Greek Engineering/Architecture
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table OF contents / List of Illustrations.. .i
Preface ..ii
The Tunnel of Eupalinos ...1
Intro to Greek Architecture. ..............2
Tools and Materials Used... .. .3
The Greek Orders .. 4
Doric Order. ... 4
Ionic Order ... .. 5
Corinthian Order 6
The Parthenon .. .. 6
The Theater at Epidaurus. .. 7
The Temple of Athena Nike .. 8
Works cited.. .....iii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1: The Acropolis . CP Figure 2,3,4: The Tunnel of Eupalinos .. .1,2 Figure 5: The Doric Order . ..5 Figure 6: The Ionic Order . ...5 Figure 7: The Corinthian Order ...6 Figure 8: The Parthenon ...7 Figure 9,10: The Theater at Epidaurus .. ...4 Figure 11,12: The temple of Athena Nike .. ...4
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PREFACE
Greek engineering is generally undervalued, sometimes to the point of being forgotten, or ignored in people's minds and writings. Our understanding of Greek society is incomplete if we know nothing of the methods by which the Greeks solved significant problems of the ordinary everyday variety, like finding and distributing drinking water, as well as the architecture of homes, temples, or other significant buildings. Many of the tools, methods, and architectural designs of today originate from ancient Greece. In this you will be able to appreciate Greek engineering through great Greek projects. The different styles of architecture and tools that were used such a long time ago are
Table OF contents / List of Illustrations.. .i
Preface ..ii
The Tunnel of Eupalinos ...1
Intro to Greek Architecture. ..............2
Tools and Materials Used... .. .3
The Greek Orders .. 4
Doric Order. ... 4
Ionic Order ... .. 5
Corinthian Order 6
The Parthenon .. .. 6
The Theater at Epidaurus. .. 7
The Temple of Athena Nike .. 8
Works cited.. .....iii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1: The Acropolis . CP Figure 2,3,4: The Tunnel of Eupalinos .. .1,2 Figure 5: The Doric Order . ..5 Figure 6: The Ionic Order . ...5 Figure 7: The Corinthian Order ...6 Figure 8: The Parthenon ...7 Figure 9,10: The Theater at Epidaurus .. ...4 Figure 11,12: The temple of Athena Nike .. ...4
< http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/vor?lookup=The+Temple+to+Athena+Nike&collection=>
PREFACE
Greek engineering is generally undervalued, sometimes to the point of being forgotten, or ignored in people's minds and writings. Our understanding of Greek society is incomplete if we know nothing of the methods by which the Greeks solved significant problems of the ordinary everyday variety, like finding and distributing drinking water, as well as the architecture of homes, temples, or other significant buildings. Many of the tools, methods, and architectural designs of today originate from ancient Greece. In this you will be able to appreciate Greek engineering through great Greek projects. The different styles of architecture and tools that were used such a long time ago are
Cited: 1. Author Unknown, Ancient Greece, Muses Publishers, Athens, 1997 2. Author Unknown, Greek Architecture, http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/greek.html 3. Author Unknown, Greek Architecture, http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0821702.html 4. Author Unknown, The Temple of Athena Nike, http://www.ancient-greece.org/architecture/athena-nike.html 5. Ling, Roger, The Greek World, Equinox, New York, 1988 6. Pedley, John, G, Greek Art and Archaeology, Harry N Abrams INC, New York, 1993 7. Powell, Anton, The Greek World, Routledge, New York, 1997 8. Sowerby, Robin, The Greeks, Routledge, New York, 1995 9. Stratton, Arthur, The Orders of Architecture, Studio Editions, London, 1986