Parthenon in Athens was built between the years 447 and 432 BCE to replace two previous temples (Silverman‚ n.d.). The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena‚ the patron goddess of Athens (Ministry of Culture and Sports‚ 2012). The Parthenon is a rectangular temple with Doric columns and two main rooms: a larger chamber that served as an altar of worship‚ and a smaller chamber that served as a treasury for donations and tithes (Silverman‚
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government. The government of Athens was democracy with a diminutive population that could be ran by some people in the population‚ whereas in Han China was a bureaucracy with a greater population that was ran by non-elective government officials‚ citizens had no say in government. (Document 2) The Ancient Athenian population was made up of fifty hundred free male citizens who were allowed to vote and control the government. Han China has 64‚685‚000 more people than Ancient Athens has. One hundred fifty
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the city of Athens. Athens is mostly remembered for the talents and education. Boys went to school to learn to become citizens while girls stayed home to learn domestic skills. All male Athenian citizens had to be ready to fight for the state at any time. Even when they were young. With its large navy‚ Athens ruled the sea and became wealthy through trade and fighting in foreign lands. It’s fleet consisted of three-hundred triple-decked‚ oar powered ramming ships‚ called a trireme. Athens ultimate archenemy
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Rome. Raphael died in Rome on his 37th birthday‚ April 6‚ 1520. School of Athens Brief History: Raphael painted the School of Athens from-1510 1512. He was commissioned by pope Julius II‚ with the recommendation of Donato Bramante‚ the pope’s architect‚ to work in the Vatican. His first work the School of Athens was loved so much by the pope that he commissioned Raphael to paint the entire papal suite. In the School of Athens‚ philosophers and intellects from different time
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Addiction Treatment Centers in Athens‚ Georgia Athens‚ Georgia is a welcoming city that would make an ideal place to begin recovery. The addiction treatment centers in Athens‚ Georgia‚ and the surrounding area‚ are accredited facilities with a clear focus on helping individuals with substance abuse and addiction issues make a new beginning. The addiction treatment centers in Athens‚ Georgia have varied programs to suit the needs of the patient including day treatment‚ inpatient rehab‚ and outpatient
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"Athens‚ eye of Greece‚ mother of arts and eloquence. This is how famous poet John Milton describes this amazing city. Although I have personally never been to Athens but I researched it using Athen’s City Guide‚ Athen’s Survival Guide and a World Book article all accessed on January 28th‚ 2008. As college students we are able to travel all over the world using study abroad and if you’re like me you’d like to go to new and exciting places. So if you’d like to go to Greece‚ three things you would
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The Trojan War The Trojan War took place in approximately the 13th century. The ancient Greeks defeated the City of Troy. The Trojan War started after an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus‚ the king of Thessaly‚ and Thetis‚ a sea goddess. All the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus had been invited except Eris‚ the goddess of discord. Eris was offended and tried to stir up trouble among the guests at the feast. She sent a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful." Hera‚ Athena‚
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Lysistrata Characters: Lysistrata - Lysistrata is an Athenian woman who is sick and tired of war and the treatment of women in Athens. Lysistrata gathers the women of Sparta and Athens together to solve these social ills and finds success and power in her quest. Lysistrata is the least feminine of the women from either Athens or Sparta‚ and her masculinity helps her gain respect among the men. Cleonice- is the next-door neighbor of Lysistrata and is the first to show up at Lysistrata’s meeting
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(pronounced /ˈɛlɡən/‚ with a hard “g”)‚ are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his pupils)‚ inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce‚ 7th Earl of Elgin‚ the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803‚ had obtained a controversial permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Acropolis. From 1801 to 1812 Elgin’s agents removed about
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The School of Athens The School of Athens is one of the most celebrated pieces of artwork from the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512‚ the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit. Raphael of Urbino‚ or Raffaello Sanzio as he was known in his day‚ was born in 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. His father was Giovanni
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