Doric order

The Parthenon’s Impact Past and Present “Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.” In today’s society, we are affected by history from the past, which could be anything from World War II to the times of ancient Israel and the Savior’s ministry. The Parthenon is the former temple to the Goddess Athena and an ancient architectural structure…

vastly and military leaders fighting to maintain control of the empire, the creation of the Tetrarchy was established, these series of events is also known as the Imperial Crisis. The Tetrarchy was supposed to be the perfect solution to maintaining order during this time period. Constantine XI, who was a part of the Tetrarchy rose to power after defeating his brother Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and became the Emperor over the entire Roman Empire. During his ruling,…

hand, celebrated life more so than death and they built temples as a way to worship their Gods, but they were also used to unite religion and secular domains. Within this art form there are three ‘orders’ the Greeks developed as programs of architecture as far as design goes. The first order being Doric, which is simple, Ionic, being more ornate, and lastly is Corinthian, which is often used for victory monuments, because it depicts capitals consisting of Acanthus…

Socrates, Herodotus, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. These are a few names that are known throughout history for their contributions to modern society. Rather it be in art, philosophy or war, modern society has been influenced one way or another by these men as well as the culture from that time period in history. Their concepts and ideas have been distributed into America’s culture and building practices. The architectural design of that era has also made its way into the very…

They had to make a water-tight seal so that no water would escape. The aqueducts had a slight slant so that gravity would carry the water through to the city. In order to save supplies, the Romans would put arches throughout the aqueducts so space that would be filled with bricks and concrete or other supplies, there would be nothing. The arches still held up the aqueduct while not using unneeded material. This helped…

Much of ancient Rome’s architecture was influenced by other cultures, but the Romans were always able to make it their own. One example is the Roman basilica that was largely influenced by Greek stoas; the Romans were able to take a Greek idea and apply it to fit their own needs and aesthetic, making it uniquely Roman. The first Roman basilica ever built was the Basilica Aemilia and was the first of many basilicas that would eventually be built in Ancient Rome. Stoas were large roofed and…

The romans were capable of joining three various building configuration orders: Doric, ionic and Corinthian. Greek development displaying roused the Romans, who thus adjusted antiquated Greek style , they melded vaults and water systems in their structures. Another building documentation is that the Greeks chose to use statuesque…

historical means. The first theory is proposed by Dörpfeld, in which the temple was not destroyed during the sack of Athens merely damaged and repaired (Ferrari 2002, 11). Bates theorized the temple was destroyed by the Persians, but not rebuilt in order to uphold the Oath of Plataea (Ferrari 2002, 13). Thirdly Curtius proposes that the damaged temple was simply repurposed (Ferrari 2002, 15). With limited and…

1. The Bronze Age Civilization of the Aegean took place during ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E This time period consisted of two civilizations, the Minoan (ca. 2000-1400 B.C.E.) and the Mycenaean (ca. 1600-1200 B.C.E). On the island of Crete, the Minoan civilization was centered in the palace of Minos at Knossos. This culture was thriving and traveled by sea quiet often. The palace consisted of frescoes demonstrating numerous aspect of Cretan life. Of all the frescoes in the palace the most recognized is…

in an orderly fashion. When people would come to see an event at the Colosseum, they were given a ticket, and entered through a designated point related to their ticket to ensure they get to their assigned seat as quickly and easily as possible. In order for this to happen, the Romans had to invent different types of vaulting to create hallways. Barrel vaults were created to make corridors, and groin vaults were created to allow for intersection. Barrel vaulting was originally round, like a…