The Home of the Parthenon Marbles The Parthenon Marbles are national treasures of Greece and many years ago‚ were maliciously stolen by Lord Elgin‚ a corrupt business man‚ for his own personal gain. With aid of enemies of Greece and with the full knowledge of the crime Brittan refused to relinquish the stolen property to its rightful owner. The greed and corruption of England has allowed for the long-term confinement of a Greek monument within the dark and winding halls of a dusty British museum
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In Ancient Greece‚ warfare was predominant war of life. Greeces terrain was very mountainous. Because of this there were many city states. There was constant war between these states for territorial expansion‚ revenge or sometimes just honor. In the early stages of the geek warfare‚ the Archaic period‚ training was disorganized and weapons were pretty bad. Although soldiers were paid‚ they were only paid enough to make them survive the day (enough for food‚ cloth‚ etc.). Soldiers didn’t have any
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cultures started to take over‚ freedom and respect for women decreased in ancient societies. Their freedom‚ rights‚ and societal status were ever changing in history. For this paper‚ the focus will be on the Ancient Minoa‚ Classical Athens‚ and the Roman Empire. Women rarely had freedom in the ancient societies. In the Minoa culture‚ women were considered equal‚ or even above men‚ in society‚ which was rare for the ancient civilizations‚ and resulted in their significant freedom. In contrast‚ in
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Parthenon and Pantheon: A Complex Look Throughout history and into the modern era‚ architecture was ever changed by the ancient Greeks. The striking resemblances of ancient Roman architecture demonstrate the influence ancient Greek architects had on the flourishing Roman Empire. Such stunning architecture is embodied on the Athenian Acropolis‚ the Parthenon‚ and the revered temple in Rome‚ the Pantheon. With such contrasting functions and styles‚ there are many similarities which both will be
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The Parthenon and the Pantheon are two historical pieces of architecture. They both may be separated by time‚ different cultures‚ and locations‚ but they have very much in common. To simply start off‚ the Parthenon was designed as a Greek temple in Doric order with Iconic columns to serve the goddess Athena (p.168). The Pantheon was designed as a Roman temple to worship not one‚ but all Roman god’s. In comparison the Parthenon and the Pantheon were both designed as temples to worship a
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his Five Points on Architecture. Mies van der Rohe‚ too‚ was prompted by World War I. “The defeat and collapse of the German military-industrial imperium at the end of the First World War reduced the country to a state of economic and political turmoil and Mies‚ along with many other architects who had fought in the war‚ sought to create an architecture that was more organic that permitted by the autocratic canons of the Schinkel tradition.” Mies created an organic architecture through one of Corbusier’s
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The Parthenon and the Pantheon are both considered awesome works of art representative of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome. The Parthenon‚ built in Athens in 447 B.C by Pericles‚ is considered classic Greece. The Pantheon we know today was built in Rome in 125 C.E. and is thought of as a great example of ancient Roman culture. While there are some similarities to the buildings‚ there are also differences in them around the functions they were erected for. Starting with the similarities
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architectural styles of both the Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are significant in their own ways. They had their similarities‚ but they also had their differences. Both‚ for example‚ are temples. The Pantheon was a temple to all gods‚ whereas the Parthenon was a temple only to the goddess Athena. The columnwork of the Pantheon is far more intricate than the columnwork of the Parthenon. The Pantheon seemed to honour both its creators and the gods: for example‚ after reparation by the emperors
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One example of how the ancient Romans proved themselves to be the greatest nation of their time was through their architecture. No better examples of these great triumphs than the arch and the material concrete it was built from. Not only were they triumphs of beauty but of engineering and their uses and meaning to the Roman culture of the time. Concrete comes from the Latin "concretus"‚ which means to grow together. Around 600 BC the Greeks were using an early form of concrete but did not
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Paper Proposal Name of Student: Class‚ date & school: Subject: Tentative title: ARC 2701 – History of Architecture I On-line Class – Spring 2013 Florida International University The Parthenon‚ Iktinos and Kallilrates‚ Athens‚ Greece‚ 447 – 432 B.C.E. “The Architectural Perfection of The Parthenon” Description: The Parthenon has the reputation of being “the most perfect Doric temple ever built.” And by looking at it with the naked eye‚ one could most certainly agree
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