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focus of Ancient Greek art was that of the human body. Almost all of these sculptures are of nude men. A very common subject was the idealized male body. To Greeks one of the most favorable subject was that of the athlete, as it represented the ideal form. Throughout centuries the idea of beauty was…

In the Ancient Greek culture, honor was the most crucial virtue in their society. While honor might mean different things in different cultures; to the Ancient Greeks honor was an important part of their lives and culture. However, to the Ancient Greeks it was more than just honor that formed their identity. Arête as the Ancient Greeks called it consisted of honor, masculine virtue, physical strength, courage, success in battle and everlasting fame. Arête was the foundation of the family and the…

their work. Doryphoros, also known as the Spear Bearer, is a marble remake of Polykleitos’s original bronze sculpture circa 450 - 440 BCE. Most ancient Greek statues were made of bronze, and because bronze is so valuable and can easily be melted down to make weapons, very few of the original figures remain. Therefore, our understanding of ancient Greek sculptures come from Roman marble replicas. (Khan Academy) Spear Bearer is nude male figure, or a kouros. Kouri (plural for kouros) were…

#1) 1. Rebecca Molholt argues that Roman floor mosaics have been in the past looked at the wrong way since art historians have looked at it as a painting and not as a horizontal experience that links myths and sports. #1) 2. One goal of this article is to understand how these mosaics were used. Another goal is to understand how these mosaics worked with the baths where they are located. Lastly, Molholt wants to understand how the myths interact and shape the experience of these floors. #1)…

There's So Many The University Of Toledo has many different student organizations to choose from. The organizations vary in types such as Academics , Special Interest , and also Greek. Their were so many to choose that I couldn't narrow it down to one so I decided to gain knowledge on Toledo Black Student Union, Alpha Kappa Alpha , and also UT Cross and Track Club. The first organization that stood out the most to was the UT Cross and Track Club. This organization gives the students , and also…

A. The Chiswick House is an eighteenth century home that was inspired by Roman architecture. The six pillars in the front that support the triangular roof that covers the main entrance is an exact replica of how buildings were constructed in the Greek and Roman times. The double stairways that lead up to the main entrance also has a Roman feel with the small pillars…

The history of Greek Colonization is a long story that traces its roots back as early as 1050 BCE where the first Greeks began to colonize Asia Minor and in the span of 500 years the Greeks will have spread themselves from Levant to Iberia and Crimea to Naucratis respectively. This colonization process would play a hand in many of the Greek conflicts both domestically and abroad as well has having a profound effect on the cultural and civil trajectories of the mother cities of Hellas. The…

Zeus, the god and father of immortals and man, is connected to almost all ancient Greek literature. Through either self-intervention or the intervention of his bloodline, he is present in some sense in the conflicts and resolutions inflicted on man. He is a figure that all characters can look to in times of tragedy, prosperity, or misguidance. The nature of Zeus is often conveyed through a judiciary sense. In the Greek Tragedies Women of Trachis, Medea, & Hippolytus, Zeus partakes in the…

Our names, meanings, nicknames, and why we were named what we were, are just a few ways that shape are uniqueness. Originating from the Greek name Alexandros, Alexander signified "shielding men" from the Greek word alexo, which means "to guard. Help" and the Greek word aner, which means "man". The name Alexander additionally has a place with a legend of Paris in Greek mythology and has a place with a few characters in the New Testament. Indeed,…

To the naked untrained eye these two statues might even be mistaken from the same culture. However, the statue of Augustus is from Roman culture and the statue of Doryphoros is from ancient Greek culture. These two works of art seem very similar because Roman art and culture borrowed many ideas from the Greeks and sculpting is just one of them. Augustus of Primaporta was sculpted in the early first century during the Julio-Claudians era in Musei Vaticani, Braccio Nuovo, Rome. The…