Ancient Greek sculpture

When comparing these two communities you can see that many of the previous actions that the Ancient Greeks took influenced the behavior of the Red Army. These militaries share similarities as well differences. One similarity is that both settlements only have men in their military. From both primary sources, there is only men pictured on them. Furthermore, the women in these settlements had less rights and worth. Even though both settlements started with women having limited rights, over time…

to make things according to rules, “facere”, man made, “creatio”, creation from nothing, “excogitation”, to think up, “de novo creat”, to create anew. These Greek and Latin terms represent, quite literally, the origins of the word “creativity”, although they also embody the evolution of the concept itself. Poiein was used by ancient Greeks to refer to poetry, and illustrates their belief that creativity, and the creator, were of divine origin since only God and the poet truly created something…

created during a time of Peace for Athens. Regardless, this statuette symbols the desire for power and perfection that all Greeks citizens continued to strive for in all of their lives. Most temples in Greece were specifically designed to be seen only from the exterior, you could normally only glance in the interior, this is where the Parthenon differed. Due to the beautiful sculpture of Athena in the interior the Parthenon was designed in a way which allowed for a smooth transition existing…

Rome, a civilization of great importance for the development of the modern world, which has adapted upon many of the aspects of it which derive from the people surrounded by the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas, from ancient western Italy (Etruscans) and ancient southern Italy (Greeks). Rome was the centerpiece of Earth’s eastern hemisphere and stretched from modern day Spain to the beginning of the Caspian Sea. Rome may have immortalized its own ideologies and structures such as roads or the Julian…

The civilization of Ancient Greece was one that spanned for several years. During these times, the Greeks excelled in many different fields such as in art, entertainment, math, science and especially in architecture. Greek architecture showed the development and the evolution of their society. This type of engineering came from the people who inhabited the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese, the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Greek colonies in Ionia, and Magna Graecia. It stretches from 900…

Rome’s Purpose for Sculpture and Painting As has been the case throughout this course, I am once again intrigued by this week’s Learning Journal question. I had not previously thought about the purpose of Roman sculpture or considered if there were cherished Roman paintings, similar to the Mono Lisa. My research for this assignment surprised me. While the Romans no doubt enjoyed the esthetic of art, it was more to them. It was yet another tool for them to use, apply, exploit as a technology, the…

The Humanities in Ancient, Classical, and Hellenistic Greece The history of Greece is filled with ethos and color through all the ages and societies of the past. Ancient, Classical, and Hellenistic Greek are three civilizations rich in their expression of the humanities. While these cultures are very similar is some ways due to the fact that the people resided in the same country, many of their beliefs and practices were different from one another as they expanded on and learned from the period…

What forces shaped the Greeks ' attitudes to competitiveness? Social performance played a crucial role in the life of any Ancient Greek and the result of this constant performance was that the agôn became essential to the social dynamics of Ancient Greece. Agôn had a variety of meanings throughout Greek history, at first the term was used to define a space in which people compete however later on it was used to denote any kind of competition whether it be in an athletic contest or a…

2017 Homer The creator of Greek Mythology In Ancient Greece, many wonderfully talented and intelligent people have been created and shaped to become what they are known as now but, of all the people to come out of Greece, the most famous of all was Homer. Homer has an unknown history and little known early life which has had many historians scrambling to know. Homer however, has many great achievements that are noteworthy including being the author of the wildly famous Greek stories the Iliad…

Although, I will be talking about the main Met compound located at 1000 Fifth Avenue. The Met’s permanent collection is comprised of art from an expansive range of culture and various time periods within said cultures. Some of these genres include Greek, Roman, Egyptian, European, Medieval, Modern, American, Native American, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islander. These collections showcase art, history, and artifacts of the given genre. In addition to…