the acropolis in the age of pericles - Assets
... The Acropolis (Fig. 1; CD 001–003) is not the tallest hill in Athens – Mt. Lykabettos, not quite 2 kilometers to the northeast, is nearly twice as high – but it had the right combination of accessibility, usable summit, natural defenses, and water to make it the obvious choice for ancient Athens’s “ ...
... The Acropolis (Fig. 1; CD 001–003) is not the tallest hill in Athens – Mt. Lykabettos, not quite 2 kilometers to the northeast, is nearly twice as high – but it had the right combination of accessibility, usable summit, natural defenses, and water to make it the obvious choice for ancient Athens’s “ ...
2.3 Mo
... rose to power in 449 B.C. he set out to beautify Athens once more after the victory over Persia. Pheidias was placed in charge of artistic activities as the superintendent of public works. He was commissioned to build the major statues for the city, and was paid by Pericles with money from the Delia ...
... rose to power in 449 B.C. he set out to beautify Athens once more after the victory over Persia. Pheidias was placed in charge of artistic activities as the superintendent of public works. He was commissioned to build the major statues for the city, and was paid by Pericles with money from the Delia ...
crepidoma
... and actually housed in the acropolis. The sculpture of Athena herself which was made of gold and ivory Phidias said if we need money we can melt down the enormous amount of gold that decorates this sculpture of Athena. Voiceover: Since that sculpture doesn't exist any longer we know somebody did tha ...
... and actually housed in the acropolis. The sculpture of Athena herself which was made of gold and ivory Phidias said if we need money we can melt down the enormous amount of gold that decorates this sculpture of Athena. Voiceover: Since that sculpture doesn't exist any longer we know somebody did tha ...
from past to present: heritage and conflict - E
... «Haven’t we (the Athenians) got women, children and fathers? They languish in exile and misery, death and menaces from all sides!… Regarding these monuments of our ancestors, sacrifice them if you must, in order to win our liberty, which will bring us our new monuments» (Voutier 1823: 239). This pas ...
... «Haven’t we (the Athenians) got women, children and fathers? They languish in exile and misery, death and menaces from all sides!… Regarding these monuments of our ancestors, sacrifice them if you must, in order to win our liberty, which will bring us our new monuments» (Voutier 1823: 239). This pas ...
Chapter 9 – Athens (Athena, Goddess of Wisdom)
... [Another explanation is that the nine stripes represent the nine Greek Muses, the goddesses of the liberal arts and civilization.] During the Olympic games of 2004, the stadium was used by women’s archery. And, of course, the flame was kept here. There was a river outside the walls here, and the na ...
... [Another explanation is that the nine stripes represent the nine Greek Muses, the goddesses of the liberal arts and civilization.] During the Olympic games of 2004, the stadium was used by women’s archery. And, of course, the flame was kept here. There was a river outside the walls here, and the na ...
- MTSU - Walker Library - Open Access Journals
... The Parthenon and Its History: Then and Now Since the late fifth century B.C., the Doric Temple known as the Parthenon, or Temple of the Virgin goddess Athena, has remained through the ages and is still considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Enriched with an astounding hi ...
... The Parthenon and Its History: Then and Now Since the late fifth century B.C., the Doric Temple known as the Parthenon, or Temple of the Virgin goddess Athena, has remained through the ages and is still considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Enriched with an astounding hi ...
centauromachy - Astro*Synthesis
... metopes being an episode from Attic myth. In this arrangement the complete series of southern metopes would be unified thematically by a local legend.7 However the metopes would also be coherent if the myth of Ixion, the Lapith king, were the mythological narrative in the central episode framed by t ...
... metopes being an episode from Attic myth. In this arrangement the complete series of southern metopes would be unified thematically by a local legend.7 However the metopes would also be coherent if the myth of Ixion, the Lapith king, were the mythological narrative in the central episode framed by t ...
Athena, maenads
... • Athena – representations of, myths, religious practice – what type of a woman and goddess was Athena? Look at a selection of images Maenads – who were these woman? What are there most famous actions? How are these ...
... • Athena – representations of, myths, religious practice – what type of a woman and goddess was Athena? Look at a selection of images Maenads – who were these woman? What are there most famous actions? How are these ...
Athena Polias
... century AD epigraphic evidence (inscriptions on statues and tombstones) identifies that twenty-five priestess roles were held by woman of the Eteoboutadae. Festivals- Chalkeia, priestess of Athena Polias would set wrap for the weaving of Athenas new peplos. –Skira festival, walked beside the priest ...
... century AD epigraphic evidence (inscriptions on statues and tombstones) identifies that twenty-five priestess roles were held by woman of the Eteoboutadae. Festivals- Chalkeia, priestess of Athena Polias would set wrap for the weaving of Athenas new peplos. –Skira festival, walked beside the priest ...
