Arts in Greece

Paintting and writing on walls is nothing new for this era. In prehistoric times , people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animal, tings and people in caves . Graffiti has been found in plenty of ancient sites such as Greece,Italy , Toronto, and Iraq. In the Roman towns of Italy, archaeologists found plenty of graffiti written in Latin and other Languages, including romantic and harsh messgaes. In the 1960’s , young adults in New York City used untensils to write their Initals, or…

vases in the “Gods and Heroes” section of the Greek Galley in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. This vase was probably produced during the Archaic and Classical periods when vase painting was well-known in Athens, Greece. It represents one of the Gods, Poseidon who is in controlled of the waters and brother of Zeus. The artist who created this vase seem to have used a technique that involves using red-orange colors to compliment with the black outlines. The…

Male citizens had to lead life as soldiers from age of 7, living in barracks and dining communally. Everyone in Greece knew…

can help us develop as a modern society and improve our own education system by looking at what worked and didn’t work for ancient Greece. It’s also a very fascinating topic to learn about, there’s different evidence to support both sides but I’m here to share my knowledge on why Athens’ education system was better than Sparta’s. Reason 1: Better values In ancient greece Spartan women had a lot of rights that Athenian women did not have, they could vote, own property, could talk to their…

Ancient Greeks became recognized for their amazing designs in art. In Art History and Artists Ancient Greek Art it says, “During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style.” In Art History and Artists Ancient Greek Art it says, “The Greeks from the Archaic Period made statues of men called Kouroi and women called Korai. These statues had similar characteristics and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides.” In the Classical Period most…

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…

that we do not make the same mistakes as others did in the past, ever since then I have been enthralled with learning about history and learning from mistakes from the past. I really enjoy learning about ancient and classical Greece and the Roman Empire. When I think of Greece in the ancient and classical eras I think about the Greek Gods, Alexander the Great, Athens and Sparta, the Greek and Persian Wars, and the creation…

The Predynastic period was a time of huge transition in the years of 3500 BCE. There were political changes and also divides. These years focused on tombs, pottery, paintings, and other pieces of art that also took place in the 3500s. In ancient Egypt many tombs and temples were in different places and were being built with different types of materials. The most common and original tomb type was the mastaba, which is also known as the “bench”. The mastaba is a shape of a rectangle brick or a…

world in a matter of seconds. But as impressive as all this is, nothing compares to any of the ancient cultures. All the ancient cultures like the Greeks, the Etruscan and the Romans created perfectly shaped buildings, statues and magnificent pieces of art with a small amount of tools that were available to them at the time. And yet even with their antique methods and tools, the ancient civilizations still find their way to amaze us today with some of their artwork like the Parthenon. This is a…

The form of government chosen by each city-state in Greece played a large role in the character and treatment of its citizens, as well as their treatment of other city-states. The oligarchy style of government used in Sparta and the democracy style of government used in Athens both have strengths and weaknesses that helped form the culture of each of these two city-states. The Spartans chose an oligarchy style of government that was ruled by a small group of men called the Council of Elders.…