Acropolis

Every teenager has experienced the important and terrifying question, what do you want to be when you grow up? For me I had no idea, and as I tried to figure it out I came to realise there are endless possibilities when it comes to the future. I loved the idea of being a teacher, but what made me set on architecture was the architecture classes and technology classes I took in high school. It was the only place where I felt like me. So I pursued it. I applied to two school for architecture and…

Greece, Roman, and the Middle Ages were very different time periods. The Greeks ruled from 1750 bc to 133 bc. This was a time of war. Training would start at age seven but if the child was sick he or she would be left to die. With this war, a major change arose. The war required Spartan women to exercise and strengthen their bodies to produce strong offspring. This is something that has never happened before. The Greeks were known for were their crowd pleasing Olympic games. Ultimately the end…

and rational thought. Athena is the focus of The Parthenon just as it was in the ancient Greece. Inside the Parthenon, Athena was built with 8 pounds of gold. The 5th century BCE temple of the Parthenon, Which continues to this day to dominate the acropolis of the city, was built in her honor.…

St Paul’s second stop on the second missionary journey in Corinth, a pot of people from different religions and cultures and had no strong religious traditions. Paul set up his tent making shop in one of the back streets of Corinth were he could converse with people as they passed. That way he could spread the word of God to people of all different cultures and backgrounds. During the second journey Paul travelled by boat preaching to everyone in Corinth. Pauls message was if you stayed with god…

While the ship was on its way back to Athens, they stopped at the island of Naxos, where Theseus lost Ariadne, and forgot to set out the white sail. Upon his urgency, “King Aegus, from Acropolis, where for days he had watched with straining eyes. It was to him the sign of his son’s death and he threw himself from a rocky height into sea, and was killed”(216). Theseus took the throne as King of Athens, making him an even greater hero by taking…

Buildings, both old and new serve a purpose in an enviroment. Old buildings are very important due their historical significance and they as a tangible connection to past, while newer buildings help to make an area seem more contemporary and progressive. It is therefore important that both these types of buildings are present in a space, however older structures must only remain when they are still safe to be inhabited and bring value that general vicinity. In many of the world's great cities,…

Everyone loves to go to the beach, the sound of waves crashing onto the shore, the scorching sun, sound of seagulls flying above, and everyone enjoys playing a game of beach volleyball and meeting new people. But every once in awhile those beautiful beach days can turn for the worst. The waves that were once playful become violent and the sun is hidden by the dark angry clouds fast approaching. In today's society we would just be mad at ourselves for not checking the weather, but for ancient…

invasion of Athens by the Dorians, Sparta's allies, the Athenians wanted revenge against Sparta and its allies (Herodotus 5.77). War has the effect of bringing a nation together under a common enemy. Herodotus later provides an inscription on the Acropolis in Athens that describes its victories in war, as it states that the "Boeotians and Chalcidians, both nations, have been conquered by sons of the Athenians, in deeds of warlike valor. In murk and iron bondage they quenched the flame of their…

paradigm of successful Classical architecture. The construction began roughly around 500 BC and it is generally considered the zenith of the Doric order. During that time, almost every Greek city-state had an acropolis because Greek was an warring state. The Parthenon happened to be laid upon the acropolis of Athens. Its decorative sculptures were considered the pinnacle of Greek classical art. It was dedicated to the goddess of Athena, who was chosen by the Athenian people as their patron. The…

early Greek theaters possessed an orchestra, or dancing area, a skene, which was a dressing room, and theatron to provide a viewing area. Furthermore, one of the first Greek theaters, the Dionysus Theatre, originated in Athens at the foot of an acropolis. However, despite the meticulous detail of the theater, damage to seating arrangements in about 449 B.C. caused many casualties and therefore was rebuilt to secure the seats. The technique was then used in many later theaters. Over time, more…