Parthenon

The end of the war between the Persians and the Greeks marked the easement into the Classical period. In this period Athens achieved its greatest cultural and political heights: the construction of the Parthenon on the Acropolis; the full establishment of the democratic system of government under the Athenian citizen Pericles; the writings of the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides; and the origin of the philosophical schools of Plato and Socrates. The Romans have had almost every…

golden number and so on. The symbol for golden ratio is phi, it is known as the Greek symbol. Phidias (500 B.C. - 432 B.C.) is a person who is from Greek and is mathematician and sculptor that has thought phi to the design of sculptures for the Parthenon.” Plato (428 B.C. - 347 B.C.)…

guise of pious reverence, and the spokes were the small psychological manipulations divvied out by the enormous world power. The help of indulgences, corrupt popes, and even lack of faith in the upper ranks of the church were the pillars to the parthenon of the church. Faith at this time became a leash, the dominant power of the church was the controlling master, as the general population became the obedient pet, blindly following, painstakingly sweating for their master’s pleasure. And their…

Greek culture had been a huge impact on history, mainly due to their discoveries in education and social standards. Although their culture still live on today, there methods differ from the modern American culture. Greek cultures still lives in modern society in the areas of education, architecture, politics and women in society. Greece educational system was manly dived into three levels, which were primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary schooling consisted of kindergarten for one or two…

For centuries two distinct subject, mathematics and music, have coexisted rather harmoniously but still separate. Often this two subjects find themselves on opposite ends of the academic and social spectrum. Mathematics seem to give the world a sense of order. Formulas, algorithms, logarithms, geometry, etc., all fit into daily life on earth with out much effort and with great appreciation. Music on the other hand gives the world an escape from order and allows expression and individuality to…

the individual, that each free person should have a voice in the affairs of the state. After the Greco-Persian wars, Athens had a golden age where philosophy, arts, and literature flourished. It was the time of Socrates, the construction of the Parthenon, and many other intellectual pursuits. However, Athenian hubris created a notion that Athens should rule Greece. This pursuit created a civil war, and Athens was defeated by a Spartan-led rebellion. The Athenians were foolish for attempting to…

THESIS STATEMENT: Ideas, institutions, and arts are the building blocks of the ancient civilizations that have impacted the development of the world. The classical time period was an epoch of change and a transition from isolated societies, composed mostly of hunting and gathering, into vast empires. This classical time of ever changing religious and philosophies ideas will greatly impact the growth and development of the world for years to come. Greece and Rome are two of the five most…

stories abouth them continue even today through authors like Rick Riordian. Symbols that famously represent Zeus include the lightning bolt, the eagle, the bull, and the oak tree. Temples that were built by the Greeks in honor of Zeus, like the Parthenon, stand to this very day. Zeus embodied all of the ancient Greek ideals of strength, fertility, and power. Timeless tales of the power of Zeus and the other gods, like the Illiad, the Odessey, and the Aeneid have lasted through the ages and the…

As tradition dictated in Athens during the 5th century B.C.E., a funerary ritual was held to honor those who were killed during the first of the Peloponnesian wars. Pericles, the leader of Athens at the time, was chosen by the state to give a speech in honor of those lost in battle. Reading the oration of Pericles we realize it is not just a eulogy but is in fact more than that. This leads one to ask, what is the purpose of this speech that Pericles gave to his nation? In addition to paying…

Pericles had the insight to symbolize to the world that Athens was flourishing and he developed Athens into a great Empire as the cultural intellectual center of the world. He did this by authorizing the construction of the Parthenon to symbolize and display the greatness and power of Athens. Athens, under the rule of Pericles became the intellectual center of the ancient world, because Pericles hosted many gathering of the leading intellectual and cultural elite. Hoever,…