Agora

The portico was surrounded by an agora (a square for people's assemblies), the territory of the temple, palaestra, which existed in every Greek city. Everywhere on the slopes of the hills there are stone theaters - the most notable were built in Delphi, Dodona, Oropos, Priene, Pergamum and Syracuse. A universal distribution of the Ionic order became popular in the temple architecture, especially in Asia Minor. The reconstruction of the temple of Artemis in Ephesus continued, a magnificent temple…

architect Apollodorua of Damascus to construct the forum. The forum which is the largest in Roma, is a vast complex which has squares, the Basilica Ulpia, Trajan Column and the Divine Temple of Trajan (see figures 9, 10, and 11). Similar to the Agora of Athens, it is the center of commerce and politics within Roma. Upon arrival we entered Trajan’s Forum through an elegant archway called the Triumphal Arch. The arch led to a large square which the Romans called a piazza. The sqaure is a…

With the unjust agreement Epicrates claims it should be unbinding. After feeling wronged Epicrates found Athenogenes in the agora to have a discussion. It didn't take long to learn about the debts of Midas, so Athenogenes must have known of them. But, Athenogenes denied knowledge of the debts owed to creditors. Which forces Epicrates to believe he had just lied in the agora. This lie adds to the claims of Athenogenes not abiding by the law. Athenogenes also failed to inform Epicrates about…

“What is the city? How does it come into existence?” These questions ring clear in the opening chapter of Mumford’s book, as he sets out on a journey to discover the deeper meaning of today’s all-to-common city structure. The quest for understanding the fabric of the city is not formed simply on the physical remnants of ancient artifacts, but on uncovering and connecting fragments of the development of religious, technological and societal structures. Within this framework, Mumford exemplifies…

diffused through the Mediterranean Sea region to Italy, Spain, France, and northern Africa. The Greek empire had two distinct functional zones in Greek cities. The Acropolis are cities that have worship temples, and the seat of political power while Agora was the second city, and it was the province of the citizens. This zone was an area where public meetings, education, and social events took place. Roman cities begin 200 B.C., and the Roman Empire became the largest empire in the west. In…

“Socrates must be punished, there is no other way to save the Athenian way of life, for he praises the Lacedaemonians, our sworn enemy in these dark times.” Demetrius may be hot headed and not the most reasonable character, but he does have a point. Socrates praises those Oligarchic Spartans, and undermines our Athenian Democracy. So I put forth, “If we allow him to continue his teachings the youth of Athens may continue to be corrupted and grow ideas of a hegemony over the people, and throw…

Planned cities Most Greek cities had an agora where markets and government meetings were held. Many also had an acropolis, a high, heavily defended area where temples stood and citizens sheltered in times of enemy attack. These were the places in which people lived their public lives. To find out how they lived in private, archaeologists have dug up ordinary houses in cities such as Olynthos. -Town planning Athen grew up naturally over hundreds of years, houses in many shapes were built almost…

first time once I got to cyber school. They saw my intelligence and placed me in honors and AP classes for the first time. I could pick up the information easier in the cyber setting because there is not social conformity. After C++ programming at Agora, I started programming Pebble watchfaces. Here are the links to them. https://apps.getpebble.com/applications/5526f12aa586f20750000067 This is the first one I made is called Flowers and Sun.…

Spatial patterns will be compared between the different sites of the Neolithic and Greek Cultures. The Greek cultures all have a very similar floor plan. The temple of Hera the Precinct at Isthmia and the Sanctuary at Asklepieion both have almost the same exact floor plan. Both a rectangular base and foundation with columns surrounding outside of the area. The entrances of the three sites is where the differences begin to occur. Some of the buildings had only a front entrance within the…

As I brought up before the agora was the main place for assembly, it was the place where everybody would go up and meet each other. Many of these sightings were very similar in looks but had many different designs to them. A Parthenon is a former temple in ancient Greece which had…