Athens Essay

citizens or pure spartans would have to be part of this military. The phalanx was a battle formation in which, soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder holding their shields overlapping each other, and moving in unison. Sparta had been challenged against the Athens which had begun a twenty-five-year-long war. This war is known as the Peloponnesian…

he was brought to court and was accused about the lack of faith in gods and the corruption of young people. The accusations raised against Socrates may seem ridiculous to us nowadays because of the different democracy we now have, but in ancient Athens they viewed them as attitudes to the good of all. Socrates directly challenged his accusers by denying any charge. As a philosopher, he used his strategy of making questions to bring out the truth. The question Socrates asked and the cause-effect…

Aashna Singh Ms. Jasmine Bhattacharjie Individuals and Societies 2.2 1 December 2014 Architectural Order of The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion It is common knowledge that Greek temples are admired remains of the ancient world, but what isn’t known by most is the ingenious architecture behind them. The Greeks took great pride in their temples, building them near flawlessly and placing them on the highest ground in every city, so that they could be admired from up close and a distance. There…

pieces of artwork in a museum, not wanting to return them to where they came from. The Greek argues that the pieces of artwork were taken illegally during the country’s Turkish occupation. the British have to return them so they are in display in Athens. The controversy…

the speech. Pericles wants his people to believe they are fighting for the best city in the world. He does this by transitioning from talking about their ancestors to modern day Athens. He begins to highlight why the Athenians make such a great society. During the climax of the speech he states that the citizens make Athens the place it is because the care the greater good. They all have a shared desire for freedom of which they are fighting for. He explains how they obey the laws not because…

(Turkey), is a monumental work of Greek art built by King Eumenes II of the Attalid dynasty, from about 166 to 156 BCE. The altar is adorned with a 370-foot long marble frieze which depicts the Gigantomachy from Greek mythology. Like the Parthenon in Athens - another icon of classical antiquity - the Zeus Altar was constructed on a terrace of the acropolis overlooking the ancient city of Pergamon, situated on the west coast of Anatolia (now Turkey) in Asia Minor. However, unlike the Parthenon,…

Greek Temple My Greek temple sits on a cliff looking over the Aegean Sea. My temple is dedicated to Poseidon who’s the God of the sea, and protectors of the water. The style I chose to use to build my temple was Iconic. My temple is rather long, and measuring twenty four by forty-five sq. ft. My columns are each three feet apart. They stretch to thirty-two feet tall and there are eight columns in the front eight columns in the back, and fifteen columns on each side. There is a carved band…

the Minotaur(MS4833) and the second is a Pyxis made by the famous Meleager Painter, which portrays the marriage of Herakles and Hebe(MS5462). Day after day slaves and poor workers dug clay out of the rich Attican ground in the region surrounding Athens. Attica’s iron-rich clay, with its burnt orange hue and slight sheen, caused it to be known as the best clay throughout Greece. This special clay, along with Athenian appreciation of the arts, caused the Attica region…

Plato's The Apology During the 428 B.C. to 348 B.C., in Athens Greece, wise man maned, Plato lived during 428 B.C. to 348 B.C. During that time, In 399 B.C, there was a Apology of Socrates, which was a trial during which the philosopher Socrates , where he was charged with many charges, he was able to defended himself..The Apology recreates the speech that Socrates made during the trial. The term “apology” that was used in the Socrates and Plato, has a different meaning from it is now. In the…

in Warrior by a Grace, the depiction of human figures in naturalistic poses and organic forms in sculpture, as seen in Polykleitos' Doryphoros, and by the incredibly detailed and strong architecture of columnar structures such as the Parthenon in Athens; additionally, the sense of harmony evoked by works produced during this time period, and the influence of Classical Greek style on the art and culture that followed it define its lasting identity. The pottery painting Warrior by a Grave depicts…