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    was also very similar between Rome and Greece. The Romans adopted the Greek orders of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthians but they made it their own. The Romans made Doric Columns taller and slimmer, they also used the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order and combined the volutes of the Ionic order to create what is called composite order. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans liked to use the Corinthian order the most, and the Doric the least, Roman architects also liked to use the engaged columns, which are

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    incorporating the attributes of these ruins. The designer will have to advise the client that each ruin belongs to a different order. The Parthenon is a representation of the Doric order, the Erechtheum the Ionic order, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus the Corinthian order. The designer and client will have to work through the problem and determine if aspects of each order from each ruin should be incorporated into the project. This could create the additional issue of whether the client wants this project to

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    columns is the temple of Athena Nike. The Corinthian order columns are the most extravagant type of column. It was the last column to be developed by the ancient Greeks. The Greeks did not really use this type of column to its full potential, but the ancient Romans did (“Ancient Greece” 3). Some examples of monuments or building that used the Corinthian order consisted of the temple of Zeus at Athens. It was probably the most notable of the Corinthian temples (“Ancient Greece” 3). The ancient

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    Daryl Amis Dr. Roy A. Fowler Marriage Comparison of 1 Corinthians and Ephesians 26 April 2017 Matters of Marriage The matters of marriage which are discussed in both 1 Corinthians 7:1-17 and in Ephesians 5:21-33 deal with marriage. While they both deal with marriage, each communication about marriage is different. 1 Corinthians deals with the subject matter of being married as opposed to being single for the sake of the Gospel. The text in Ephesians deals specifically with the relationship of the

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    Grecian Influence

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    Greeks the three orders of architecture, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, based on different forms of column and the capital which surmounted it, and added a hybrid of their own, known as Composite.” (The Romans, n.d.) It is not a secret the Romans admired and took on Greek culture, but the field of architecture the Romans created their own style. That is not to say the Composite is free of Grecian influence as the influence from the Corinthian style is doubtless present in the columns. Nevertheless

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    Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders are the three main column styles developed by the ancient Greeks. These column styles still are used in buildings today. Doric is the simplest Greek column. The column is plain, and it has no base. Doric columns often had statues of gods

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    Roman and Greek architecture is something to be revered. It is fascinating that people lacking the advanced technology we have today could create monuments of such magnitude and perfection. Commonly, these temples were built to worship and honor deities, and so they must be built pristine. Although the Romans sometimes cut corners when it came to materials in order to remain economic, they definitely didn’t cut any when it came to scale and appearance. Many early civilizations recycled styles and

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    The Rise and Fall of Roman Architecture It’s 70 A.D and the streets of Rome are busy. Construction workers are hard at work building a place of slaughter and game. Brick by brick the arches are made, and the details of Corinthian architecture are carven into the cold, hard stone. Vespasian and Titus stand in front of their work, admiring the sophisticated amphitheater of Italy. The Colosseum is just one of the vast amounts of Roman projects still intact and cherished by people of the world. Romans

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    The Classical period, sometimes called the Hellenic period, began in the 5th and 4th centuries BC. During the Classical period, Greece succeeded its maximum level of success both culturally and economically. The ancient Greeks strode to perfect both the body and mind. Classism has caused a significant amount of changes in the art world which allowed them to express themselves through their art spiritually. Classism’s qualities still are featured throughout the artworks that are being made today.

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    1 Corinthians 1 Message

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    The primary message of 1 Corinthians is Paul identifying the problems in the Corinthian church, so he could offer solutions and teach the believers in the Corinthian church how to face the conflict with the concepts and practices of the pagan world. 1 Corinthians is the most varied in content and style of all the epistles of Paul. Addressing topics ranging from schism to finance and from church decorum to the resurrection. Paul writes to elders of Corinth as if he had been present and having a

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