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    3 - the Athena statue is placed back in scaffolding as the gilding process begins. The statue is being gilded in gold to more closely resemble the original Athena Pantheons The only full-size replica of the Parthenon is in Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ which seems pretty unusual! It was interesting to see the size of the building and to watch the video inside which tells about the Parthenon in Greece. It was a good opportunity to get some ancient History and a sight to see. The statue itself is very

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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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    compete in the olympics. This head is made out of marble but is a copy of a Greek bronze statue. This statue was once a full scale life sized figure because it has a rectangular support in his curly hair. This suggests that his arm was maybe resting on his head . He looks to be very youthful from the perfection of his skin‚ idealized facial structure‚ and the tightly curled hair. Since this is an athlete‚ the statue was probably owned by an athlete‚ or maybe by whom it is representing. We don’t know

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    Architecture With Greece in all its glory and beauty one must imagine how it was all done. From the ruins of ancient Greece civilizations have learned so much and archaeologists are fascinated by the glory that Greece must have once been‚ between the natural landscape that still stands today‚ and the massive temples and structures‚ and the beautiful pieces of art that had been preserved underground for so long. As we continue learning about these people we are more and more astounded by their

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    and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and son of Zeus‚ Herakles‚ or Hercules. (Pindar‚ & Lattimore‚ 1947) The Olympic Games as we know them today have a long history which goes back to ancient times. Everything started in the Peloponnese‚ in Greece‚ some 3‚000 years ago. Sports competitions were

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    The Kritios Boy

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    The Marble made statue known as the Kritios Boy is a champion among the most basic statues ever. At no other time had a stone specialist been stressed over portraying how a man really stands. The Dying Gauls on the holy place of Zeus‚ pergamene craftsmen‚ showed the triumph of Attalos I over the Gauls in whimsical veil. An earlier Pergamene statuary gathering unequivocally outlined the demolition of the savages. Roman copies of some of these figures reveal that Hellenistic specialists completely

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    Ancient Olympics

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    Winners are announced after the match‚ however‚ they get their prizes on the last day of the Games. Champion athletes were known as heroes and brought fame and glory to their home city-state. They sometimes had statues forged of their win‚ big gifts granted to them‚ poems were written about them‚ and some athletes even got jobs and free meals for the rest of their life. Unlike the modern Olympics‚ the Ancient Olympics did not find keeping records very important

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    Lincoln Memorial

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    The Lincoln Memorial and its Greco-Roman Architecture Greece and Rome can be known to the world as one of the most famous civilizations that lived‚ Greece specifically being one of the cultural foundations of western civilization to most historians. They thrived with culture‚ had rulers who influenced some of the decisions that we have made today (like not using a tyranny‚ but a democracy for government) and because of that Greco Roman architecture has always been viewed as the most recognizable

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    Introduction to Myth

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    Introduction to Myth: Mythos – Greek word for story (not necessarily true or false) Mythology – the study of myths Primitive people needed to make stories/myths in an effort to understand what was going on in their world. Humans are the only beings with a need to understand things; a dog doesn’t think “why me??”. Primitive people‚ when scared‚ hurt‚ depressed‚ created myths to explain their pain or discomfort. All cultures make myths in their early development. Around 1200 B.C.‚ ancient

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    Most Important Greek Gods

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    a polytheistic religion centered around many gods each representing a certain facet of the human condition‚ even abstract ideas such as justice and wisdom could have their own personification. The most important greek gods were the olympians led by zeus‚ these gods were Athena‚ Apollo‚ Poseidon‚ Hermes‚ Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Hades‚ Hephaestus‚ and Dionysus. These gods were believed to live on Mt. Olympos and would have been recognized all across greece‚ although‚ some local variations

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