The lekythos shown on the title page was found in the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. It is titled “Attic White Ground Lekythos” ca. 460 BC and was painted by the “Achilles Painter.” Its dimensions are H. 0.385 m.‚ D. 0.12 m. It was possibly found in Athens‚ and is from the Attica region and is labeled as early classical. The image shown on the lekythos is of two women‚ one a maid and one a mistress. The mistress is seated on the right side‚ in a chair‚ weaving
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The life of the hero theseus Aegeus‚ king of Athens‚ and the sea god Poseidon both slept with Theseus’s mother‚ Aithra‚ on the same night‚ supplying Theseus with both divine and royal lineage. Theseus was born in Aithra’s home city of Troezen‚ located in the Peloponnese‚ but as an adolescent he traveled around the Saronic Gulf via Epidauros‚ the Isthmus of Corinth‚ Krommyon‚ the Megarian Cliffs‚ and Eleusis before finally reaching Athens. Along the way he encountered and dispatched six legendary
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The Art of Greek Theater The theater and all it encompassed played an integral role in the lives of the ancient Greeks. From the architecture and costumes‚ to the mask‚ the art of the theater was a feast for the senses and inspired artists to recreate what was seen on stage on more permanent media‚ thus enriching the lives of future generations. It is believed that theater began as a religious experience in order to honor the gods. Drama developed out of choral dances for Dionysus‚ the Greek god
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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Introduction of Banquet History The idea of banqueting is ancient (see Sellisternium‚ Belshazzar’s Feast‚ and Mead halls). In the 16th century‚ a banquet was very different from our modern perception and stems from the medieval ’ceremony of the void’. After dinner‚ the guests would stand and drink sweet wine and spices while the table was cleared‚ or ‘voided’ (Later in the 17th century ‘void’ would be replaced with the French ‘dessert’). During the 16th century‚ guests would no longer stand
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The factors that led to the possibility of producing wine in Greece are the presence of the wild Eurasian grape vine‚ the availability of cereal crops to provide year round food reserves for wine-making communities‚ and the invention of pottery‚ instrumental for making‚ storing‚ and serving wine. Grapevines were grown alongside olives‚ wheat‚ and barley. Moreover‚ the attempts to store grapes or grape juice for long periods in pottery vessels resulted in wine. Wine was plentiful enough to be widely
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CELTS IN EUROPE - SYNOPSIS The peoples known as the Celts are thought to have originated in central Europe‚ to the east of the Rhine in the areas now part of southern Germany‚ Austria‚ Slovakia‚ the Czech Republic‚ and Hungary. From around 3‚400 years ago‚ these proto-Celtic peoples expanded across the Continent‚ and eventually inhabited a large portion of central‚ western‚ and northwestern Europe. During the Classical periods of Greece and Rome‚ Celtic culture was predominant to the north of
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Exam 2 PART I 1. The early Greek city-state was divided into four social classes and they were: eupatrids‚ agroikoi‚ demiourgoi and the slaves. Eupatrids (“sons of noble fathers”) are citizens with full legal and political rights; free adult men born legitimately of citizen of parents. They had the right to vote‚ be elected into office‚ bear arms‚ and the obligation to serve when at war. Agroikoi are the farmers‚ which had no formal political rights but full legal rights. Demiourgoi are the “public
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The festive consumption of food and drink was an important social ritual in the Roman world. Known in general terms as the convivium (Latin: "living together")‚ or banquet‚ the Romans also distinguished between specific types of gatherings‚ such as the epulum (public feast)‚ the cena (dinner‚ normally eaten in the mid-afternoon)‚ and the comissatio (drinking party). Public banquets‚ such as the civic feasts offered for all of the inhabitants of a city‚ often accommodated large numbers of diners.
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Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer 25. Lammasu 26. Athenian agora 27. Anavysos Kouros 28. Peplos Kore 29. Sarcophagus of the Spouses 30. Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes 31. Temple of Minerva and sculpture of Apollo 32. Tomb of Triclinium 33. Niobides Krater 34. Doryphoros 35. Acropolis 36. Grave Stele of Hegeso 37. Nike of Samothrace 38. Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon 39. House of the Vettii 40. Alexander Mosaic 41. Seated Boxer 42. Head of a Roman Patrician 43. Augustus Prima Porta 44. Colosseum
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