Olympia

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Ancient Greece has contributed a variety of subjects from poetry to philosophy, but what are the areas Ancient Greece had the greatest influence? Ancient Greece has been significantly influential to American culture, specifically in the area of political structure and science, although, entertainment is also noteworthy. In 508 BCE, Democracy begun (Doc. 1); a political system that introduced unbiased judgment and would be later expanded upon for the American political principles. Democracy was…

similar features and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides During the classical period, greek artist began to sculpt people in more relaxed postures and even in action scenes The most famous works from this era included the statue of Zeus at Olympia and the statue of Athena at Parthenon After Alexander the Great conquered much of Asia, the sculpture and artwork of the Greeks became influenced by the cultures and people they had conquered This period is called…

Olympic games is a major international sporting event that takes place every 4 years and it is hosted in a different country each time. Countries will bid to claim the rights to hosting the games. Although the games were originally held exclusively in Olympia, Greece. In recent years, people are beginning to question whether the Olympics should have a permanent home. The spirit of the Olympics is that it brings together athletes and people across the globe in celebration of the international…

Before I knew I wanted to further my education in photography, psychology was and is of great interest to me. That being said the understanding of the human experience plays an extremely significant part in my work specifically in this series. In “Notes on Camp”, Susan Sontag “Something is good not because it is achieved, but because another kind of truth about the human situation, another experience of what it is to be human - in short, another valid sensibility -- is being revealed.” Sontag…

of Zeus and the Temple of Artemis are two of the Seven Wonders of The World. They were both magnificent structures, before they were destroyed. The Statue of Zeus One of the most mysterious structures in the world lies in ruins in Olympia, Greece. Near Mount Olympia lies the Statue of Zeus, it was once in the Temple of Zeus. Upon completion it stood forty-three feet tall, with shining, white ivory. The throne of the statue was mainly composed of wooden frames that were outlined with gold. The…

Although children have been like servants throughout most of history, child labor reached new limits during the Industrial Revolution (1820-1840). Children, under the age of 14, maybe some even under the age of 6 years old, worked long, tiring hours in dangerous factory conditions for a very little amount of money. Children were helpful as laborers because their size, being scrawny and young, allowed them to move in small spaces within the factories or mines where as the adults couldn’t fit as…

strategy but took part in battle himself, acquiring battle wounds that caused blindness in his right eye and lameness in one of his legs. Due to the polygamy of Macedonian royalty, Philip II had several wives, the most important of which include Olympias (Alexander the Great’s mother) and Cleopatra, his last wife. He was assassinated in 336 and closely followed by his wife Cleopatra who committed suicide after the assassination of her two children (Diodorus 16.91-95). The closeness in time of…

The ancient Olympic games were named after Olympia, a sacred site located on the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. The site is sacred because it was a meeting place for religious and political activities. Because of this, the games were continuously held here. The stadium could hold thousands of spectators and additional sites were built for the athletes to train and live in during the time of the games. The games were held every olympiad, which is every four years.…

“The statue of Zeus and Ganymede was found nearly intact in the Stadium area in Olympia during excavations in 1878 and was constructed entirely out of clay and seems to have been sculpted in 470 B.C.E.”2(1). It was taken to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece, where it has remained to this day. “The statue depicts the king of the gods and lord of the sky, Zeus, wielding a rod and draped in robes. He carries Ganymede, a prince of Troy, as he moves with his left foot forward, indicating…