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Who is this? When did he live? What did he do? How did he die?
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Portrait Bust of Perikles,
495-429 BC • Athens public building program • Statesman during the Peloponnesian War. • Died of the plague. |
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Who is this? When did he live? What did he do?
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Portrait Bust of Thucydides,
460-395 BC • Athenian general • Historian of the "History of the Peloponnesian War." |
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Who is this? When did he live? What did he do? Where was he born and where did he die?
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Portrait Bust of Aeschylus
525-456 Born in Eleusis (Attika) Died in Gela (Sicily) • Author 70 plays, only have 7. |
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Portrait Bust of Sophokles
497-406 BC • Athenian tragedian said to have written 123 plays, of which only seven survive. |
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Who is this? When did he live? What did he do?
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Portrait Bust of Euripides
480-406 BC • Athenian tragedian, • Author of 92-95 plays, of which only 18 survived. |
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Who is this? When did he live? What did he do?
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Portrait Bust of Aristophanes
446-386 BC • Athenian comedic playwright. • 11 of his 30 plays. |
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Who is this? When did he live? What did he do?
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Lykourgos of Sparta
7th c. BC • Credited as responsible for Sparta's reforms and communal militarism. |
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What style is this? Who made it? When was it made? What does it show?
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Athenian Late Geometric Funerary Amphora
Dipylon Master 755-750 BC • Depicting Prothesis (exposure of dead) |
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Athenian red-figure amphora (Myson)
500-495 BC • depicting Kroisos of Lydia on funerary pyre. |
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Who is this? Who are the two queens?
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Amazons, nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology.
Queens: Penthesilca, Hippolyta |
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What style is this? Who made it? When was it made? What does it show?
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Athenian white-ground lekythos
Achilles Painter 440 BC • depicting Athenian warrior taking leave of his wife. |
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Where is this? What is it? When were the games founded? Near where?
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Panhellenic stadium at Olympia
776 BC near sanctuaries of Zeus and Hera |
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What style is this? Who made it? When was it made? What does it show?
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Athenian Panathenaic prize amphora
480 BC • depicting long distance foot race • every 4 years Berlin Painter |
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Athenian black-figured amphora of Panathenaic
540 BC • shape showing aulodic contest |
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Obverse of a Panathenaic prize amphora and lid
Nikodemos (potter) 363-362 BC |
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Reverse of Panathenaic prize amphora and lid
Marsyas Painter 340-339 BC |
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What is this an example of?
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Representation of Pankration, brutal boxing/wrestling sport.
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What is this? Where is it?
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Athenian Kerameikos, primary cemetery of Athens
view of Street of the Tombs |
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Athenian relief, "Mourning Athena" showing goddess reading an inscription
460 BC |
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Archaic marble funerary stele from Athenian Kerameikos
530 BC • depicting deceased in relief. • Sphinx is in final round. |
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What is this? When was it made? What does it show?
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Stele of Ampharete, Athenian Kerameikos
430-400 BC • depicting grandmother holding grandchild. |
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What is this? When was it made? What does it show?
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Stele of Hediste from Demetrias-Pagasai,
350 BC • depicting dead Hediste, died w/ her child in childbirth. |
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Who painted it? When was it made? What does it show?
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Acropolis of Athens, time of Apostle Paul,
(1st c. AD) envisioned by Leo von Klenze 1846 |
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What is this plans for? Who were the two people involved with this? Which war is it connected to?
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Acropolis conceived as "dissertation to Victory" following Persian Wars (Kimon and Perikles)
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What is this? Who built it? When was it made? Who was the sculptor?
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Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis
Iktinos and Kallikrates (sculptor Pheidias) 447-438 BC |
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Varvakeion Athena Parthenos
2nd c. AD • reduced statue of statue Athena Parthenos, stood inside Parthenon. |
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What is this? Where was it found?
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Marble sculptures of Goddesses,
East Pediment of the Parthenon. |
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What is this?
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Parthenon frieze detail
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Where was it found?
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One of south metopes of the Parthenon
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What is this? When was it made? What does it show?
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Erechtheion on the Athenian Acropolis
430-406 BC • sculptural decoration completed early 4th c. BC. • Caryatid portico. |
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Temple of Athena Nike (Victory) on the Athenian Acropolis built in the 420s BC.
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What is this? When was it made? What does it show?
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Temple of Athena Nike
• frieze showing Greek/Persian battle. • perhaps earliest Greek historical relief. |
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What is this? Who was the architect?
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The Propylaia of the Athenian Acropolis during Panathenaic Festival
Mnesikles (Architect) |
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What is this?
