Ancient Wonders

The artworks of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean cultures, and Ancient Greece have similarities that not only reflect objects and images, but also the media, style and representation. These countries were not always wealthy, clever, creative and powerful enough to gain supplies, but they all find a way to create art with what they had. They have all influenced on each other’s cultures and belief through their artistic values and ways, ranging from the materials and tools they use, position and representation of their monuments and their religious intent.

The statue was a staggering 40 feet tall, which is a remarkable height. Things that have a grand stature are normally associated with being of greater power or importance, and in the case of the Athena Parthenos it portrays a Goddess like aura. The statue was also made of gold and ivory which are very esteemed and sought after materials. They are extremely valuable materials, and Phidias had made a whole 40 foot tall statue out of them.*footnote* Gold and ivory are often associated with importance and power, and are thought to be very valuable and pure. These are all qualities that would also be associated with a figure that is Goddess-like. The size and the choice of material suggest that the statue was of great importance and power, which are qualities that should be associated with a

Why did Christianity take hold in the ancient world? Around the time of CE, a lot of people were against being christian, until people spread the word and other people realized how devoted they were. So, why did Christianity take hold in the ancient world?

The theme I have chosen is the Quest for immortality/ creation of legacy. Ancient Egyptians believed that there was a life after death; they focused much of their life preparing for the afterlife. The afterlife did not come easy to them, as they felt like they needed to live the best life possible otherwise they would not be accepted into the afterlife.

Phidias, who is an exceptional sculptor, built one of the greatest temples in the ancient world: the Parthenon. Today, The Parthenon appears to be prominent. Phidias devoted this temple to Athena, and built it for the Acropolis of Athens. Although the Parthenon was built in the 5th Century BC, some of the temple still stands today.

Phidias’ statues were representations of the ever-evolving aesthetic look the Greeks valued, following their success in the Punic Wars. One way he establishes this aesthetic look in his statues is through the Golden Ratio, a mathematical formula for beauty. Phidias manipulated the proportions of his works through the formula, allowing for beauty to be attainable so long as one follows his process. Additionally, Phidias is well known for his sculpture of Zeus, where he purposely exaggerated the proportions to emphasize Zeus’ power and consequently created a conceptual image of this god. In challenging the status quo, he leaves

The phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is commonly used to describe things that take time and patience. The phrase is very true, Rome was not built in a day and it did not rise out of nothing. The rise of Rome was impacted greatly by Etruscan urbanism, Greek colonization, and Hellenistic imperialism. These external influences gave rise to the Republic by impacting the growth and formation of the city, both architecturally and civically, and contributing to the eventual success of the urbs.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World fascinate and baffle the modern world. The list is comprised of the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and lastly the Lighthouse of Alexandria (history). Ancient civilizations had developed and grown without being as connected as countries in today's society are. Thus, cultures and societies remained unique from the others. Ancient communities such as the Greek are both similar and different from other ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians in many ways; some similarities are their interests in geometry and mathematics, having an insular society, and religious beliefs and some differences are religious structures, art style, and finally government structures.

In the book Greek Religion by Walter Burkert, Walter offered some insight into the nature of the Greek religious tradition informing the ancient Greek mind in the pre-historical era. He reconstructed the central traditions surrounds the ancient Greek pantheon, including the chief god, Zeus. The picture shown above is a figure of Zeus by looking at the thunderbolt that matches the myths about those. As Burkert stated in his article, “Zeus is the world as a whole, and especially the thinking fire which pervades everything, forms everything, and holds everything in limits”. Based on my understanding, Zeus has a high identity in Greek religion whereas the body image of the Zeus on the vase does not match the typical hero body image. As we recalled

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was believed to have been made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 B.C. in Olympia, Greece. The statue was a massive seated figure towering over 43 feet. The stunning representation of the god Zeus was made from ivory plates and gold panels which covered its wooden framework. The sheer size of the statue was so immense that legend says that if Zeus stood up inside the temple, he would have put his head straight through the roof. The Statue of Zeus cannot be seen today and it has been said that after the destruction during the 5th century A.D. that to date, no copies have been discovered. The Statue of Zeus importance to world history is that it is one of greatest sculptural feats of the ancient world.

Greek myths and legends had a huge impact on art and sculpture of Greece, as a result many statues of gods and others mythical beings were created. For example the statue of Zeus(appendix 3) one of the finest sculptures of Greece. This statue was thirteen metres high and was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This is proof of the work and smarts put into just one sculpture and it also shows the dedication and belief of the

"Mesopotamia" is a Greek word meaning, "Land between the Rivers”. The Ancient Sumerians worshipped many different gods and goddesses. They thought that the gods influenced much of what happened to them in their lives. Babylonian and Assyrian’s religious was heavily influenced by the Sumerians. The Mesopotamians always thought of the importance of god in their life, as each city had it own god. And at every center of the city, there is a temple to represent that god. Some of the Sumerian gods and goddesses included: Enki and Anu.

When I was younger, me and family went to visit my grandpas sister in her village, it was a poor rural village near like a mountain/hill type of thing. So..

There are many wonders in the world, but there are only a select few known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Those ancient wonders are as follows: the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Unfortunately, there is not a surplus of information on some of these wonders, so this paper will only talk of a select few.

It was dedicated to the city’s deity Athena. The temple was made to give a statue made in Athena’s honor a home. When Athena led the Greek forces during the Persian wars, the people of Athens thought the world needed to see her success through a statue. Pheidias began sculpting the statue in 447 BCE. The statue would remain the city’s symbol for thousands of years until it completely disappeared from the historical record during the Late Antiquity period. Some sculpture details and descriptions of the statue allowed the piece to be accurately reconstructed.