Classical Greece

The Acropolis of Athens is probably one of Greece’s most famous attractions. Atop a massive rocky outcrop, you will find a citadel. Within the citadel, there are ancient buildings and architecture of great historic significance. One of the buildings is the world-famous Parthenon. There is also the Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheion, A Symbol Of Greek Legacy The Acropolis has such a cultural significance, that students around the developed world are taught about it when…

The buildings of Ancient Greece caused an architectural phenomenon. The use of pillars to support structures was a unique and renovating design. This architectural design is now easily distinguishable. If I compared myself to these exceptional buildings, what would be my pillars? What supports my whole life? What makes me recognizable and unique? Though there would be hundreds of pillars to my building of life, there are four that I consider the most influencing; my passion to create change, my…

What did you find most surprising in this film? I found the ability to understand the reasons that ancient cultures made art based on neurological research surprising. The work of the scientist on the film and the comparison to the seagulls was an interesting connection that I had not considered before. I thought that it was surprising that science and art could be intertwined in this way, explaining why civilizations from all over the world may have created art with similarly exaggerated…

Mathematics: The Greatest Legacy from Ancient Greece to the Modern World The greatest legacy of Ancient Greece to the modern world is mathematics. Ancient Greece was the source of great mathematicians like Archimedes, Pythagoras, Euclid and Eratosthenes who provided the modern world with a strong base to the knowledge we have today. They gave the modern world hydrostatics, the volume of a sphere and the calculation of pi which is used to design impressive sea vessels, industrial tanks and…

The Archaic period was from 800 BCE - 490 BCE. This was the point at which the order of the Greek letters was definitely designed with vowels and constants. This is additionally when the Greek polis (a small city-state) was created. Individuals were defined by certain geographic regions and not simply by family ties. People created trade roots which in turn stimulated economic development. Trade relied upon the ocean due to the fact that it was one of the only available methods of transportation…

humanity and the world. The Greek mythology, philosophy and the philosophers, Athens with the Parthenon, gods and goddesses among others are the few things that this great people are known for. Through time, many people around the world have known Greece and the Greek people because of these various contributions to the global society. Among these contributions are the Greek letters which are present in much Greek merchandise. From T-shirts to pants to blankets and to almost everything that…

and Hebe(MS5462). Day after day slaves and poor workers dug clay out of the rich Attican ground in the region surrounding Athens. Attica’s iron-rich clay, with its burnt orange hue and slight sheen, caused it to be known as the best clay throughout Greece. This special clay, along with Athenian appreciation of the arts, caused the Attica region…

Have you ever heard of Ancient Greece? If not, you wouldn’t know that they had city-states, and they did not like each other. They had many wars with other empires, but mainly the one with themselves. The effects of war are sometimes very dangerous. In Ancient Greece, it got pretty serious. The effects of their wars were, after the Persian war they had defeated a strong enemy, the civil war made Athens way weaker than when they started, and after their own civil war, they left themselves…

One culture that has been affected by its physical location is the Minoan Culture of the Aegean islands. This culture was located on the island of Crete during the time period of 3650 BC- 1420 BC. It is clear to see the major influences of this cultures by examining not only the artwork, but the Palace of Knossos. In this essay I aim to display how the sea influenced Minoan culture by using Minoan art. The Palace of Knossos was home to King Minos of the Minoans. In this palace we can see…

are high expressive and are still able to clearly present the image of a woman who is not in the prime of her life. She looks to be in pain, or in the very least a certain amount of discomfort. Her woolen garment hangs off of her body in a very classical “wet-linens” style. It is tight enough to allow the viewer a clear understanding of her basic anatomy, but loose and hanging in a way that suggest it is slightly too large for her. However, many art historians do not believe that she was a…