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Caryatid portico, Erechtheion
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What is this? When was it made? Where was it found?
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Athenian trireme relief
410 BC fragment Athenian Acropolis |
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What is this? Left? Right?
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Classical Athenian Agora (public space)
(left) Stoa of Attalos (right) Acropolis |
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What is this? When was it made? Who funded it?
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Stoa of Attalos
241-197 funded Attalos I Athenian Agora |
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What is this? What are the use?
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Klepsydra (water clock)
Athenian Agora • time speeches in courts |
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What is this? What are the use? Where was this found?
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Kleroterion (voting machine)
Athenian Agora • randomness of the lot |
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What is this? What are the use? How many in a jury?
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Dikast's Ballots
Athenian • jury min. 201, max. 1000. |
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Where is this? Legendary birthplace of whom? What can be found here?
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Delos
center of Cyclades, legendary birthplace of Apollo & Artemis (mother Leto) • earliest surviving synagogue |
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What is this? What year were they constructed?
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Terrace of Lions at Delos to Apollo
600 BC |
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What is this?
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Theater of Dionysos, south slope Athenian Acropolis
• tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripedes performed. |
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What is this? which century was it made?
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Epidauros theater
4th c. BC. |
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What is this?
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Theater at Sparta
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What is this? What is special about this place?
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Ancient theater at Vergina
336 BC, Philip II assasinated. |
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What is this? What's the date of its construction? Where is this theatre?
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Odeion of Herodes Atticus
AD 161 south slope of the Athenian Acropolis • thought to be roofed, but doubtful |
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What is this? When was it made? Where was this found?Out of what material?
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Delphi charioteer
5th c. BC. bronze |
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What is this? Whats the date of this plan?
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Plan of Miletos (Asia Minor)
498-408 BC • regular block plan work of Hippodamos Miletos, such plans referred to as Hippodamian. |
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What is this? Date? Made of what?
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Among earliest coins, opposed to weighted/stamped bundles.
7th & 6th c. BC. gold/silver * note impressions on surface. |
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What is this? Date? Made of what? Who is pictured on this coin?
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Athenian silver coins
6th c. BC. • head of Athena. • owl on reverse side. |
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Who is pictured? Who was he the father of? Where was this found?
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Forensic reconstruciton Philip II, father of A. the Great.
tomb of Vergina |
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What is this? Name two rulers and their dates.
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Royal Palace at Persepolis
Darius I: 550-486 BC. Xerxes: 519-465 BC. |
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What is this? Where is it? Famous Hall here?
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Persian capital at Persepolis, Iran
including "Harem of Xerxes", Hall of 100 columns. |
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What style is this? When was it made? What does it show? Who threw the pot? Who painted it? What's its special name?
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Francois Vase. Athenian black figure krater style by potter Ergotimos and painter Kleitias. Shows boar hunt and funerary games of Patroklos on neck and on body marriage od Peleus and Thetis & Troilos and Achilles. 570BC
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What is this? Where was this new harbor planned to be built? After which battle? Which ruler is associated with it?
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Plan of Piraeus, new harbor of Athena after Battle of Salamis
Hippodamos of Miletos |
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What is this? Whats the date it was founded? Who founded it?
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Syracuse. Founded by the Corinthians and Teneans, 737 BC.
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What is this? Whats the date of this plan?
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Plan of Syracuse
5th c. BC. |
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Athenian red-figure skyphos w/Penelope and Tele machos, Penelope's loom behind them
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What is this? When was it constructed?
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Epidauros theater
4th c. BC. |
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Who is shown here? When was it made? What is it made out of? Where was it found?
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Bronze of Zeus or Poseidon found in sea off Cape Artemision 450BC
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What is this? Who made it? When was it made? What does it show?
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Cup by Douris
485 BC depicting lessons in music, reading, writing. |
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Who is it? When did he live? What did he do thats important?
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Plato. 424-348 BC. Founded The Academy, wrote The Apology, Pheaedo, and Krito.
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Who is it? When did he live?
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Socrates. 469-399 BC.
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Who is it? When did he live? What did he do thats important?
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Aristotle. 384-322 BC. Founder of the Lyceum in Athens.
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What happens at symposiums?
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Drinking, food, vomiting, sex, music, dancing!
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What is it? Where is it from? Which island? Date? Who are the two ppl Battleing in the picture? Which Battle is it?
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Alexander Mosaic. From House of Faun at Pompeii. 100BC. Shows Alexander the Great and King Darius @ Battle of Issos
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what is it, using what, used by
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Macedonian phalanx drawing showing use of sarissa, used by Macedonian hoplites
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Who's tomb is this? What does it show? When was it constructed?
