Parthenon

a persuasive argument that Britain should return the original historical pieces of the Parthenon to Greece. Hitchens utilizes effective organization, strong evidence, literary devices, and powerful diction to establish a legitimate argument. The clear logical reasoning of this passage enhances the quality of Hitchens’s article. He starts off strong with a quote that highlights the significance of the Parthenon to draw the reader’s attention. Hitchens follows this with a description of the…

The Parthenon is a building in Athens, Greece that was built between 447BCE and completed in 432BCE.at the height of the Athenian Empire. Implementing the Doric Order, it is generally considered to be the most important building from the era of Classical Greece as a symbol of Athenian Democracy, Ancient Greece, and western civilization. The Pantheon is a building in Rome, Italy that was built during the reign of Augustus and completed by Hadrian in 126CE. One of the best preserved structures…

sacrifices to Athena in Acropolis (fig 1.1) was an important part. To complete the sacrifices, a procession to Parthenon through them prescribe route is require (fig 1.1, A), and sacrifices happened in altar of Athena (fig 1.1 B). All this procession was depicting on the Frieze of Parthenon, which would be discuss later in this essay. Although ceremony was not actually held in Parthenon, Parthenon “represents the tangible and visible efflorescence of Athenian imperial power”. Athenian dedicate…

Treatment of Slaves in Athens was respectfully fair. The first slaves appeared during the Bronze Age. The Bronze Age was one of the first stages of Ancient Greece, it began in 3300 B.C. Slaves were considered properties of their owners, they could be traded or sold, but they couldn’t be killed. Slaves had no political rights, they couldn’t vote or own property. There were many different fields of work for slaves and they were useful in many different places depending on their skill level.…

The production of art in the ancient world saw numerous styles and traversed many cultures. Throughout this period of art production, techniques improved, materials of the ancient world were explored, and artists perfected their craft. The art of ancient Greece is superior to the art of all other periods because of the attention to detail, perfectionism in architecture, and the ability to fully accomplish realistic representations of ideal human proportions while also adapting old techniques and…

The Elgin Marbles are artifacts removed from the Greek Parthenon in the early 1800's and taken to England by the Ambassador to Constantinople. Lord Elgin wanted to save the priceless artifacts from complete destruction or removal. He then obtained permission from the occupying Turks to permanently remove the artifacts and keep them in England. Lord Elgin's collection was later bought by the British government and displayed for the public, where the marbles remain today. The Elgin…

time. America was greatly inspired to incorporate their existence into our government, buildings, literature, and even thinking! Some of the biggest ideas the United States used from the Greeks are the city-states, the famous Apology, and the great Parthenon. It is amazing that a civilization impacted so many and ended around 338 B.C.E. I will explain how ancient Greece had influence on the world today and point out if this city never prospered like it did, the world would not be developed as it…

Due to the Parthenon desecration and dilapidation on behalf of Great Britain, writer Christopher Hitchens argues that the original Parthenon sculptures must be returned to Greece, in his article "The Lovely Stones". The author uses allusions to history and art, sensory details and actual facts in order to deliver a convincing argument. Hitchens starts the second paragraph off by recounting the Parthenon history. Centuries of perversions, abuse and desecration were suffered by this magnificent…

Religious sacrifices. The temple of Parthenon consists of four sections, unlike the other Greek temples. It consists of only three sections. The sections of the Temple of the Pantheon are: - The first section, which is the entrance of pronaos and has a small depth, preceded by a gallery on 6 columns of the periodic style. - The middle and sacred section is called CELLE or NAOS. This section is located just behind the entrance. The third section is called PARTHENON, and from there comes the…

have been created as an art form also function as sacred spaces. It should be known that although there are many sacred spaces across different belief systems, that they actually have many architectural features in common. In Greece, we have the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Besides the Greeks not only worshipping gods, they also value humanity just as much. Their gods are idealized as beautiful beings but they looked like actual humans and had their own weaknesses. Their “idealized” human form…