The Golden age of Athens Fifth-century Athens refers to the Greek city-state of Athens in the period of roughly 480 BC-404 BC. This was a period of Athenian political hegemony‚ economic growth and cultural flourishing formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens or The Age of Pericles. The period began in 480 BC when an Athenian-led coalition of city-states‚ known as the Delian League‚ defeated the Persians at Salamis. As the fifth century wore on‚ what started as an alliance of independent city-states gradually
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101-90V October 16‚ 2013 Documentary Response Paper: Nova‚ Secrets of the Parthenon Watching the documentary‚ Secrets of the Parthenon‚ allows an intimate glimpse into the creation and restoration of one of classical Greece’s most iconic symbols‚ the Parthenon. Back in 447BC‚ Percicles gathered support for the construction of the Parthenon‚ a temple decided to the goddess Athena‚ who was considered extremely important in Athens. During the nine years of construction‚ new precision construction techniques
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completed in 432 B.C. The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena and was designed by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates. The temple was made up of many columns they like the rest of the temple was made up of marble. On the top of the Parthenon was a frieze. This was a band of sculpture that told the story of the celebration of Athena. The Greeks would have this celebration every four years and it was called the Pan Athenaic. One of the main attractions of the Parthenon was the 40 foot statue of
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Two Giants of Time The Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome are two of the greatest pieces of architectural and historical masterpieces. Both structures were created to be a place of worship not only for one but many different gods. These two buildings are 1‚280.2 kilometers apart but they had so much in common. Similarities in the two buildings is the vast number of columns built. The columns in Parthenon were carved out of blocks stacked on top of each other‚ whereas the ones used
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The Parthenon vs. The Colosseum I choose to use The Parthenon as my Greek work of art and The Colosseum as my Roman work of art. Both are buildings but are such iconic buildings with new and innovative designs‚ styles and building materials‚ that they are works of art as well. Seeing as how they are both buildings it goes without saying they were 3D works of art. The Parthenon was built almost entirely of Pentelic marble‚ they did use wood too‚ but 22‚000 tons of marble was used. The Colosseum
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such as the Parthenon‚ and medieval Gothic cathedrals‚ such as Salisbury or Amiens Cathedrals. Address the following aspects: Date built and main purpose of each (introduction) * * The original construction of the Parthenon was built in 448-432 BCE. The Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena‚ she was known as the virgin patron from here people in Greece. Parthenon was built for the purpose to store the chryselephantine statue of Athena. The sculptor of Parthenon was Pheidias
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Athough from two entirely different cultures and entirely different times‚ the Pantheon and the Parthenon share similarities‚ along with a world of differences‚ in form‚ function‚ themes‚ ideology‚ and messages about their respective civilizations. By comparing these two structures‚ it is easy to see why knowledge of context and culture is important to understanding and interpreting art. The Pantheon was built between 118-125 AD in ancient Rome as a temple to the seven gods of the seven planets
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Wall Street’s Parthenon To anyone in New York City‚ Federal Hall Memorial and the Parthenon may not look anything alike. But you cannot try and compare the two buildings directly for the obvious reason that they were built for completely different reasons‚ time periods‚ and importance. On one hand‚ the Parthenon was originally constructed in 432 BC as an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena‚ and on the other‚ Federal Hall Memorial built in 1842 as a memorial on the site of the
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WOMEN IN CLASSICAL ATHENS IN THE SHADOW OF NORTH-WEST EUROPE OR IN THE LIGHT FROM ISTANBUL Being a woman in classical Athens cannot have been much fun‚ if one can rely on the majority of the accounts of women’s position in the Greek city-state. The Athenian democracy‚ traditionally held in high esteem in many other ways‚ was a democracy of the minority. Women‚ foreigners and slaves had no influence or true civil rights. They lived in the shadow of the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Sarah B. Pomeroy’s
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In this essay‚ we will discuss and compare two buildings. The Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome and examine how the style and function of each building served in its culture. We will compare the differences and the similarities between Rome and Greece that can be seen in these ancient building. Between 500 to 323 B.C‚ was the classical age of the Greek civilization. During this time‚ they just were victorious over the Persians which was one of the golden periods for the Athenian society
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