The lekythos shown on the title page was found in the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. It is titled “Attic White Ground Lekythos” ca. 460 BC and was painted by the “Achilles Painter.” Its dimensions are H. 0.385 m.‚ D. 0.12 m. It was possibly found in Athens‚ and is from the Attica region and is labeled as early classical. The image shown on the lekythos is of two women‚ one a maid and one a mistress. The mistress is seated on the right side‚ in a chair‚ weaving
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The life of the hero theseus Aegeus‚ king of Athens‚ and the sea god Poseidon both slept with Theseus’s mother‚ Aithra‚ on the same night‚ supplying Theseus with both divine and royal lineage. Theseus was born in Aithra’s home city of Troezen‚ located in the Peloponnese‚ but as an adolescent he traveled around the Saronic Gulf via Epidauros‚ the Isthmus of Corinth‚ Krommyon‚ the Megarian Cliffs‚ and Eleusis before finally reaching Athens. Along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary
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The Art of Greek Theater The theater and all it encompassed played an integral role in the lives of the ancient Greeks. From the architecture and costumes‚ to the mask‚ the art of the theater was a feast for the senses and inspired artists to recreate what was seen on stage on more permanent media‚ thus enriching the lives of future generations. It is believed that theater began as a religious experience in order to honor the gods. Drama developed out of choral dances for Dionysus‚ the Greek god
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Mask of Agamemnon (80) Epictetus cup (117) Ajax and Achilles Playing Dice (117) Calf-Bearer (118) Contest of Two Warriors (76) Zeus-Poseidon (120) Death of Sarpedon (81) pendant of Athena (127) Geometric Krater (116) Aphrodite of Knidos (121) Bust of Pericles (87) the Parthenon (122-126) Foot Race amphora (90) Song of Seikelos (121) Dipylon kouros (118) Berlin painter- Kitharode (129) Kroisos (119) Kritios Boy
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the Greeks and how they paid homage to their gods. The Ionic style is more elegant and elaborate of the two orders. At the tiered base of the columns connects Twenty-four flutes separated by narrow vertical bands. The capital is ornamented with volutes‚ which consist of a pair spirals. This style was found in eastern Greece (Wesley‚ 2010). At present‚ you can come across Ionic styles as well. The Ionic style adorns the Bank of America located in downtown Chicago‚ or the most
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sturdy and its top‚ the capital‚ is plain. The columns are fluted. This style was used in mainland Greece and the colonies in southern Italy and Sicily. The Ionic style is thinner and more elegant. The capital is decorated with a scroll-like design‚ a volute. This style was found in eastern Greece and the islands. The Corinthian style is seldom used in the Greek world‚ but often seen on Roman temples. The capital is very elaborate and decorated with acanthus leaves. The buildings in Greece maybe still
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Introduction of Banquet History The idea of banqueting is ancient (see Sellisternium‚ Belshazzar’s Feast‚ and Mead halls). In the 16th century‚ a banquet was very different from our modern perception and stems from the medieval ’ceremony of the void’. After dinner‚ the guests would stand and drink sweet wine and spices while the table was cleared‚ or ‘voided’ (Later in the 17th century ‘void’ would be replaced with the French ‘dessert’). During the 16th century‚ guests would no longer stand
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‘Classical’ architecture is a language that speaks to us with antiquity. The Exam Hall‚ once Theatre‚ on the campus of Trinity College Dublin can be viewed as a neo-classical building‚ built during the Georgian era. Neo-classical architecture is the revival of Greek and Roman classicism that took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This revival of architecture as James Adams‚ a famous English architect said‚ “was ready to seize with some degree of success‚ the beautiful spirit of
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Mechanical devices are usually used to supply energy or driving force in order to make a fluid flow from one point to another .There are different kinds of mechanical devices used to transport fluids‚ namely‚ pumps‚ fans‚ blowers and compressors. Though liquids particularly can be transported by operators carrying buckets‚ the usual mode of transport of fluids is through pipelines with pumps‚ compressors‚ fans and blowers. Generally‚ the word “pump” designates a machine or device for moving an incompressible
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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