Architecture of ancient Greece

clothed one. Subsequently, the Knidian Aphrodite became one of the most famous statues in Ancient Greece. It inspired a number of nude and semi-nude representations of the goddess, one of them being the famous Venus de Milo. It is a very useful source for my investigation on Greek mythology influence, as it shows how Aphrodite, a goddess in her own right, was considered one of the most popular subjects of ancient Greek art. As the goddess of love, sex and physical beauty, she was considered a…

Ancient Greece is considered by many to be the foundation of Western society. It was the birthplace of democracy, Olympic sports, and also many of the styles of art we know and celebrate today. In fact, the Greeks were able to develop a mastery of their art that is still admired and sought after to this day. The Aphrodite of Melos, is an astounding sculpture that exemplifies this skill while carrying a powerful message along with it. The piece was created during the Hellenistic Period in…

abroad as well has having a profound effect on the cultural and civil trajectories of the mother cities of Hellas. The question to be answered though is why the Greeks first set off on this mass emigration from Greece. The Greeks began to send out colonies due to a scarcity of resources in Greece, the desire for trade and commerce, and lastly the pressures that stasis had…

Where the people of Greece formerly practiced arranged marriages, the fast-paced working society involving numerous interactions throughout the day which replaced the need for family to pick and choose their kin 's partners. Everything after engagement up to arranging the marriage with the best man, "koumparos”, and maid of honor, "koumpara", is carried out solely between the bride- and groom-to-be (Rigou, n.d.). When it comes to choosing the venue, due to the fact that Greece is primarily…

Sparta and Athens were both successful City States in Ancient Greece. Although they both were located in the same country, they both had conflicting views on several issues and they were different in the way they operated. The Athenians cared more about learning and the arts, while the Spartans were focused on military training and following orders. The two city states had different governments and social make-ups. Although the challenging city-states of Sparta and Athens were individually…

Another aspect of ancient Greek mythology that thrives in modern-day society is the lessons that the myths taught. The word “μύθος” (mythos) translates to “story” in the English language (Green 197). Due to this, the stories of ancient Greece are called myths, although the ancient Greeks themselves did not believe these tales of gods and goddesses were merely stories. The Although the myths are no longer heeded as warnings against the wraths of gods and goddesses, the myths held truths…

Grecian statue of Aphrodite stand out as being two sculptures that both display a shift in the medium of stone sculpture and in art history as a whole. The “standing” female figure is a smaller piece done in the Cycladic style by a Bastis Master from Greece, belonging to the Keros-Syros culture. It dates between 2600 and 2400 BCE, is made of marble, and can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in gallery 151 under the accession number 68.148. The Status of Aphrodite is a Roman marble copy…

The current governmental system employed by modern governments is based on the ancient Greek concept of the polis. In order to comprehend how the West adopted the principles of democracy in the early modern period, it is integral to build ones understanding of the ideas surrounding the establishment and maintenance of the Polis during the dark and classical ages in Greek history. For instance, prior to the development of democracy in Greek city-states, the poleis went through periods of…

society to rule for their own gain rather than the common good, an idea that was extremely important to the participatory politics of Ancient Athens. Furthermore, it gave rise to two systems Plato saw as being even worse than democracy - tyranny and anarchy – caused by people being given too much license under the democratic system. As an alternative to this,…

The ancient Greek polis of Athens was a economic, military, and cultural superpower during the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods. With a domain that controlled the cities of Naxos, Carystus in Euboea, and Miletus in Ionia at it’s peak. Their rival, Sparta, a military juggernaut supposedly built on strict military conduct and no comforts. The aim of this essay is to determine just how different and how similar these two poleis are, and to establish how atypical Athens is when compared…