From the 8th century BCE to the 5th century CE in the Mediterranean Basin there were many political and cultural changes and continuities. Politically, social stability was created due to a change from a democratic form of government to an empire given that empires do not promote the acceptance of opinions of all people. In addition, cultural changes were also portrayed with the characteristics of religions changing from the popular polytheistic view to a monotheistic view since it appealed to all classes. Finally, throughout the time period architecture continued to be innovated because of the desire for larger, grander, and more beautiful structures to portray the power of civilizations and empires. The political change from a democratic
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Architectural innovations can be seen in Greece in the 8th century BCE with Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns. These columns were not only supporting structures, but were also decorative and were used to make Greece’s greatest architectural feats like the Parthenon. The Parthenon portrayed the power of the Athenian government because it reflected the wealth and prosperity of Athens due the Parthenon’s massive size. Innovations in architecture continued in the 6th century BCE with the Roman Republic as well as in the Roman Empire in the 1st century CE. The Romans used many architectural innovations like domes, arches, vaulted ceilings and concrete to create their grand structures. The Romans developed a form of stronger concrete and used arches a long with vaulted ceilings to create higher and more stable buildings. Like Greece, they wanted to portray the power of Rome and created architectural feats such as the Pantheon and the …show more content…
With the greater benefits of social stability governments changed from democracies to empires. There were also cultural changes sparked by the unappealing nature of polytheism to all people and thus changing to monotheistic religions. Finally, there was a continuous prevalence of architectural innovation throughout this time period due to the desire for grander structures to reflect power. Today, some of these changes and continuities are still relevant with Christianity still being prevalent throughout the world as well as the architectural innovations used in this time period continuing to be applied in modern
Architectural innovations can be seen in Greece in the 8th century BCE with Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns. These columns were not only supporting structures, but were also decorative and were used to make Greece’s greatest architectural feats like the Parthenon. The Parthenon portrayed the power of the Athenian government because it reflected the wealth and prosperity of Athens due the Parthenon’s massive size. Innovations in architecture continued in the 6th century BCE with the Roman Republic as well as in the Roman Empire in the 1st century CE. The Romans used many architectural innovations like domes, arches, vaulted ceilings and concrete to create their grand structures. The Romans developed a form of stronger concrete and used arches a long with vaulted ceilings to create higher and more stable buildings. Like Greece, they wanted to portray the power of Rome and created architectural feats such as the Pantheon and the …show more content…
With the greater benefits of social stability governments changed from democracies to empires. There were also cultural changes sparked by the unappealing nature of polytheism to all people and thus changing to monotheistic religions. Finally, there was a continuous prevalence of architectural innovation throughout this time period due to the desire for grander structures to reflect power. Today, some of these changes and continuities are still relevant with Christianity still being prevalent throughout the world as well as the architectural innovations used in this time period continuing to be applied in modern