to wealth; Patricians‚ Plebians‚ and Slaves. Patricians are the upper class citizens; they are very wealthy and highly educated. They make up the majority of the senate and therefore control the laws. Plebians are the poor‚ lower-class citizens. They greatly outnumber the Patricians‚ make up most of the army‚ and pay most of the taxes. They are not allowed to marry Patricians or take part in government. Slaves are at the bottom of
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The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization is a documentary and TV series about the rises and falls of Athens. Liam Neeson narrates throughout the documentary of the civilization of ancient Greece. The filmmaker Anthony Geffen covered both the fourth and fifth centuries B.C. Actors were also used to portray historical events and people during this period. The documentary starts with the history of Athens beginning with the rule of Peisistratos whom transformed the city. He needed allies‚ in that way his
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