“Religious festivals were occasions of public display” a quote from ancient historian Xenophon, exemplifies the how gods and festivals play an important and crucial role in the lifestyle and the overall society of Sparta. Religion in Sparta was a way of bringing the community together and uniting the gods with the everyday social and political institutions of the Spartan state. Major festivals celebrated by the Spartans included those common to other Greek city states, along with festivals unique to the Spartans. These main festivals were Gymnopaedia, Karneia and Hyakinthia which were celebrated in honour various gods for various reasons. This will be explored through primary and secondary sources revealing the information behind the annual commemorations.
Ancient Greek architecture is a product of the Hellenic and the Hellenistic people. Ancient Greek architecture is best known for its temples, most of which are found in the region as ruins. Ancient Greek architecture is distinguished by its highly formalized characteristics, both of structure and decoration, particularly in the temples. Most often these temples are raised on the high grounds so that the beauty of the well illuminated structure can be enjoyed from a good distance away in all angles. Although limestone was available the building material primarily used was stone, especially high quality marble.
It was the largest Doric Greek temple but also used the Ionic temple styles (Ancient History). The creators of the Parthenon wanted the transition from outside to inside to be clear and smooth. A visitor would be able to have a spectacular view into the shrine to the goddess. The architects were very dedicated to the geometric design of this temple. They knew that the parallel columns would make the temple appear as if it were becoming narrower toward the back; to prevent this, they carved the columns to become
Though the Etruscans made Roma a metropolis, the Romans themselves adopted Greek artistic customs instead. They broke from traditional conventions however, and made their statues often more realistic and the coloration (which is now often lost) much gaudier. Greek paintings were too adopted in form, but such items did not survive antiquity. Secondly, the Romans adopted Greek mythology and philosophy. Originally, the chief deities of Vesta, Jupiter, Mars and Venus did not have mythology in Rome (with many being quite animistic).
The Greeks took the Phoenician alphabet and modified it to create the Greek alphabet during the Archaic Period. Greek people were very polytheistic and believed in a plethora of gods who were believed to live on Mount Olympus. Unlike a lot of other newly originating civilizations, Greece had a very well developed political system. Since ancient Greece consisted of several hundreds of independent city-states (poleis) which happened to be a situation unlike most other civilizations were made up of, each polis was governed by its own individual governor. They may have all been run differently, but all of the poleis shared a common religion, language, and culture.
This artwork expresses and reveal what their culture was about and what they looked up to. They were all about heroes and most of their culture are inspired or is about someone who was of importance in their civilization. The statute is supposedly a portrait of the wrestler Cheilon of Patri who died in 322 B.C. It is said that Lysippos made this statue after his death. Lysippos statue is an important sculpture according to the Classical Greece civilization.
This paper will focus on three key points shared by both cultures which will help demonstrate the relationship between these two civilizations: religion, science, and art. Ancient Greece and Roman civilizations made a permanent mark in history, including the areas and components of: religion and its gods and goddesses, Art and sculptures, and scientific and spiritual medicine. If it were not for the Roman civilizations that emerged around and eventually overcame the Greek, we might not be quite as aware of the contribution that the Greek had to society. When Rome conquered Greece, the Romans were thoroughly impressed with a multiple concepts of their culture and society. The Romans willingly adopted many concepts from the Greek.
Athens and Sparta 1. The country of Greece was led by two city states Athens and Sparta. These two city states were represented as Oligarchy for Sparta and Democracy for Athens. The democratic government in Athens did not meet the needs of the Athenians but it was fairly advanced for its time. Athens was more worried about the comfort and culture during the time of the military battles.
Not only was Greek a big part of democracy but Rome it self played a big part of it too. For instance, “450
In Atala the Native Americans worshiped more than one god, and they are very closely related to the Greek gods. They believed that these gods could take on any form and any gender. The Greeks did this to test their hospitality. They both have myths that explain how everything came to be like the gods, and how humans came, and fire, and all things imaginable. For years these myths were passed down orally until somebody decided to write them.