5: Art and Architecture
... should Pericles’ and the Athenians’. The Acropolis buildings were certainly expensive, but contemporary building accounts preserved on stone indicate that they were fashioned by foreigners and slaves, as well as citizens, and that all were paid the same wages. Thucydides, a contemporary witness, had ...
... should Pericles’ and the Athenians’. The Acropolis buildings were certainly expensive, but contemporary building accounts preserved on stone indicate that they were fashioned by foreigners and slaves, as well as citizens, and that all were paid the same wages. Thucydides, a contemporary witness, had ...
Chapter 5 - Cloudfront.net
... Our words “classic” and “classical” come from the Latin word classis, referring to the division of people into classes based on wealth. Consequently, “classic” has come to mean “first class”, “the highest rank”, “the standard of excellence.” Greek artists in the fifth century BCE sought to create i ...
... Our words “classic” and “classical” come from the Latin word classis, referring to the division of people into classes based on wealth. Consequently, “classic” has come to mean “first class”, “the highest rank”, “the standard of excellence.” Greek artists in the fifth century BCE sought to create i ...
Highlights from the Plaster Cast Collection
... The practice of creating plaster casts dates to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder (N.H. 35.153), Lystratos, brother of the Greek sculptor Lysippos, was the first artist to create “an image of a man in plaster taken from the surface [of the body] itself.”1 As early as the fourth century BCE, ar ...
... The practice of creating plaster casts dates to antiquity. According to Pliny the Elder (N.H. 35.153), Lystratos, brother of the Greek sculptor Lysippos, was the first artist to create “an image of a man in plaster taken from the surface [of the body] itself.”1 As early as the fourth century BCE, ar ...
READING THE PARTHENON
... A combination of its sheer size, (some 70 meters in length) - the quality of material used – Pentelic white marble, the harmony of its proportions and most importantly the way it is sited majestically on top of this high outcrop of rock in the centre of Athens where Attic blue skies provide the most ...
... A combination of its sheer size, (some 70 meters in length) - the quality of material used – Pentelic white marble, the harmony of its proportions and most importantly the way it is sited majestically on top of this high outcrop of rock in the centre of Athens where Attic blue skies provide the most ...
Commentaar slides pwp Bouw
... bronze including the figures of Apollo and Athena, several Attic heroes, and Miltiades the general. On the Acropolis of Athens he set up a colossal bronze image of Athena, which was visible far out at sea. At Pellene in Achaea, and at Plataea he made two other statues of Athena, also a statue of Aph ...
... bronze including the figures of Apollo and Athena, several Attic heroes, and Miltiades the general. On the Acropolis of Athens he set up a colossal bronze image of Athena, which was visible far out at sea. At Pellene in Achaea, and at Plataea he made two other statues of Athena, also a statue of Aph ...
Ancient Greece: The Parthenon
... What was in and on the Parthenon building? A huge statue of Athena made of gold and ivory standing 12 metres tall was inside and painted sculptures outside. The west pediment (triangular space below the roof on the short side) showed Athena and Poseidon’s contest for patronship of Athens; the east s ...
... What was in and on the Parthenon building? A huge statue of Athena made of gold and ivory standing 12 metres tall was inside and painted sculptures outside. The west pediment (triangular space below the roof on the short side) showed Athena and Poseidon’s contest for patronship of Athens; the east s ...
Nubia - British Museum
... survives. It became the focus of worship of the city’s patron goddess Athena. The most important temple (not the Parthenon) contained the ancient wooden statue of Athena to which the new peplos (robe/dress) was presented annually on her birthday in mid-summer. ...
... survives. It became the focus of worship of the city’s patron goddess Athena. The most important temple (not the Parthenon) contained the ancient wooden statue of Athena to which the new peplos (robe/dress) was presented annually on her birthday in mid-summer. ...
Ancient Greece: The Parthenon
... What was in and on the Parthenon building? A huge statue of Athena made of gold and ivory standing 12 metres tall was inside and painted sculptures outside. The west pediment (triangular space below the roof on the short side) showed Athena and Poseidon’s contest for patronship of Athens; the east s ...
... What was in and on the Parthenon building? A huge statue of Athena made of gold and ivory standing 12 metres tall was inside and painted sculptures outside. The west pediment (triangular space below the roof on the short side) showed Athena and Poseidon’s contest for patronship of Athens; the east s ...
Nubia - British Museum
... What was in and on the Parthenon building? A huge statue of Athena made of gold and ivory standing 12 metres tall was inside and painted sculptures outside. The west pediment (triangular space below the roof on the short side) showed Athena and Poseidon’s contest for patronship of Athens; the east s ...
