Parthenon

Approximately two hundred years ago Lord Elgin relocated Marble sculptures from the Parthenon located in Athens. The Marbles are now located in a British Museum, however Lord Elgin was never granted permission to take the marbles from the rightful home in Athens. These important pieces of cultural artifacts should be returned to their country of origin, undoing a wrong done in the past. There is no doubt in my mind that when you evaluate the arguments for returning the marbles to Athens you…

legendary. An example of this connection is how closely the figure of Athena resembles the Athena located on the Parthenon’s east pediment. As in the Parthenon pediment, the figured move parallel to the background plane of a strong diagonal which emphasized their speed of movement. The entirety go the Altar of Zeus can be related to the Parthenon. Both of the structures were made after the Greeks had a large military victory. They wanted to celebrate and show off their victories by building…

arms at their sides.” In the Classical Period most Greek artists began to sculpt people in easygoing scenes and even action scenes. The most well-known works from this period include the statue of Zeus at Olympia and also the statue of Athena at Parthenon. After Alexander the Great defeated most of…

olive tree sprung from the ground. The people were pleased and the city was named after her. The Athenians were one of the many people that worshiped Athena, but it was the only one that named a city after her. In Athens, Greece there is a Temple of Parthenon dedicated to Athena. Zeus had other children with other women making Apollo, Hermes, and Hephaestus Athena’s half brothers, and Artemis her half sister. Odysseus and Athena had a good relationship because she admired his intelligence and…

mathematics and physics forever with his principle of symmetry, according to an article on the Texas A&M website. The Parthenon in Athens, which is symmetrical, could be the most colossal structure ever constructed by the Ancient Greeks. This structure can be compared to many of the buildings in Washington, D.C. One can see the resemblance of the tall and impressive Doric columns of the Parthenon of Athens to the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. One can also note that in the…

mind, while others were depictions of myth influenced by the heroism of real Greek heroes. In some instances, mythological embellishment of a historical event could have been used to emphasize a theme regarding the event, as with the metopes of the Parthenon. Additionally, in Rome, it was not uncommon for statues of leaders to depict them as gods or goddesses to emphasize their attributes or to provide a sense of their “divine right” to rule. Many of these tropes used in Greek art and literature…

heating, and food for the people. The people of the city chose Athena, and named it Athens in gratitude. The old Parthenon, built in 520 BCE on Acropolis hill, also known as Athenian hill, included shrines to Athena, and a sacred enclosure to the sky. The Parthenon was a temple in Athens, built between 447 BCE and 432 BCE. It was the highest point in Greek architecture. Inside of the Parthenon, on the west end, lies a figure of Athena. It was 40 ft tall, and depicted Athena in armor. Her helmet…

Athens Golden Age was such a time in Greek history that refers to the prosperity time that was enjoyed under the rule and influence of Pericles which started after the end of the Persian wars and the beginning of the Peleponnesian wars. The city of Athens was exceedingly prosperous accomplishing great works in military might, architecture and government. However, this great success began to wane and ended after 50 years around 431BC. The Golden Age had many factors that led to its end and one…

Did you know that in ancient Greek architecture there were people to plan how everything would be laid out? Greek city planners used different components, such as columns, creative patterns, along with borders to design original, elegant cities. In their time, the Greeks made innumerable different buildings. A selection of ancient buildings is still around to show us this. The architects of ancient Greece had busy, difficult jobs, but they still created some of the most amazing buildings in…

innovations can be seen in Greece in the 8th century BCE with Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns. These columns were not only supporting structures, but were also decorative and were used to make Greece’s greatest architectural feats like the Parthenon. The Parthenon portrayed the power of the Athenian government because it reflected the wealth and prosperity of Athens due the Parthenon’s massive size. Innovations in architecture continued in the 6th century BCE with the Roman Republic as well…