Parthenon

The Door Socket, of Hierakonpolis Egypt (Dynasty 1, ca. 3100-2900 BCE), is the base of a hinge on a temple door. The Door Socket itself was carved to look like a bound captive. This captive's back is the support for the heavy wooden door hinge. The archaic temple would have been a major part of the city center where many important figures high up in the community would have spent much time. The ancient Egyptians always wanted to represent their power and their strength over enemies; even through…

The first object that I chose is the “Attic Red-Figure Column Krater” which was found in Athens, Greece. This Greek artifact was made in the Classical Period around 480 BCE. This object is roughly a foot tall and 3/4ths of a foot wide. The object itself is a Greek vase that widens as it nears the top. It has two handles on either side placed at the top of the vase where the bottom ends of the handles stop just before the vase bows out. The vase itself is black, but the etching and design…

Athenians were part of the whole Greek society that believed in the gods who lived on top Mount Olympus, the highest point in Greece. They saw them as having control over every aspect on earth and in order to bring great blessings upon themselves they paid honours to the gods. These honours were paid in the form of sacrifices, offerings like works of art, money and other valuables to the gods’ sanctuaries, and festivals of songs, dances, prayers, and processions. For the first eight days of…

Roman Dwellings This weeks Discussion forum is very interesting, at least in my opinion. I personally love architecture, especially Greek and Roman architecture. if that was not obvious from last week's discussion forum. I will start with the dwellings inside of the city. City Dwellings This weeks Discussion forum is very interesting, at least in my opinion. I personally love architecture, especially Greek and Roman architecture. if that was not obvious from last week's discussion forum. I…

* * We want to show the similarities and differences between the Greek Sto and Roman Bazilica with regard to their function of building materials in the field of architecture and building system. * The Ancient Greek Sto : In ancient Greek architecture it’s a hallway surrounded by a wall from the back, columns , designed from two floors and the front row to be a security park used for the general public and used by the merchants in the sale of goods and the artists can propose their…

Discobolus is one of the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greek, displaying a moment of throwing the discus. Observing the exterior of the Discobolus, some features can be discovered. Discobolus’s lifting his arm, ducking down and bending knees form an “S” shape. The athlete shifts his weight to the right foot and uses left toe as the auxiliary supporting point. Man’s body has a trend of counterclockwise turning, which fulfill the concept of dynamics. At about 460 BCE, Myron created this…

ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS ASSIGNMENT 1 Ratio Analysis of Cement Industries Titan Cement Company (SA) Titan Group is an Independent multi regional cement producer, and the other building materials. It has its headquarters in Greece. Titan Cements was founded in 1902. The data below is Balance Sheet of three financial years 2011, 2012 and 2013. In Millions EUR Particulars 2013 2012 2011 Assets Cash and short term investments 184 284 334 Total Receivables, Net 112 127 118…

Classical Period DBQ Have you ever wondered why buildings look the way they do today? Most of them were modeled after the architecture of ancient Greece. Also, several inventions from the ancient eastern hemisphere, we still use today, such as architecture, transportation, and the calendar. Many things from ancient Eastern Hemisphere influence our lives today. To start off, multifarious Greek architecture influenced buildings today. For example, countless buildings in our country’s capital…

Athena Lemnia, a modern copy of Athena Lemnia’s reconstruction, currently resides in a niche in Carpenter Library of Bryn Mawr College. It used to exhibit in Thomas Great Hall and it was moved to carpenter Library in 1997. and before The statue is made of plaster and slightly over life-size. Its dimension is 228.6 cm x 106.68 cm x 68.58 cm (Height x Width x Depth). The statue was made by August Gerber and was painted black to resemble bronze texture of the original. The original sculpture it…

Of all the ancient city-states of Greece, Athens was considered one of the most widely renowned at the time. Its beautiful architecture, menacing navy, and early form of Democracy, are just a few of its well known merits. The city-state was named after the Greek Goddess, Athena, who served as a bastion for Wisdom, Strategy, and Warfare. This daughter of Zeus, became Athens’s patron deity as a means of protection and influence in decision making. Many sculptures, paintings, and other works of art…