... What was in and on the Parthenon building? A huge statue of Athena made of gold and ivory standing 12 metres tall was inside and painted sculptures outside. The west pediment (triangular space below the roof on the short side) showed Athena and Poseidon’s contest for patronship of Athens; the east s ...
SLIDE - Dublin City Schools
... Amazing thing about Greek art - such huge stylistic changes in such a short time. Greeks established standards of beauty that endure in Western art to this day. Classical period lasted less than 200 years, but evolved so much. Expanding Persian Empire attacked the Greek city-states, destroyed city o ...
... Amazing thing about Greek art - such huge stylistic changes in such a short time. Greeks established standards of beauty that endure in Western art to this day. Classical period lasted less than 200 years, but evolved so much. Expanding Persian Empire attacked the Greek city-states, destroyed city o ...
Art in the Classroom, January 2013 Subject: Ancient Architecture
... became such a problem that Egyptians stopped building pyramids after this era. Ancient Egyptians didn't bury their Pharoahs and return to their lives. They built cities around the pyramid during its construction called Pyramid Cities which were paid for by the Pharoahs during their lifetimes -- ther ...
... became such a problem that Egyptians stopped building pyramids after this era. Ancient Egyptians didn't bury their Pharoahs and return to their lives. They built cities around the pyramid during its construction called Pyramid Cities which were paid for by the Pharoahs during their lifetimes -- ther ...
The functions and rituals of these two temples are mostly different.
... Parthenon, the introduction would read as follows: On the left is the Temple of Amun-Ra, in Karnak, Egypt (c. 1280 BCE, New Kingdom Egypt) and on the right is the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece (c. 450 BCE, Classical Greece). They are similar in that they are monumental temples designed for limited ac ...
... Parthenon, the introduction would read as follows: On the left is the Temple of Amun-Ra, in Karnak, Egypt (c. 1280 BCE, New Kingdom Egypt) and on the right is the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece (c. 450 BCE, Classical Greece). They are similar in that they are monumental temples designed for limited ac ...
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... ignited the huge stores of gunpowder and other explosives stacked inside the Parthenon. “he dreadful efect of this,” Cristoforo Ivanovich, an aide to the Venetian commander, later recalled, “was a raging fury of ire and exploding powder and grenades. And the thunderous roar of the said ammunition d ...
... ignited the huge stores of gunpowder and other explosives stacked inside the Parthenon. “he dreadful efect of this,” Cristoforo Ivanovich, an aide to the Venetian commander, later recalled, “was a raging fury of ire and exploding powder and grenades. And the thunderous roar of the said ammunition d ...
History of The Parthenon
... building new buildings with the same influence. These influences help to keep history alive. Here I have shown the people how exciting architecture is and the history of these two very interesting and beautiful building can be sustained after all these years siting in the center of these two amazing ...
... building new buildings with the same influence. These influences help to keep history alive. Here I have shown the people how exciting architecture is and the history of these two very interesting and beautiful building can be sustained after all these years siting in the center of these two amazing ...
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... • Oath of native born, male, Athenian citizens at 18 years, received a shield and a spear • “Never to disgrace his holy arms, never to forsake his comrade in ranks, but to fight for the holy temples and the common welfare, alone or with others; to leave his country not in a worse, but in a better st ...
... • Oath of native born, male, Athenian citizens at 18 years, received a shield and a spear • “Never to disgrace his holy arms, never to forsake his comrade in ranks, but to fight for the holy temples and the common welfare, alone or with others; to leave his country not in a worse, but in a better st ...
Parthenon
The Parthenon (/ˈpɑrθəˌnɒnˌ -nən/; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών; Modern Greek: Παρθενώνας) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power. It was completed in 438 BC although decoration of the building continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the zenith of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy and western civilization, and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. The Greek Ministry of Culture is currently carrying out a program of selective restoration and reconstruction to ensure the stability of the partially ruined structure.The Parthenon itself replaced an older temple of Athena, which historians call the Pre-Parthenon or Older Parthenon, that was destroyed in the Persian invasion of 480 BC. The temple is archaeoastronomically aligned to the Hyades. While a sacred building dedicated to the city's patron goddess, the Parthenon was actually used primarily as a treasury. For a time, it served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire. In the final decade of the sixth century AD, the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.After the Ottoman conquest, it was turned into a mosque in the early 1460s. On 26 September 1687, an Ottoman ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures. In 1806, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures with the alleged permission of the Ottoman Empire. These sculptures, now known as the Elgin Marbles or the Parthenon Marbles, were sold in 1816 to the British Museum in London, where they are now displayed. Since 1983 (on the initiative of Culture Minister Melina Mercouri), the Greek government has been committed to the return of the sculptures to Greece.