Pergamon Altar

The altar of Zeus, which is usually referred as the Pergamon altar, is a giant monument constructed under King Eumenes II (Campell, “Pergamon”) on one of the terraces of the Acropolis in Pergamon. It is one of the numerous sculptural monuments that the Pergamenes aim of commemorating their military achievements (Pollitt 81). The altar is a part of the Acropolis that includes the library and the sanctuary of Athena on the sides (Fig. 1), which was built to worship their patron goddess Athena and further claims the new identity of Pergamon as the new Athens (Barringer 349). The date of the altar is uncertain, but it might be from 180 to 160 BCE (“Pegamonmuseum”). After the altar was discovered by a German expedition at the end the 19th century,…

The greatest example of Hellenistic Greek sculpture, the colossal Altar of Zeus at Pergamon, near Izmir (Turkey), is a monumental work of Greek art built by King Eumenes II of the Attalid dynasty, from about 166 to 156 BCE. The altar is adorned with a 370-foot long marble frieze which depicts the Gigantomachy from Greek mythology. Like the Parthenon in Athens - another icon of classical antiquity - the Zeus Altar was constructed on a terrace of the acropolis overlooking the ancient city of…

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beautiful details put into the doors, walls, columns, pews, altar, and windows of a church. Members of the Church are able to live a life in Christ, learning from the architectural components of the church building. The significance of the Real Presence can be found in a church’s architectural symbols and images, structural elements, and Catholic history. Architectural symbols and images provide a material representation…

social context by the artist representing the original battle, the Pergmene victory over the invading Gouls in the late 3rd century. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. They depict events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles and Auge, one of Tegean king Aleus's daughters. built…

The Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, Turkey is one of the most famous Hellenistic sculptural ensembles. Erected in about 175 BCE, the monument’s west front has been reconstructed in Berlin, Germany. Before it was relocated, the altar was framed by an Ionic stoalike colonnade with projecting wings on the sides of a broad central staircase which was resting on a platform. A four hundred foot sculpted frieze can be found wrapped all around the altar platform, decorated with around one hundred life…

Like the Greek Hellenistic art prefer to express the particular emotion, more about achieving excitement, wild movement and strong feeling. The Greek civilization in motivated and ambitious. They built a strong colonial district and enhance their power. Also, look at the whole Greek history, every page has the trace of aggression. The book called The Maya describes that Mayan left their civilization during the most prosperous time of Mayan culture. All the architecture seems old but there is not…

called the Pergamum Altar of Zeus because it displayed their god Zeus and the Goddess Athena battling some evil creatures. According to Benton and DiYanni states that, "Here Athena has grabbed the hair of a winged monster who writhes in agony" (Benton and DiYanni 80). It was completed in the middle of the Hellenistic Greek times around the year 160 B.C.E.. We can see that this sculpture was carved out of marble, like many other sculptures that the Greeks made during their time. As we can see…

This clay, called terra sigillata for the stamped discs that were formed from it and sold as medicine, contains the counterpart to elements such as kaolin and bentonite, which are used in modern medicines to treat diarrhea. Surgical techniques in the ancient world could be surprisingly advanced. The famous Roman physician Galen (c. 129–199 A.D.), who was born in ancient Pergamon near the Asklepion, is generally regarded as the most accomplished medical researcher of the Roman world, and some of…