Arts in Greece

Ancient Greece is often viewed as the birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and free people ruling themselves. However, when Greece is broken down into her multiplicity of city-states, we see distinct variations across societies. The place this distinction is most easily seen is when comparing Athens and Sparta. Despite being sister cities, and working together to twice fend off Persian invaders in the Greco-Persian wars, Athens and Sparta always seemed to be rivals. Despite sharing new ways of…

and sequences of events. Some events or literature that occurred in the time of Ancient Greece were tragic, on the other hand, some were also eventful. Many ideas and great beliefs are represented during the time of Ancient Greece, which was grand or influential to people following the culture. Furthermore, the Greek gods and their relations towards western individualism are also key aspects of Ancient Greece and its society. Comparisons can be…

Solon was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. He is remebered particulary for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline in arachaic Athens. Cleisthenes was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting in on a deocratic footing. For these accomplisments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." Herodotus was a Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire. He…

Graffiti first emerged in places like Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and The Roman Empire in coliseums in the form of curse words. Although the word itself came from the Italian word “Graffitio” (a Scratch) later becoming the word Graffiti in the mid 19th Century.It then sprouted in the 1970’s where it was known as “Vandilism”, then became street art in the mid 80’s , it then moved to gallery art and even becoming a part of pop-culture. Graffiti has changed a lot after it’s debut. The 1970’s…

The Parthenon is the most significant and surviving construction of all of Classical Greece, and still dominates the city of Athens today while continuing to remain as their international symbol. Despite its massive size the structure was built in only a 15 year time period ; 447-432 BC, costing 469 silver talents. The structure was originally designed to repair the previous temple that was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC. The Parthenon sits on the Acropolis of Athens which is an elevated…

The two statues that I chose are from the Hellenistic period of Greek art. During the Hellenistic period of Greek art. Many artist were inspired by the artistic styles from the past. Artist of the Hellenistic period didn't focus so much on the intellectual and rational side of art like that of the classical period. Instead they focused more on fantasy and dream state of the subject. This often caused the art to have somewhat of a sexual overtone to them. The male statue that I have is a…

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 muse among…

Greek Famous People Ancient Greece influenced the modern world in many ways. Ancient Greece had some of the best minds ever. A lot of the scientific information we know today came from ancient Greece like our solar system revolves around the Sun, and the Earth is round. There also was a great deal of philosophers from ancient Greece that continue to influence the world thousands of years after their death. Archimedes One example of an ancient Greek scientist that has discovered a lot of…

Sparta and Athens were both dominating powers of ancient Greece, and had many differences, but which one was superior? Spartans were known for their superb military strength while Athens was known for their arts, music and philosophies. Sparta and Athens had many differences, but few similarities. Their view on how they ran society was very different while their militaries had some things in common. A big difference was their government, Spartans had an oligarchy while as Athens had a democracy.…

Myths became eminently popular in Greece, as it was intricately connected to religion in ancient Greece. They were told to explain the origins of the world and gave advice on how to lead a happy life. Accordingly, these poems intertwined with the culture and history of Greece. This essay will examine the poem, Pandora from Hesiod’s Theogony (Theogony 573 – 620, translated in Trzaskoma et al., 2004), and the many hidden meanings and messages within. The two theories that will be referred to…