Ancient Athens Essay

on the Parthenon in Athens. In 1938 Duveen and his associates undertook a cleaning process on the marbles using copper tools and carborundum which damaged the marble but gave it a whiter, more authentic classical look, due to the decolouration which had happened to it. When this came to the attention of the public years later, it caused outrage as the directors had chosen to do nothing about it. (2) The second largest collection of the Frieze is in the Acropolis museum in Athens with smaller parts

The Parthenon and Pantheon The Parthenon and Pantheon have many similarities and differences. The Parthenon was completed in 432 B.C.E. in Athens, Greece. Pantheon was completed in 125 C.E. in Rome. 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

Compare and contrast of two famous buildings from ancient Rome and Greece: Parthenon in Athens and the Pantheon in Rome Student X University of the People AHIST 1401 Introduction In antiquity many buildings were erected, for various reasons and with various Architectures. In the case of the Pantheon in Rome and the Parthenon in Greece, although their names are quite similar, they have certainly commonalities but also many differences that are important, not to mention the influence

One of the most popular Greek myths is the story of Theseus and the Minotaur, it centres around an early civilisation on the island of Crete, it is a myth told long before Athens became the ruling capital. It is the legend of the Minotaur. The legend of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth of Knossos in Crete has enthralled many historians, archaeologists over, anthropologists and so on over years, even centuries. However, one archaeologist was captivated by the entrancing and beauty of the myth of The

BC the city of Athens is growing rapidly. The city of Goddess Athena will succeed under the leadership of the famous Pericles, to experience the greatest glory that a city would ever know. Pericles will be the one who will sign it and through his politics Athens will enter the so-called "Golden Age". He was the one who actually transformed Athens from a city-state to a metropolis and gradually to an empire. (Pericles, 2009) All started with the Delian League which rendered Athens a dominant in the

In ancient Greece, there was one dominant city-state, or Polis as the ancient Greeks called it, and this was Athens. It was a beautiful society that enjoyed art and literature very much and valued things like wholeness and excellence. However, one thing the Athenians did not value was women. They were deemed inferior by men, and treated more as a decoration rather than a human being. Athenian women spent most of their lives in their home unless they were poor and had to help the husband with work

The ionic frieze of the Parthenon was considered by the Italian traveler and antiquarian Cyriac of Ancona as one of the “noblest images” of the Parthenon. The ionic frieze measures some 160-meters, or 524 feet, and is visible along the upper walls of the cella in addition to across the two porches. Cyriac was one of the first individuals to have sketched the figures on the frieze. The subject of the ionic frieze according to Cyriac was “the victories of the Athenians”. The Doric frieze of the

Leptines, 17). One such figure was Leucon, the King of the Bosphorus, who had provided Athens with grain out of his own generosity (Demosthenes 31). Demosthenes also disapproved of Leptines ' law because it diminished the sovereignty of the demos, removing their freedom to show their appreciation to whoever they chose(Demosthenes 15). In the fourth-century BC, especially after the social war, the economy of Athens had significantly decreased in wealth and power since the Periclean golden age and could

slight mishap when he advocated that there should be more cooperation between Athens and Sparta- two rival states. As a result, he was ostracised from Athens for 10 years beginning in 461BC. Cimon eventually returned to Athens around 451BC when he started rebuilding the state. However, what often goes unnoticed is the effect Cimon had on creating democracy in Athens. The main action that influenced democracy in Athens was Cimon’s exile and return (Plutarch 136). By all means being exiled did not

Case Study: New Acropolis The case study of New Acropolis Museum in Athens is design by Bermand Tschumi and Michael Photiadis architects and opens to the public on 21 June 2009, with Demetrios Pandermalis as a director of the project and the museum. The new building replaces the first museum which builds in 1874, as a project it took over 60 years to be realized. The New Acropolis Museum is a contemporary symbol in the city which shows the culture and the civilization. It’s a project which aims to