Pergamon

The Altar of Zeus is a giant monument constructed during the reign of King Eumenes II (The Altar of Zeus: Pergamon), which located on a terrace of the Acropolis in Pergamon. Since the Pergamene King regarded his country as the successor of the Greek culture, there were numerous sculptural monuments built to commemorate their military achievement and declare their roles as inheritors of Athens. The Altar of Zeus is one of them, as well as the library and the sanctuary of Athena that are located in

Galen of Pergamon: Ancient Greek Physician and Philosopher Considered one of the greatest minds in Medicine, and the Philosophy of Medicine since history was recorded, Galen of Pergamon remains to this day one of the most profound physicians, and medical researchers that lived. We know this, because of his massive account of everything, he at times had anywhere from 10-20 scribes writing down all of his ideas and theories as well as his thoughts and findings during the many surgical procedures he

Power is an ideal that many strive for, and few achieve, and there is no more obvious a demonstration of power, than besting someone in a battle. The Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, Turkey exemplifies that power. Created around 175 BCE it used to stand on a platform, surrounded by columns which were no doubt as imposing as the scenes of the sculptures. It is a narration of the gods and goddesses defeat over the giants, and victory in battle is nearly synonymous with power. The gigantomachy frieze depicts

The narratives and stories in ancient Greek artifacts revolved primarily around Greek Mythology. This is epitomized in relief sculptures on the Treasury of the Siphnians and the Great Altar at Pergamon, which depict the Battle of the Gods or Titanomachy from Greek mythology. Real life events were also portrayed although often embellished in myth. For instance, the vase created by Exekias and the sculpture of Laocoon and his sons both depict mythologized elements from the Trojan War. Eventually the

The human theme that I have chosen to best represent each culture is Divinity. Divinity has multiple perspectives. It can be looked at as sacredness, being god-like in nature or one’s relationship with their respective God or gods. Divinity can also mean inner truth or inner guidance. I chose Divinity to best represent the cultures of India, Classical Greece, Medieval Spain and the Renaissance because based on the information received in class, it was a theme that was prevalent in all of them.

Sumarians, an ancient group of people who lived in southern Mesopotamia around 3500 BC, are attributed with the very first attempts to transcribe symbols onto moveable materials. The Sumarians developed a ‘cuneiform’ alphabet, which were then etched into clay tablets with a triangle shaped stylus called a ‘calamus’ and then allowed to dry or fired in a kiln to make them last as long as possible. The Sumarians are speculated to be the earliest people to ever use the first known written system in the

The Empire of Alexander lived on past the death of its founder, but soon fragmented into numerous smaller kingdoms ruled by his generals. The Macedonian homeland came under the control of the line of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, a general and satrap under Alexander. The line of Antigonus would rule Macedon into the middle of the second century BC, when the kingdom was overcome by a myriad of problems, both internal and external. The reasons for the decline and eventual annexation of the Kingdom of

building was made permanent in 1931 when a decision was made to create an exact replica of the original Parthenon, right down to the huge statue of Athena. This went beyond merely cultural borrowing to have Nashville stand in as a “new” Athens like Pergamon, but involved such issues as tourism and even academia. Several important scholars worked with the trustees to create an accurate recreation as possible. With the recreation of the Parthenon, scholars of Classical art got to be a link with the very

period gave way to experimentation and a sense of freedom that allowed the artists of the Hellenistic period to explore their subjects from unique points of view that they had not previously done. The Altar to Zeus in Pergamon is the perfect representation of the Hellenistic period. Pergamon contained

The first thing to mention is that this is located in Asia Minor, which Rome inherited from the Pergamons. This is worth mentioning because looking back on previous Triumphal or victory monuments like the porticos of Octavia are built in connection to the Macedonian wars, and Rome inherits Pergamon after the Macedonian wars. So this porticos form that is used by these imperators during the republican period giving rise to the imperator has an important