Cella

A panoramic view should be available from which the auspices might be taken. Fifth, Temples must have an enclosed area behind the porch usually divided in three as per the Tuscan type, but much more varied in Etrusco-Italic examples, called the cella which would be home to the cult statue or statues, directly on the main axis of the building, facing the entrance. Archeological survey at Nimes has verified that there used to be a forum at the intersection of the decumanus maximus and the cardo…

In September 480 BCE, under the leadership of Pericles, began the reconstruction of Acropolis, the ancient citadel of Athens, after it had been attacked and ravaged by the Persians. The centerpiece of the reconstruction program became the Parthenon, a remarkable marble peripteral temple dedicated to Athena Parthenos and designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates. Construction began in 447 BCE, when the power of the Athenian Empire was peaking, and was completed entirely by 432 BCE. The architecture of…

related to quality of life and functional limitation [Theander etal,. 2008], but the association between fatigue and disease severity is less clear. The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue scale (FACIT-F scale) is a 13-item scale [Cella et al,. 2002] that was previously employed in cohorts of patients with COPD [Baghai-Ravary et al,.…

Etruscans are often viewed as the “proto-Romans”, but is it true? Well considering that the Etruscans were a rich society that favored the arts and trade. As well as being a civilization that made some ground breaking work in architectures, I would say calling them “proto-Romans” would not be that far off. Though with that said, considering how close they were in proximity to early Rome and how similar their art and architecture was to the Roman styles it might not be so much that they were…

sanctuary measured 30.88 m by 69.5 m and was developed utilizing a 4:9 proportion of the distance across of the segments in connection to the space between segments, the stature of the working in connection to its width, and the width of the internal cella in connection to its length while other advanced structural systems were utilized to battle the…

building temples as a way of homage to their gods. “Generic Greek architecture is called post-beam triangle construction, also known as post-and-lintel construction.”pg.49 “Most temples had four sides which would enclosed a walled room, called a “cella” that would house the cult image.”Pg.49 Western Greece, however, had an architectural style which differed from classical Greek culture. Literature to the Greeks was an example of displaying moments in time. During the Archaic Age the Greeks…

INTRODUCTION TO THE CELL The cell is defined as the smallest unit of life. It is originated from a Latin word cella meaning ‘small room’ a word used by Hooke (in the year 1665 while observing a cell with the microscope he built by himself) to describe the cells. The cell is considered as a living thing because it has the ability to metabolize, grow and reproduce. Before the invention of microscope, it was difficult to talk about cells as they were tiny and so not visible with the naked eyes but…

included in one’s subconscious, superconscious and supra-conscious level. It deeply affects our daily basis activities and decisions. Moreover, spirituality can be defined as the meaning of the life. According to Brady, Peterman, Fitchett, Mo, & Cella (1999), spirituality is an indispensable part of the “existential domain” measured the scores of quality of life which include a meaningful personal existence, satisfaction of life goals, and…

In both Marina Yeroulanon’s chapter, "Architecture in City and Sanctuary", and Olga Palagia’s chapter of “Architectural Sculpture” and it is apparent that there was a drastic change in the form of architecture over a few centuries in Greek civilization. In Yeroulanon’s chapter there an emphasis on the Doric and Ionic on the evolution of the architecture in terms of the creation of different types of buildings. Palagia’s chapter was more orientated towards the variations in the sculptures with…

From the very famous Greek temples is the temple of victory- Nike Apteros also called as “the temple of Athena”, Athena as the Goddess of victory. The temple was considered as the symbol of victory of the Greeks on the Persians. The temple is located at the Southwest corner of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and is considered the smallest temple out there, constructed by the same architect who built the Parthenon- Kallikrates. Apteros Nike originally means wing-less victory that’s why the…