Similarities Between Ancient Greece And Rome

Next, we have the Pantheon a wonderful temple in Rome which is now a church called Santa Maria ad Martyres. The Pantheon was built in 27-25 B.C. by magistrate, Marcus Agripa to commemorate the victory of Actium over Antony and Cleopatra. Unfoaryanty, the original temple burned down in 80 AD and it was restored between 193-211 by emperor, Septiums and Caracalla. Later, when Christianity replace paganism in Rome, the temple was give to Pope Boniface IV 608 AD. The Pantheon was the first to be Christianized in Rome. The Pantheon is 142 ft. wide and 142 ft. in height it is shaped as a sphere sitting on a cylinder. The place is resting in a solid ring wall while the outside is covered in cantilevered brick. The porch is made of 16 monolothic Corinituan

The first thing seen at the front of the Pantheon is a large covered portico which is surrounded by eight large, granite Corinthian style columns and each side of the portico contains two groups of four more columns. On top of the portico there is an inscription that reads, "M. AGRIPPA.L.F.COSTERTIUM.FECIT” which translates to “Marcus Agrippa son of Lucius, having been consul three times made it”, attributed to the man whom commissioned or made the building (rome.info). Beyond the portico, a vestibule connects the portico to the rotunda. The rotunda sits under a large concrete, beautiful coffered dome which measures 142 ft. in diameter. In the center of the dome there is a

The Pantheon was made in honor and as a temple of the gods. In front of the Pantheon is the beautiful “Fountain of the Pantheon”. It was designed by famous architecture Giacomo Della

The first major similarity is that the Parthenon and Pantheon were both built as temples for the gods and goddesses of their time. The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena and completed in 432 B.C.E. The Parthenon was built by Iktinos, Kalikrates. Whereas the Pantheon was dedicated to all the gods and goddesses of Rome in 126 C.E. The Pantheon was built by Aelius Hadrianus.

It is a rectangular structure surrounded by columns. The columns are characteristic of the Doric order with very simple decorations and a short stature. A statue of Athena served as one of the main decorations. The Parthenon’s architect made use of the Greek knowledge of mathematics, especially geometry, to produce striking visual effects. The proportions of the Parthenon are said to approximate the golden ratio, yet another example of the Greek use of mathematics in design. To date, much of the Parthenon has been restored. It is currently a protected historical monument, and a major tourist attraction (Parthenon, nd).

The Parthenon is of the style of the post and lintel architectural system. It is a Doric peripteral temple. It is in the form of a rectangle with a row of columns on all sides. The columns are of the Doric order. The building sits atop a flat platform with three steps. It had two interior chambers, the naos which was larger and housed the cult statue of Athena, and the opisthidomos which housed the treasury and offerings (The Parthenon. n.d.).

The Pantheon was built in 118- 128CE made with stone, marble, concrete and bronze was made in Rome, Italy. It is considered the crowning achievement of Roman architecture and is a preserved building of the Roman times. Famous for the round design and dome it is all based on the circle except for the rectangular porch in the front. It is the first temple to combine concrete construction with Greek decorative elements. Pantheon is the Greek meaning “of all the gods”. Was originally built as a temple to all of the Roman gods used to have the name of the five planets Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and

The Parthenon is often seen as the pinnacle of ancient Greek temple design and construction, the apex of a tradition that echoes down into our own architectural past. At the time of its construction, the Parthenon was

This essay is to discuss the Greek building The Parthenon and the Roman building The Pantheon as well as the similarities and differences between the Greek and Roman buildings.

I will discuss about the Pantheon because it’s one of the pieces of ancient architecture that has really impressed me. It is not known what purpose the Pantheon was built for but originally but one of its early functions was to honor the Greek gods. It is currently used as a Catholic church. Its conversion to being a church is actually one of the main reasons why it still stands today. (Diffen, n.d.)

Some Greek Architecture was built as a representation of a god or the city’s patron god or goddess. The Parthenon in Athens, that looks over what used to be the city of Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the city's patron goddess. The Parthenon was built around 447 BC when Athens was at the greatest of its power. At that time the Athenians built an important temple, known as the Parthenon, that still stands today representing. Now worn by Millenniums weather and battle many people still visit the Parthenon to learn more about the magnificent building and its history. Other ancient buildings were also dedicated to a specific god or goddess such as the Erechtheion temple and the Temple of Athena Nike. It is important to learn about the dedication of these structures to learn why the Greeks built these strong

The Parthenon is located in Athens, Greece. It was built in 447 B.C., and is classified as a cult temple. It also falls under the classification as a Doric structure. This means that the floor plan is rectangular with a few descending shallow steps. (Silverman, N,A) This structure was used for as

The Altar of Zeus transitioned from Parthenon’s traditional architectural concept and function yet gave a more decorative purpose and artistic details to the architecture. It is not hard to see that the artists in Hellenistic period who designed and constructed the Altar of Zeus purposely wanted the observant to focus more on the majestic size and delicate refinement of the architecture than the ones in conventional Athenian period. Compared to the traditional alter that served as an outside subordinate to the main Parthenon temple that practiced votive sacrificing to the goddess Athena, the Altar of Zeus continued with the traditional structural element of the Athenian Parthenon, including columns, entablatures and internal walls, yet at the same time, expanded the depth of the altar and widened the distance between the columns to create a more inviting extent that naturally attracts the observations to the interior décor of the temple, which is a symbolic transition from classical Greek visual and structural balance to Hellenistic’s choice

The Parthenon was built as a temple (started in the mid 440bc) replacing the temples of Athena, to showcase "Athenian imperial power" (This page was designed by David Silverman for Hum110 Tech) (https://web.archive.org/web/20151125183649/http://www.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Parthenon.html). This building was designed as a rectangle using three different types of columns which were commonly

Comparison between Parthenon and Pantheon 　　　　Despite the similarity in the name, Parthenon and Pantheon are different constructions built in two different places. Parthenon is a Greek temple to goddess Athena built in 126 AD(Reed College, The Parthenon (2015)), where as Pantheon is an Italian temple to all the gods of ancient Rome built between 447 and 438 BC (Wikipedia, Pantheon, Rome (2015)). There are many differences and similarities between them, too many to explain in one essay, so I will mainly ague on their structural and sculptural aspects. First of all, when you look at Parthenon, the shape of the building is a simple rectangular shape with most of the parts filled with entasis columns. On the other hand, although some entasis