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35 Cards in this Set
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Hippodamus of Miletus |
Published a book on good design and structure |
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Hippodamian Grid |
Symmetry of areas - maximizes size and structure; straight alleys bring good air |
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Greek Urban Planning |
The gods were arranged in major spots (zeus-middle, aphrodite-ocean) |
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Monopteros |
A round building with no walls |
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Macedonia |
Multiethnic; Pella and Aegae - main cities/capitals |
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Philip II |
Assassinated in capital city; very liked but was still killed |
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Alexander "The Great" |
Heir to Macedonian throne, conquers the greeks; stepped up to throne at 15; got people to like him |
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Antigonid Dynasty |
Comes after Alexander's fall, Heart of Macedonia |
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Pergamon |
Located in the Persian empire |
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Attalos |
Son of guy who steals money; declares himself king from Father's wealth |
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Attalid Dynasty |
Attalos ruled over it; people tried to take his money but he was able to defend it |
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Syria |
Ruled over by Seleukes |
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Seleukes |
General under Alexander, took control of Syria after his fall |
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Seleukid Dynasty |
Seleukos takes over and his ruling is a drastic change |
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Egypt |
ruled over by Ptolemy |
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Ptolemy |
General under alexander that takes over Egypt after his fall |
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Lagid Dynasty |
Ruling of Ptolemy, Cleopatra ends up in its rule |
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Tropaion |
Turning point; a change where one sides power switches to another (battle scenes) |
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Tessera |
Mosaic cube that a piece is made of |
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Battle of Issos |
the great win over the Persians by Alexander the Great |
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Bucephalos |
Alexander's favorite war horse |
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Darius III |
Leader of the persians; Emperor/king; enemy of Alexander |
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Philetairos |
Was given Macedonian royal treasury to "watch" but ends up hiding it and hoarding it |
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Attalos I (247-197) |
Took money after father died and declared himself king |
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Gauls/Gallic |
Slighly nomadic; normadic work-for-hire (killing) moved into greek/roman world |
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Celts/Celtic |
Nomadic people, from same area as Gauls |
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Torque |
Open-ended piece of jewelry (necklace) |
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Tyche |
Represents good fortune; grain goddess |
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Personification |
Cities were represented by women; represented the masses |
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Mural crown |
A headpiece made of city walls with gates and towers; personification of a city |
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Heroon |
Temple dedicated to the hero of the town; brocos of Didema |
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naiskos |
temple chapel that help the priestesses on duty |
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adyton |
heart of the temple; dedicated to the god |
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Phantasia |
Enveloping all of your senses into a piece of work |
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Symplegma |
Scene of 2 figures in struggle (fight/love in hellenistic) |
