Erechtheion, on the Acropolis, Athens, 421-05 BC I have chosen to do my essay on the Erechtheion, on the Acropolis. The reason I had chosen the Acropolis temple is because of the beautiful statues represented on the south side of the temple. I also enjoyed reading the history and what the temple represents to the Greeks. Doing some research throughout the module 4 pages 14 and 15 there is a lot of information located on the web. I found that the temple was built in honor of Athena and also…
Pericles’ Vision Realized: The New Acropolis The original Greek Acropolis, built in Ancient Greece on a large hill overlooking the city of Athens, as seen in Figure 1, was a temple built in honor of the Goddess Athena in hopes that she would protect the city and its residents. In the years 280-279 B.C., the Acropolis is sacked and ruined by the Persians during the Persian Wars. When Pericles comes to power in 461 B.C., he rebuilds the Acropolis in order to commemorate Athens’ victory over…
DAY ???? Acropolis and Parthenon of Athens by Loren Jurkovic Year 11 (WHEN) 28th of July 447BCE (MAIN EVENT/S) Timeline of Events - 3500-3000BCE: Remains found from the Neolithic period indicate that there was a continuous settlement up the slopes in ancient caves. - 1600 – 1100BCE: The Mycenaean people of the Bronze Age built a large fortification wall with the perimeter of 760 metres at the head of…
The Acropolis of Athens is probably one of Greece’s most famous attractions. Atop a massive rocky outcrop, you will find a citadel. Within the citadel, there are ancient buildings and architecture of great historic significance. One of the buildings is the world-famous Parthenon. There is also the Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheion, A Symbol Of Greek Legacy The Acropolis has such a cultural significance, that students around the developed world are taught about it when…
The Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome: Comparison Introduction History shows that the Parthenon was built on a raised platform, and consisted, basically, of a cella (enclosed room) surrounded by a peristyle of free-standing columns. The entire building, including the roof tiles, was constructed of white pentelic marble. Large areas, such as the columns, were left white, but most of the details, such as the sculptures, were brightly painted (Hopper 122). The temple had seventeen…
Greece and Athens have achieved vast amounts of wonder and fame today. The opulent structures, the detailed sculptures, or the compact cites that convey a busy urban living. All of these contribute to the awe-inspiring city. Athens is the site of multiple historical buildings such as The Agora, which originally served as a marketplace, subsequently contained temples and civic buildings. Another notable structure constructed in that time is the Akropolis; an ancient citadel which was composed of…
The Persian sack of Athens in 480 B.C.E. has left modern archeologist perplexed as to what it meant for the fate of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis. Gloria Ferrari has compiled and analyzed the most predominant theories concerning the temple’s actuality through use of evidence provided through archaeological, epigraphical, and historical means. The first theory is proposed by Dörpfeld, in which the temple was not destroyed during the sack of Athens merely damaged and repaired (Ferrari…
The Athenian army got the Persians to the see which then was the battle at the Bay of Salamis which is located near Athens. The Greeks won that battle but most of their temples were burned and destroyed. The Greeks have been reconstructing the Parthenon since the late 400’s and are still working on it. Wealth was important to the Greeks and that is one of the reasons…
Artwork from Greece, especially Athens was depicted as the significance and achievements of humans. Furthermore, much of the Greek art was to honor the gods, in which the gods were created in the persona of humans. In similar contrast, the artwork from the period of the Panathenaic games, illustrated Athena and some sort of athletic event. Between the beginning of the sixth and by the end of the fourth centuries B.C., new techniques were starting to be used to decorate the fine pottery.…
taken place where all women agreed to abjure all sexual privileges, to prove the significance of this oath, Lysistrata specifically mentions various of sexual positions. All women who abided by this oath, seized control of the state’s treasury, Acropolis. Without access to this, the men would not be able to…