Hellenistic Greece

Kings of the Hellenistic era built temples, staffed with priest, for old gods. This way they spread Greek religious beliefs throughout the Near East. This broadened peoples span of knowledge of religions, science and philosophy and shaped the world. When people got tired of it and found rituals unsatisfying, they turned to mystery religions. Civic religions were primarily concerned with rituals and did not embrace such matters as morality and redemption. People did not inspire deep religious feelings

The Hellenic era was known as the age of classical Greece. This was the time of the great Golden Age of Greece and the image of Ancient Greece. The free state was men who owned the soil that they ruled and governed the state had stabilized Athens and the Golden Age. Everyone in the Hellenic era made the most important contribution to the western civilization. The gods had an important role in the era. The great works of art were created for the gods and goddesses of the greeks such as the statue

that artists have portrayed in sculpture for thousands of years. Each culture and time period had different reasons behind the way they chose to depict humans. In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were shown as idealized and emotionless, like gods. Yet in Hellenistic art, people were depicted in dramatic scenes that showed them as very human and emotional. The way humans have been depicted through sculpture and the reasons behind these canons have evolved and changed over time. The earliest examples of the human

and exemplifies the Hellenistic passion for depicting dynamic and striking figure groupings that would elicit feelings of drama and pain. The sculpture establishes this by it incorporating elements of art such as line, form, and a central focal point, but it also conveys an emotional element with intensity. This sculpture is an example of Hellenistic ideals, unique representations, and assertive imagery, all of which make it distinctive and riveting. The development of Hellenistic art stems from the

Alexander the Great; was he a great ruler, or was he a ruthless tyrant? “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority” (Acton Institute 1). Alexander the Great was and absolute ruler that had both influence and authority; he abused both which is why many of his subjects followed him out of fear and not loyalty. Rulers are defined by how they use their power, the decisions’ they make; and how

Strangling Snakes, which associates children with strength and the reverse of that sculpture, Statuette of a Seated Girl, expresses the innocence and youth found in children. Concerning the interaction of the viewer with the role of children in Hellenistic art, Vout emphasizes that the significant presence of a child in pieces like, Laocoon and his Sons, are important because they encourage viewers to connect with the masterpiece in a different way. Now, staying within that realm of thinking, one

Had he not conquered Persia and lands extending to Africa and India, the Greek culture might have just been localized to Greece (USHistory, 3), and the tremendous Greek influence we see in our society today would not be so prevalent and obvious (Freeman, 323). Alexander’s conquests allowed new trade routes from the east to the west between Europe and Asia. This increased

difference between the two stylistic choices of art. Behind each hunk of stone reads perfect anatomy and certain expressions. One features a more dazed stone face and one gives life for more emotion made within the stone. The Classical Period and Hellenistic period also look somewhat similar from a glance are very different in feeling and meaning. The Classical Period started around the 5th century BC. This period is where artists attempt to capture the human body realistically and create realistic

Women in the Hellenistic world Women in the Hellenistic World Women’s lives were improved and expanded in the Hellenistic age more so than at any other time prior Greek history. Papyri from Egypt and Coele-Syria have led to the discovery of documents on marriage contracts, inscriptions of philanthropy, and the daily lives of the women in that period. The Hellenistic woman changed in many ways. She became more educated, more cultured, and she received domestic freedom and her new legal and occupational

artistic developments, especially in sculpture. The depiction of the human figure has drastically changed over time from an undeveloped form to a more detailed rendering. This transformation can be seen from Early Bronze Age figurine models to Ancient Hellenistic sculptures. Examples of early figurines are small with disproportionate and unusual bodies while much later sculptures are large scale showing the importance of corrected bodily proportions. Tiny figures generally had the same poses lacking facial