The Acropolis of Ancient Greece One of the greatest symbols, still standing today, of the Golden Age of Greece, is the Acropolis. The Acropolis is a giant limestone plateau rising about 490 feet from the sea and covering roughly 3 hectares of land overlooking the city of Athens, Greece. This site was the hub of life in Athens from the time of the Mycenaean’s. Many temples were built on this outcropping of rock throughout the Archaic period with the last one being destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC. (Cunningham) Pericles was ruler of Athens at that time and undertook the building project of the Acropolis as we know it today.
One especially influential empire was that of Greece. Ancient Greece contributed many ideas and inventions that have truly survived the test of time, their concepts lasting millennia and more. Even the Olympics, an athletic event last watched in 2014 by hundreds of countries around the world, was actually founded 3000 years ago in Ancient Greece, as a competition to honor their gods! (Document B). The Ancient Greeks continue to influence our lives today in three prominent ways: architecture, politics, and medicine.
Parthenon at Dusk: Completed in the middle of the 5th century BCE, the Parthenon is the centerpiece of the Acropolis and is often regarded as the masterpiece of the Doric order of architecture. Its name refers to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin." | The architecture of Ancient Greece is used today in many if not all countries in the Western world for big important buildings, mainly banks or museums. There are loads of banks which have the Ancient Greek classical style, as well as many other cultural
The first ancient Greek Olympics record keeping started in 776 B.C. But there are many conclusions that the Olympics were held even sooner. Even though there were many sporting events, the Olympic Games were the most famous sporting events in ancient Greece, honoring the Greek gods. The event was held every four years in Olympia, Greece. The ancient Greeks believed that keeping their citizens strong and healthy would help strengthen the city-states.
Modern day Athens has managed to maintain an ancient landscape.? The Acropolis and the Agora are two major features of ancient Greece that have a home in this metropolitan city.? Both of these ancient sites preserve their power and mystery in a modern day world. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, an agora is an open space in ancient Greek cities that served as both a meeting place and as an area for various civic activities (?Agora?).? The Agora of ancient Athens was rebuilt after the Persian Wars (490-449 BC) in response to a lengthy period of wealth and peace in the city (ibid).?
The oldest known example of the Corinthian order is the temple of Apollo at Bassae. Building the Parthenon was a greater feat than they ever would have known. Work on the Parthenon began in 477 BC. A much smaller shrine already stood on this site. If such a structure in fact existed, it was torn down to make way for a huge limestone platform, roughly 252 by 103 feet in size that was built as a base for the new temple.
The architecture of ancient Greece is represented by buildings in the sanctuaries and cities of mainland Greece, the Aegean islands, southern Italy and Sicily, and the Ionian coast of Turkey. Monumental Greek architecture began in the archaic period, flourished through the classical and Hellenistic periods, and saw the first of many revivals during the Roman Empire. The roots of Greek architecture lie in the tradition of local Bronze Age house and palaces. The following paper will cover the basic forms of Greek architecture. One of the many types of Greek building structures was Sacred Architecture.
The Historical Investigation - Year 11 Ancient History Greek Architecture Identify the two main architectural systems (orders) of early Greek Architecture and its impact on society today, including examples of each order and their characteristics. The architecture of ancient Greece is represented by buildings in the cities of mainland Greece, the Aegean islands, southern Italy and Sicily, and the Ionian Coast of Turkey. Architecture, defined as a building executed to an aesthetically considered design, was extinct in Greece from the end of the Mycenaean period (about 1200 BC) to the 7th century BC. Greek life was dominated by religion and so it is not surprising that the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest and most beautiful. They also had a political purpose as they were often built to celebrate civic power and pride, or offer thanksgiving to the patron god of a city for success in war.
Some of the comparitive areas of Egyptian and Greek cultures include sculptures, pottery making, and various architectural designs. One of the main cultural relics for both Egyptian and Greek civilzation was no other than sculptures. Example of Greek sculpture is Athena Giustiniani Musei Capitolini, it is completely done in white marble depicting one of the gods of ancient Greek Mythology. She is wearling a robe and a metal helm while holding up a torch like item in her right hand. The feeling one while looking upon Athena is very cold and a little frighting.
Architecture/Art Homer wrote of a Gorgon shield (Iliad 11.32-37), ‘a thing of splendour’ belonging to the Greek hero Agamemnon. Gorgon shields have been found in Greek art, an example of which is held in the Museo Archaeologico in Syracuse (DVD1, section 2, track 2). The earliest example of Gorgon shield found has been from the seventh century BC. Whether this is an example of Homer’s work inspiring others or whether Homer himself was inspired by older artefacts that did not survive into the present day is irrelevant. That figures from Greek mythology were still being represented artistically in Homer’s time shows that the people still respected the tales after centuries had gone by.