Susan Louise Sgroi Humanities 1-23-2013 Greek and Roman Civilization The Greek culture is considered by many to be the birthplace of western thoughts and civilization. The most fascinating factor for me about the Greek culture is the great revolutionary technological advancement and discoveries that they have made over time. Some of these discoveries are still being used today. Greek civilization put values on Tekhne‚ known to be the spirit of art‚ technical skill and craft. Other values they
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before the birth of Christ‚ the city of Rome grew‚ prospered‚ and developed into a thriving Republic; the feats of Roman engineers were spectacular‚ and many structures built by this culture still stand today. As in most cultures‚ Rome’s buildings became more elaborate and impressive. The Romans developed fantastic building technologies and ideas. With knowledge borrowed from the Greeks‚ Rome made impressive architectural advancements. These were major attributes of buildings‚ colossal structures
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Week One Assignment ART/101 Introduction to Art October 9‚ 2011 An artist assumes one‚ or a combination‚ of four roles when creating a work of art. These four roles are; 1) to help viewers see the world in a different way; 2) to create a record of the culture of their time and place; 3) to make working objects and buildings more enjoyable to look at and also to give them meaning; and 4) to give form to personal feelings‚ universal truths‚ immaterial things‚ or spiritual forces (Syre‚ 2010)
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Neoclassicism was associated with an era beginning from the end of the 17th century and went on through the 18th century. “The Neoclassicism art movement came from a combination of the last half of Baroque art to the burgeoning scientific interest in classical Greek and Roman antiquity”‚ “This new found art of Neoclassicism led to the cause in a rapid growth of collections of antiques” (Sayre‚ 2010). With Neoclassicism came problems for the artist as to whether an image of a famous person or hero
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ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that must be read”. Originated referred to Christian Stories of the saints. Stories of great deeds from humans. (Semi-divine)‚ usually narrates the events of the human past Stories of the Trojan war and the exploits of Achilles and the other Greek heroes fit
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The ingeniousness and beauty of Roman architecture has not been lost on us in the 2000 years since it was built. Even today‚ we still marvel at what incredible builders the Romans were‚ and at the sheer scale and integrity of many of their projects. It is hard to argue that today’s architecture will maintain the same lasting grandeur as that which the Romans built. If we can still respect and admire the grandeur of Rome as it was in it’s day‚ one can only imagine how much of an influence people
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Greek and Roman Theatre Theatre and its roots can be traced back before the Common Era to the Greeks and Romans. The two types of theatre‚ while quite similar‚ do have a number of differences. Classical Greek and Roman theatre‚ often combined in a sort of Ancient “Grome” fashion‚ are similar in the most basic but superficial of aspects. The most basic of the aspects is the fact that the height of their movements and societal impact were before the start of the Church and its influence of the
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Introduction Both concrete and arches had a huge part to play in the culture of Rome’s architecture‚ these new innovations were what gave the Romans the ability to make interior spaces which were not able to happen before. Even though they were not exactly new creations‚ we will see how Rome’s modification or upgrade made a huge impact on architectural designs and aesthetical designs. The Arch The arch was basically a structure in a sort of curved shape. The materials used to create the arch consisted
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ancient Greeks and Romans‚ the statement “cause and effect”‚ plays a very significant role in explaining the relationship between humans of that time and the effects that had placed on the environment around them. In many cases‚ the effects of their cause were very threatening to the environment. By looking back and what the Greeks and Romans had done‚ we can understand some of the environmental problems of today. Nonetheless‚ it is also acceptable to understand that the ancient Greeks and Romans did
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(R.M) Roman Theater was a major influence in the everyday life of the Romans; they spent a majority of their free time attending plays‚ chariot races‚ gladiatorial contests. Greek was a major influence on Ancient Romans’ perspective on theater. Comedies and tragedies both derived from Greek originals. Comedy was the most popular among the Romans. Much like today the comedies in Ancient Rome were exaggerated and absurd situations. For example‚ Saturday Night Live is very comedic and it’s one
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