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Facade of Tomb of Phillip II, Hunt Fresco. Late 4th century BC.
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Whose tomb was this found in? What is it? When was it put there?
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Interior of Macedonian tomb of Phillip II. Gorytos and greaves against the inner door of the tomb. (Bottom: arrow found inside gorytos) Late 4th century BC
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Who is it? Whats it made out of? Found where?
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Alexander III, The Great. Small ivory head (and portraits). Found in tomb thought to be Philip II's.
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Who is it? Whats it made out of? Found where?
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Phillip II. Ivory head. Found in tomb thought to be his.
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inside of what, found where, name of site, showing what, whose
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The inside of the gold larnax found in the antechamber of the tomb thought by some scholars to be the Tomb of Philip II, showing the gold & purple cloth that enwrapped the cremated remains of a female
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interior of what, for who, showing what, what is the outside made of, location inside
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The interior of the Macedonian tomb thought by some scholars to be the Tomb of Philip II, showing the smaller gold larnax found in the marble sarcophagus in the antechamber of the tomb
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view of what, believed to be what, where, what happen here
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Aerial view of the palace & theater at Vergina (=Aigai?). If Aigai, it was in this theater that Philip II was assassinated in 336 BC
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name of item, who is it, by who
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The Stele of Azara thought to be a copy of the celebrated portrait of Alexander the Great by the sculptor Lysippos
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What is it, where was it found, when was it made
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Five Gold Masks from Grave Circe A
16th c. BC |
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What is this, where is it found, when was it built
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Lion's Gate
Temple of Mycenae 1350-1200 BC |
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What kind of art is this? Where is it from? What does it show? Who made it? When?
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Mosaic floor from Pella in Macedonia showing deer hunt. Made by Gnosis. End of 4th century BC.
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What kind of art is this? Who is the god in the picture? Where was it found? When?
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Mosaic floor from Pella at Macedonia showing god Dionysos riding a panther; end of 4th century BC
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What is it? When was it created? Where is it now?
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The Great Alter of Zeus at Pergamon. 175BC. Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
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Detail of what? From where? Date?
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Detail of Gigantomy scene from E frieze of Great Alter of Zeus at Pergamon. 175 BC
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Whats this a reconstruction of? When was it built? By whom? How tall?
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Lighthouse (Pharos) of Alexandria. 1/7 wonders of the Ancient World. 300BC by Sostratos of Knidos. 100m tall.
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What is it? During which period was it constructed? Built where? By whom? When?
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Temple of Horus at Edfu in Egypt.Hellinistic period construction (257-237). built by Ptolemaic rulers but in Egyptian style.
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What are these? When?
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1-3/4th century AD. Fayyum mummy portraits of Macedonian colonists of Egypt.
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Who is this a coin of? What kind of coin is it? Date?
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Indo-Greek Baetrian coinage. Zeus and Elephant. 2nd century BC
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Who is this a coin of? What kind of coin is it? Date?
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Indo-Greek Baetrian coinage. Antimachos. 180 BC
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Odyssey
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-Homer
-750 BC -Characters: Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachos, Athena -Books 9-12, 21-24 |
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Herodotus
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Herodotus -"Father of History"
-Lived from 484-425 BC -Wrote the history of the Persian War -Attributed things to the gods so unreliable |
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Thucydides
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The father of scientific history
-Lived from 460-395 BC -History of the Peloponnesian War -History suddenly stops around 412 |
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Antigone
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-By Sophokles, lived from 497-406 BC
-A tragedy about a woman wanting to bury her brother against the laws of the kings -Characters: Antigone, Creon |
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Clouds
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-Aristophones, 446-386 BC, comedic playwright
-Produced 423 BC -Mocks Socrates: calls him a sophist and says taht he is corrupting the youth |
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Apology and Krito
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-By Plato, student of Socrates, Lived 424-348
-Founded the Academy -Recorded his trial |
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Medea
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-Euripides, 480-406 BC, tragedian
-Mother kills her children -Medea, Jason |
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Life of Alexander the Great
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-Plutarch, 45-120 AD
-Life of Plutarch |
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Illiad
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-Homer 8th century
-Books 23 &24 -Patricles and bromance with Achilles -Funerary games and also about the body of Hector |
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Ithika
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-Cavafy
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Odes of Pindar
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-Pindar, poet, 522-443
-Olympian I(476) -Pythian 8(446) -Written for Olympic victors |
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Second Olynthiac
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-Demosthemes, 4th century
-Bashing Phillip II -Says Athenians should help the Olympians against Mycenae |
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Gettysburg Address
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-Lincoln in 1863
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