The origins of comedy are in the 5th Century BC. So this was in the Greek era- these plays were performed in Classical Athens as parts of festivals called Dionysia. These were performed on different days to tragedies. Greek comedies would be zany and would mock both political and philosophical ideas. Aristophanes a prolific writer of comedy during the 4th and 5th century BC he is first and foremost a political writer; a satirist most commonly known for mocking the politicians of the time. Aristophanes
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The second phase and the third phase of the iconographical development of Yaksha both took place during the Satavahana-Kushana Phase‚ which is from the first century BC to the second century AD‚ and it kept on going till the end of fourth century AD. Since the two phases happened in the same broad historical period‚ it might be useful to discuss them in the same section together. The style of the second phase is the dwarf-like‚ monstrous type that are commonly found on the railing-pillars of stupa
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for my abstract is the statue of Zeus in Olympia. The statue was fashioned by Phidias and occupied half the width of the aisle of the large temple built to house it. "It seems that if Zeus were to stand up‚" the geographer Strabo said in the 1st century BC‚ "he would sunroof the temple.” The statue was a chryselephantine sculpture‚ made with ivory and gold panels on a wooden substructure. No copy in marble or bronze has lasted this long‚ though that can be recognized by only certain kinds of currency
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Ziggurat of Ur and Stepped Pyramid of Djoser: A Comparison Joseph Katz Art History 100-26 Dr. Karl F. Schuler 10/6/11 Title: Ziggurat of Ur Period: Neo-Sumerian Provenance: Ur‚ Iraq Date: 2150 BC The “Ziggurat of Ur” was built in 2150 BC by the Gutians. First‚ let’s discuss what exactly a ziggurat is. A ziggurat is a superstructure built on top and around a mountain. On the very top was a temple. Ziggurats were made out of only mud brick. One may ask‚ why use mud brick? Compared to
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Pericles Funeral Oration In the fifth century BCE the city of Athens was lead by a man named Pericles. Funerals after great battles were held as a public event where any citizen of Athens‚ stranger or relative to the fallen heroes‚ was invited to take place. A major difference between funerals in Athens and funerals held in present day is the fact that in Athens the cost of the funeral fell on the public rather than the family of the deceased. The fallen heroes are laid in a public sepulcher
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John Mulderig HIS_121_N*CTN*CTN2 Athens and Sparta: Opposites do not Attract Athens and Sparta‚ two civilizations of equal power‚ yet unequal mindsets: their societal views caused these two great empires to face a divide unlike any other in history. Sparta‚ with their cold iron and colder hearts left enemies in ruin. Athens was intelligent‚ yet militaristically inferior to Sparta. Allies during the 1000 years war‚ the two faced increasing animosity that eventually climaxed in ancient Greece
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extrapolate that all of the exotic animals‚ peoples‚ and lands which Herodotus describes are unknown to the average Greek. Herodotus does not take into account that what is common knowledge for a fifth century Athenian might not be common knowledge for a fourth century Athenian or a twentieth century American. Herodotus organizes his work in a dual structure. The primary structure is a domino-like succession of events. Tacitly beginning with the Trojan War but more firmly beginning
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History Study Guide Test 1 Neolithic Age and Revolution What? It is a significant change in living patterns that occurred in the New Stone Age that influence in the evolution of the human being and creation of civilizations around the world. When? Right at the end of the Ice Age‚ around 10‚000 b.c.e How? Through the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and
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even in Athens. His banishment from Attica and dying in a foreign land is not considered ideal for an Athenian. However‚ in the latter part of the sixth century‚ Attic paintings on vases showed a sudden change in the iconography of the hero 2. Furthermore‚ Theseus began to be shown as a national hero in Athenian tragedies in the fifth-century 3. In this essay the links between Theseus and Athens will be explored in depth to provide the proposal that Theseus is more of an appropriate hero figure
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form[->1] and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities. The history of theatre is primarily concerned with the origin and subsequent development of the theatre as an autonomous activity. Since classical Athens] in the 6th century BCE‚ vibrant traditions of theatre have flourished in cultures across the world Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual
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