In the center of Athens, the temple of their patron goddess Athena stands proudly on the acropolis, its massive marble form imposing awe upon all who behold it. Doric columns over 30ft high surround the rectangular base and support a ceiling that protects a statue almost as beautiful as it’s likeness. At one time, the Parthenon would have been described precisely this way. Even though time has long since done away with its wooden roof and the exquisite statue of Athena, its looming columns still reach toward the sprawling Athenian sky. To get an idea of this ancient marvel in its prime, one may journey to an unlikely place for such classic culture: Nashville, Tennessee. Although there is no contest between the American recreation and the original, the former was made as accurately as possible, right down to its 42ft statue of the goddess Athena.
As is represented throughout most of Grecian architecture and the architecture of cultures that it influenced, the column was one of the most important parts of a Greek building. Through the centuries, they became more elaborate, starting …show more content…
The two most definitely powerful city-states became Athens and Sparta, and it was only a matter of time before they came to bump heads in the next major war of Greece: the Peloponnesian war. This war also involved alliances, but those of the most destructive kind. These alliances pitted a common people against each other when Athens’ and Sparta’s rivalry over the control of Greece dissolved the entire nation into civil war. From 431 to 404 BC a series of attacks raged between the Peloponnesus and Attica peninsula ‘empires’ of Athens and Sparta. In the end, Sparta was victorious, and Athens never regained its pre-war prosperity, but all of Greece felt the economic and overall negative aftereffects of the civil wars, leading up to them being conquered by
As is represented throughout most of Grecian architecture and the architecture of cultures that it influenced, the column was one of the most important parts of a Greek building. Through the centuries, they became more elaborate, starting …show more content…
The two most definitely powerful city-states became Athens and Sparta, and it was only a matter of time before they came to bump heads in the next major war of Greece: the Peloponnesian war. This war also involved alliances, but those of the most destructive kind. These alliances pitted a common people against each other when Athens’ and Sparta’s rivalry over the control of Greece dissolved the entire nation into civil war. From 431 to 404 BC a series of attacks raged between the Peloponnesus and Attica peninsula ‘empires’ of Athens and Sparta. In the end, Sparta was victorious, and Athens never regained its pre-war prosperity, but all of Greece felt the economic and overall negative aftereffects of the civil wars, leading up to them being conquered by