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    Greek and Roman architecture gave us remarkable images in history. Romans continued and developed the heritage of the architects of the Greek civilization‚ and the Romans had all respect for their traditions and the established architectural orders‚ especially the Corinthian order‚ this was proved as it was seen in many of their huge buildings. Both of these groups showed how their own structural creations to define their perfections. The Greeks biased to the post and lintel construction‚ while the

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    Dramatic Irony – Dramatic irony is one the most crucial elements in an ancient Greek tragedy. It is a format used in many of Aeschylus‚ Euripides‚ and Sophocles plays. Usually the tragedy will begin with a monologue from a character or the chorus telling the audience what will happen. When the events unfold to be true a sense of irony unveils. An awesome example of irony is in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon. Cassandra has prophetic powers; however‚ the Chorus does not listen to and understand anything she

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    The classic period of ancient Greece was considered a Golden age. The classic style developed throughout Hellenistic Greece and Rome. It included perfection harmony and balance. The sculptures were amazing and the architecture had to tell a story. In the classical period the statues in Greece became more natural. Instead of statues of gods there were statues of real people doing everyday things. The kouros statue‚ which means boy in Greek‚ was one of the earliest statues. It was from the archaic

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    Women Subordination in Greek Mythology The versatility and malleability of Greek myths allowed ancient to incorporate their values and traditions. One recurrent theme throughout times and cultures seems to remain the same: the inferiority of women. In the following pages‚ I will discuss the relationship in Greek mythology between males and female figures. Furthermore‚ I will examine how ancient Greeks displayed their typical gender ideals through the visual representation of such myths. This analysis

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    nation’s power—and who should own it is central to the debate of returning artifacts to their countries of origin. The argument predominantly revolves around the marbles removed from the Parthenon by the British Lord Elgin. While the Greek government does not recognize the British Museum as the owner of the Parthenon Marbles‚ it can be said that they did acquire them by the proper means of the time. Other countries have asked for previously removed artifacts‚ such as the Rosetta Stone and the Hamilton

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    and methods from ancient architecture to build newer buildings. For example‚ the Capitol Building uses Greek and Roman architecture in its columns‚ while the Washington Monument is in the style of an Egyptian Obelisk. One of the monuments‚ the Lincoln Memorial‚ is based off the styles and methods of the Architecture of the Parthenon. Because of this‚ there are many similarities‚ but also differences‚ between the Parthenon and the Lincoln Memorial. The architects of the Parthenon were Iktinos‚ Kallikrates

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    in Classical Athens. The Aulos was a big part of Ancient Greece music. The Aulos was a common instrument in Ancient Greece. The Aulos was played at funerals and a lot of festivals. The Aulos has been seen as early as the Neolithic period in vase paintings. In Ancient Greece students were taught how to play the Aulos in school. The Aulos was double piped and required a lot of force to play it. The Classical period happened right after Ancient Greece won the persian were and were free from the

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    the ancient Greek Empire fell to the Roman Republic‚ the Romans took Greek slaves‚ some of whom ended up as teachers for noble Roman children. This educational influence led to a strong cultural influence from Greece to Rome. Roman education relied heavily on Greek writers‚ including Homer‚ and various aspects of Roman culture borrowed from Greece. For example‚ the Roman religion has similar gods to the ancient Greek religion‚ but with different names. The Greek influence on Roman architecture can

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    weaknesses generally refer to a person’s character. Often a strength can be a weakness‚ and vice versa‚ a weakness can be a strength. In Chinese philosophy‚ yin and yang (e.g.‚ dark and light) are described as complementary opposites within a greater whole. For example‚ here are some strengths and weaknesses by personality type.[1][2] Personality Type Strength Weakness Analytical (Get It Right) Thinking Excludes feelings from decisions Thorough Goes too far; perfectionist Disciplined Too rigid or

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    innovation but still relied on spiritual and theological explanations to what did not make sense at that time in their cultural development. As part of this‚ ancient cultures created deities to help bring understanding to the unexplainable. In many ways‚ these deities also were reflection on the societies themselves. The ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian societies had both developed theocratic cultures‚ with multiple defined deities that each represented an unknown part of the world‚ such as life after

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