Plague of Athens

The Greek Olympic Games were very important to Greek mythology. Lots of people know about these games, but most people have no idea what made it popular, why they came up with it, and what events there were. What made the games so popular? Well, for one, the men competed so they could get fit for military purposes. It was a very religious festival, and people came to worship Zeus and other gods. Almost 50,000 people came each year and some stayed outside the stadium even, when there was a…

Pastra mountain. It close to Athens, about 1hour far. Its altidute is 1.409 meters and the top is called Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah). Due to this it is covered by forest and doesn't have alpine parts. It has several pine forests at lower elevations and a fir tree forest, around the top. Its name comes from the ancient king of Plataea. The most famous villages of the mountain is Plataea and Erithres. These villages and the mountain are the natural borders of Athens and Thebes. From the…

There is one issue that all ancient Greek art historians and archeologist agree on. That issue is that the reason why the Parthenon frieze cannot be correctly solved is that there is no ancient literature or sources that appropriately archives the context of the frieze. Without contextual evidence, the intertextuality of the subject matter corresponding to the Parthenon frieze becomes ambiguous to the modern viewer. Modern academics can only conceptualize and speculate about what the images of…

Ancient Olympics The ancient Olympic games signify much more than athletics. The games represent a much bigger idea of peace and religion. While the athletics played a part in the games, the idea that people of Greece can come together without fighting for a while to compete in games to honor Zeus played another part. Men from all over Greece, in top physical condition from training for months in advance, traveled to Olympia to try and bring pride and fame to the town which they hail from. The…

While attending the Telfair Academy on October 17, I saw a variety of unique scenes. The first scene that caught my attention was the frieze on the upper part of the ceiling that was originally on the outer wall of the Greek High Classical Parthenon. In the scene I depicted different scenes of slaves making Athena’s peplos, which is a rich robe that slaves would make for the gods. I also noticed how the frieze showed many different scenes that occurred in the Parthenon with Poseidon riding in on…

In 1974 a great organization was founded, the Universal Cheerleading Association. Then, what I call a copy-cat of an organization was formed, the Universal Dance Association or UDA. The UDA was formed in 1980, but I believe the UCA is more, popular, and well put together. In the beginning, UCA was founded by Jeff Webb, years later on it started to broaden and develop, into what it is now! UDA was also started by Jeff Webb. It was founded based on drill teams but, UCA is primarily based on,…

The Olympic Games is arguably the worlds largest sporting spectacle, with a long proud history. The first modern day games took place in Athens, Greece in 1896 then is repeatedly held once every four years in a chosen city. Viewed as an honor and privilege to be selected after years of arduous campaigning, cities open their doors to athletes across the globe to compete in front of millions on sports grand stage. However the games are not without controversy, behind the glitz and glamour lies a…

The sculpture “Athena Battling Alkyoneos” relates to 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…

The City of Corinth In Acts 18:1 Luke provides an itinerary for Paul by writing "after these things (the events of Chapter 17) he left Athens, and went to Corinth." (All Scripture references are New American Standard Bible unless other wise noted). The cities of Athens and Corinth were only 50 miles apart but quite different. Athens was a city of culture and learning, Corinth was known for its commerce and profligacy. Corinth was located just south of the narrow isthmus which joined the…

the Parthenon. This was a problem because Athens was democratic, meaning that if the majority of people didn’t want the Parthenon to be built, it wouldn’t be able to be built. The cost alone was not the only main factor in not everyone liking the Parthenon, it was the fact that the some of the funds were coming from the Delian League, a group of Greek city states under the rule of Athens, set on destroying Persia, their enemy. The city states under Athens rule paid tribute to them for…