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Winged Victory: The Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Samothrace (fig. 1) Charles Champoiseau uncovered pieces of masterfully worked Parian marble in April of 1863.1 On Samothraki, the island from which Poseidon is said to have watched the fall of Troy, these segments of stone came together to form four main sections: a torso, a headless bust, a section of drapery, and a wing.2 The sections were shaped to be assembled though the use of cantilevering and metal dowels, allowing

are still being used today such as neurostimulation, the cleansing of wounds, the workings of arteries and veins, and pregnancy/childbirth. Roman medicine was primarily influenced by the works of Aulus Cornelius Celsus, Scribonius Largus, Galen of Pergamon, and Soranus of Ephesus. One of the primary physicians who influenced modern-day medicine is Aulus Cornelius Celsus. Celsus believed that everything medical revolved around a person's diet. If a person had a fever, he would give them "cold

ancient Times. Introduction As The Greek empire declined, Rome inherited its medical traditions and knowledge. During the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D health standards dropped considerably and outbreaks occurred of life threatening diseases. Galen of Pergamon, a follower of Hippocrates, gathered much of the medical knowledge of the time and added to it his studies of anatomy and physiology (mostly of animals). In Spite of his errors in describing certain anatomical and physiology phenomena, his writing

brick arches of Nebuchadnezzar’s building projects surround his capital with a double wall 10 mils long, incorporated with the reconstruction of the imperial grounds, this also included building the famous Ishtar Gate which is on display today in the Pergamon Museum in

Dying Gaul is a typical example of Hellenistic sculptures, dated 230-220 BCE. We are unsure of who made it, but Epigonos – the court sculptor of Attalid Dynasty – was believed to be the one. The Dying Gaul was made to celebrate King Attalos I of Pergamon in his victory over Gauls (Galatians). The Gauls were brutal soldiers that fought in the nude. They were so fierce that they believed in nature defense and refused to wear armors and clothes during a battle. The bushy hair, the mustache and the torc

Greco-Egyptian Serapis, eastern gods, for example, Attis and Cybele and the Greek appropriation of Buddhism. After Alexander the Great's endeavors in the Persian Empire, Hellenistic kingdoms were built all through south-west Asia Seleucid Empire, Kingdom of Pergamon , north-east Africa Ptolemaic Kingdom and South Asia Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Indo-Greek Kingdom.

The Winged Victory of Samothrace is the best-known sculpture of a goddess and personification of the victory. Her role is told conveying a victory rather than giving a victory as soon as possible (Sacks). She has fascinated people around the world with her elegant and dynamic existence. One of the masterpieces of Greek sculpture, the Winged Victory of Samothrace possess a lot of intriguing points which can be seen through the brief information, subject matter, sculpture in the Hellenistic period

which where different on ever corner and sides, the Corinthian Capitals remind the same on each corner and nothing had to be changed. 7. How can we characterize art and architecture of the Hellenistic Period? How is this seen in the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon (Figures 5-79 and

good are positive emotions? Review of General Psychology, 2, 300-319 Navarre EL. Psychological maltreatment: the core component of child abuse. In: Brassard MR, Germain R, Hart SN, eds. Psychological Maltreatment of Children and Youth. New York, NY: Pergamon Press;1987:45– 56 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/109/4/e68.full.pdf?origin=publication_detail Coentre, R. and Power, P. A diagnostic dilemma between psychosis and post-traumatic stress disorder: a case report and review

“Illogicalness of Animal Experimentation” Vivisection, surgery conducted on a living organism for experimentative purposes, dates back to 2nd-century Rome. It was pioneered by Claudius Galenus, more commonly known as Galen of Pergamon, who experimented on animals to understand the human body. However, Galen was a poor scientist and failed to recognize major bodily functions like blood circulation (Osborn). In fact, Galen’s false assumptions hindered the medical progress in Europe. From its origin