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the ancient greek culture flourished from about 1200 BCE tp 323 BCE. this culture would come and influence the western world more profoundly than any other

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true

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is often considered the birthplace of many aspects of western tradition

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ancient greece

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the arts and culture of the western world are patterned by the greeks

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true

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for the greeks art was hte visual expression of individual feelings and ideas. this was the new conception of the role of the artist. because the greeks believed this, we know the names of the architects and sculptors associated woth one of the well known artistic achievements of ancient greek

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true

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5
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used to house a massive gold statue of Athena by Phidias

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parthenon

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447 BCE-432 BCE was designed by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates. the style of this structure is classical

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parthenon

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parthenon is designed by

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Ictinus and Callicrates

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parthenon is classical

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true

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the temple parthenon was dedicsted to godess athena. the sculptor Phidias oversaw the carvings the birth of athena is shown in the east pediment

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true

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10
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who sculptede athena in parthenon

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Phidias

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is the triangular structure that supports the roof and provides sapce fr sculptires in high relief

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pediment

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one f the principles of design, shows the relatioon between parts of an artwork to eachother and the whole about size placement and amount

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proportion

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13
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is a technique in sculpting wherin the elemnts remain in the abckround of the same material. it gives the impression the sculpyure has been raised from the background

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relief

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14
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derived form lati wird relevo maning to raise

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relief

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meaning to raise

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relevo

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16
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is a long narrow band of sculpture that runs along the architrave of a greek temple or building. one of the most famous friezes is the one on the parthenon

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frieze

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frieze in parthenon 525 ft. long and r=it runs the top of room inside the parthenon

  • bodies are placed at diff. angles, looking natural
  • figures are high relief,
  • figure is show in standrard proportion to others, each given equal importance
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yeyeyeyeyey

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18
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was the violent god, although lost the battle to athena he was still worshipped in the countryside arounf parthenon

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poseidon

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god of crops and music was so proud that only his father and mother could stand to be with him he made humans aware of their guilt and absolved them on it

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apollo

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hunting godess, to celebrtae her they dressed s nymphs or nature godesses and danced

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artemis

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21
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greek columns:

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ionic doric, corinthian

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simplest column, capital is circle topped by square simplicity continues dwon the 20 sides no base,

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doric

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23
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famous place with doric

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parthenon

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24
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taller and slender thn doric, capitals are scrolls shafts are designed with a slight bulge to appear straight base is large and looks like stacked rings

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ionic

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25
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famous place to see ionic columns

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temple of athena NIke, Greece

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most decorative of the three capitals are decorated with scrolls and leaves shafts have slight bulge to appear straight tallest

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corinthian

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most famous place to see corinthian columns

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temple of the Sybil, Rome

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from a distance the columns look straight but up close they tilt a little bit , len a little bit ot the left or right, to better support the building. the greeks wanted things beautiful but they also secured the strength of the build

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true

29
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nearly every public building in greece incorporated these designs . in ancient Sparta these column designs could also be found even today these designs are still used they have definitely withstood the test of time

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true

30
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around 200 BCE the roman empire began to expand. majority of europe fell under rome

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true

31
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skilled roman artists and architect worked on many roman projects. as the Roman empire spread so did the the ideas and the images of ancient greek

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true

32
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conseqquently roman cities grew and reqquired large amounts of water. romans built enormous aqueducts to carry water to long distances. these engineering marvels exhibited symmetry and proportion.

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true

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is the most famous part of the Roman aqueduct. it crosses the garden river and measures 49 m high and 257 m long (360 m when in tact) it is a UNESCO Word heritage site since 1985

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Pont du Gard

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Pont du Gard measurements

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257 m long and 49 ft. high

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the aqueduct relies much ofits strength on its arches. the curve of an arch can carry. more weigth above it than the flat surface of a beam

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true

36
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a stretched arch or a series of arches that form a curved ceiling is

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barrel vault

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both the arch and barrel vault were known to the egyotians . but it was the romans who maximized its ase evidently in bridges temples and other structures

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true

38
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the masons of the pont du gard let stone jut fromt he surface to hold scffholdings for later repairs the last stone to placed in an acrh is the keystone. until it is set the bottom of the arch must be supported a continuos series of arches froms a barrel vault

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true

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citizens in roman cities had an immense keenness for entertainment. spectators packed stadiums acroos the empire to watch slaves fight to the death in gladiatorial battles.

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true

40
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early stadium was romes first freestanding: could hold 50,000 viewers

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Colosseum or coliseum

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measruements of the colliseum

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620 x 513 x 150 ft.

42
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nowadys all thats left in the arena is a ruin . the marble seats and intricate decor that once graced was stolen long ago. it was somewhat restored in the 1990s.

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true

43
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in 2000 a theater group staged fist oerformance there in 1,500 years

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true

44
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means the temple for every god

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pantheon

45
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used to be a roman temple comissioned by MArcus Agrippa during the reign of Emperor Augustus

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pantheon

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the pantheon used to be comissioned by

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Marcus Agrippa

47
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the building has a circular structure with a portico of huge granite materiall corinthian columns under a pediment, a rectangular vestibule links to the porch to the rotunda

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pantheon

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almost 2000 years after it was built its dme is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, it is one of the best preserved ancient roman structures in the history even up to this date it hasbeen in continuous use .

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true

49
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since the 7th C it has been used as a church dedicated to

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St.MAry and the Martyrs

50
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since the 7th C it has been used as a church dedicated to St.MAry and the Martyrs it is also called

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Santa Maria Rotonda

51
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pantheon is a state property under the

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Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and tourism through the Polo Museum del Lazio

52
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the culture misnstry of italy

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Polo MUseum del LAzio

53
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from the latin wrod rotundus is any building with circular ground plan and sometimes covered by a dome

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rotunda

54
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an italian term to describe a porch leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a colonnade witha roof over a walkaway supported by columns or enclosed by walls

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portico

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is a small foyer inot a larger space

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vestibule

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ex. of vestibule

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lobbies, entrance halls passages and the like

57
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ancient romans created remarkably realistic portrait sculptures or busts. they not only look like the persons they portrsy but also offer a glimpse into their personalities.

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true

58
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is a work of art usually focusing on the face of a person an animal or a group of people

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bust

59
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bust of euripides ca. 330BC

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pio clementino museum, vatican

60
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head of agrippina the elder 2nd C

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louvre, paris

61
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in ther areas the roman sculpture borrowed heavily from the greeks. in fact many of the well known artists of ancient rome were greek themselves. even so sculptures like busts truly express the roan spirit. they reflect the roman preference for the ordinary than the heroic. the wrinkles, creases and features are faithfully copied making these seem like people one might know. sculptures like these help bring the history of rome alive

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true

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