Mid Term Flashcards
Aegean
Figurine of a woman. [4-2]
Aegean
Male lyre player. [4-3]
Aegean
Plan of the palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece. [4-5]
Aegean
Stairwell in the residential quarter of the palace at Knossos, Crete, Greece. [4-6]
Aegean
Bull leaping, from the palace at Knossos. [4-8]
Aegean
Landscape with swallows (Spring Fresco), Thera. [4-9]
Aegean
Marine Style octopus jar. [4-11]
Aegean
Snake Goddess. [4-12]
Aegean
Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece. [4-19] [4-1]
Aegean
Vault of the tholos of the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece. [4-21]
Aegean
Inlaid dagger blade with lion hunt. [4-23]
Greek
Geometric krater. [5-2]
Greek
Kouros. [5-8]
Greek
Calf Bearer (Moschophoros). [5-9]
Greek
Kroisos. [5-10]
Greek
Peplos Kore. [5-11]
Greek
Temple of Hera I (“Basilica”), Paestum, Italy. [5-15]
Greek
Reconstruction drawing of the Siphnian Treasury, Delphi, Greece. [5-18]
Greek
Gigantomachy. [5-19]
Greek
KLEITIAS and ERGOTIMOS, Francois Vase (Attic black-figure volute krater). [5-20]
Greek
EUTHYMIDES, Three Revelers (red-figure amphora). [5-24]
Greek
Dying Warrior. West pediment from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece. [5-28]
Greek
Dying Warrior. East pediment from the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece. [5-29]
Greek
East pediment from the Temple of Zeus , Olympia, Greece. [5-31]
Greek
Athena, Herakles, and Atlas with the apples of the Hesperides. [5-33]
Greek
Kritios Boy. [5-34]
Greek
Warrior. [5-35]
Greek
Zeus (or Poseidon). [5-38]
Greek
MYRON, Diskobolos (Discus Thrower). [5-39]
Greek
POLYKLEITOS, Doryphoros (Spear Bearer). [5-40]
Greek
KRESILAS, Pericles. [5-41]
Greek
IKTINOS and KALLIKRATES, Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Parthenos, Acropolis, Athens, Greece. [5-44]
Greek
PHIDIAS, Athena Parthenos. [5-46]
Greek
Lapith versus Centaur. [5-47]
Greek
Three goddesses (Hestia, Dione, and Aphrodite). [5-49]
Greek
Details of the Panathenaic Festival procession frieze. [5-50]
Greek
Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece. [5-52]
Greek
Caryatid from the south porch of the Erechtheion. [5-54]
Greek
KALLIKRATES, Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens, Greece. [5-55]
Greek
Nike adjusting her sandal. [5-56]
Greek
Grave stele of Hegeso. [5-57]
Greek
PRAXITELES, Aphrodite of Knidos. [5-62]
Greek
PRAXITELES, Hermes and the infant Dionysos. [5-63]
Greek
LYSIPPOS, Apoxyomenos (Scraper). [5-65]
Greek
PHILOXENOS OF ERETRIA, Battle of Issus. [5-70]
Greek
POLYKLEITOS THE YOUNGER, Theater, Epidauros, Greece. [5-71]
Greek
Reconstructed west front of the Altar of Zeus, from Pergamon, Turkey. [5-78]
Greek
EPIGONOS, Dying Gaul. [5-81]
Greek
Nike alighting on a warship (Nike of Samothrace). [5-82]
Greek
Sleeping satyr (Barberini faun). [5-84]
Greek
Seated boxer. [5-85]
Greek
ATHANADOROS, HAGESANDROS, and POLYDOROS OF RHODES, Laocoon and his sons. [5-88]
Etruscan
Model of a typical Etruscan temple of the sixth century, as described by Vitruvius. [9-3]
Etruscan
Apulu (Apollo). [9-4]
Etruscan
Sarcophagus with reclining couple. [9-5]
Etruscan
Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri, Italy. [9-8]
Etruscan
Leopards, banqueters, and musicians, Tomb of the Leopards. [9-9]
Etruscan
Capitoline Wolf. [9-11]
Etruscan
Chimera of Arezzo. [9-12]
Etruscan
NOVIOS PLAUTIOS, Fiscoroni Cista. [9-13]
Etruscan
Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena. [9-15]
Roman
Temple of “Fortuna Virilis” (Temple of Portunus ), Rome, Italy. [10-3]
Roman
Funerary relief with portraits of the Gessii. [10-9]
Roman
Head of a Roman man. [10-7]
Roman
Aerial view of the forum, Temple of Jupiter, and Basilica, Pompeii, Italy. [10-12]
Roman
Atrium of the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy. [10-15]
Roman
First Style wall painting in the fauces of the Samnite House. [10-17]
Roman
Dionysiac mystery frieze, Second Style wall paintings. [10-18]
Roman
Detail of a Third Style painting. [10-21]
Roman
Fourth Style painting in the Ixion Room (Triclinium P) of the House of the Vettii. [10-23]
Roman
Portrait of Augustus as general.[10-27]
Roman
Portrait bust of Livia. [10-28]
Roman
Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace), Rome, Italy. [10-29]
Roman
Female personification (Tellus), Ara Pacis. [10-30]
Roman
Procession of the imperial family, Ara Pacis. [10-31]
Roman
Maison Carree, Nimes, France. [10-32]
Roman
Pont-du-Gard, Nimes, France. [10-33]
Roman
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. [10-36]
Roman
Portrait of Vespasian. [10-37]
Roman
Portrait bust of a Flavian woman. [10-38]
Roman
Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy. [10-39]
Roman
Spoils of Jerusalem, Arch of Titus. [10-40]
Roman
Triumph of Titus, Arch of Titus. [10-41]
Roman
Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy. [10-44]
Roman
APPOLODORUS OF DAMASCUS, Markets of Trajan, Rome Italy. [10-45]
Roman
APPOLODORUS OF DAMASCUS, interior of the great hall, Markets of Trajan, Rome, Italy. [10-46]
Roman
Arch of Trajan, Benevento, Italy. [10-47]
Roman
The Pantheon, Rome, Italy. [10-49]
Roman
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy. [10-51]
Roman
Funerary reliefs of vegetable vendor. [10-56]
Roman
Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina, Column of Antoninus Pius. [10-57]
Roman
Decursio, Column of Antoninus Pius [10-58]
Roman
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. [10-59]
Roman
Portrait of Caracalla. [10-64]
Roman
Plan of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy. [10-66]
Roman
Portraits of the four tetrarchs. [10-73]
Roman
Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy. [10-75]
Roman
Distribution of largess. Arch of Constantine. [10-76]
Heinrich Schliemann
German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. He is sometimes considered to be the modern discoverer of prehistoric Greece, though scholarship in the late 20th and early 21st centuries revealed that much self-mythologizing was involved in establishing his reputation.
King Minos
In Greek mythology Minos was the first King of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made King Aegeus pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to Daedalus’s creation, the labyrinth, to be eaten by the Minotaur.
Arthur Evans
In 1900, an English archaeologist, Arthur Evans, began work at Knossos, where he uncovered a palace that did indeed resemble a maze. Evans named its builders the Minoans, after their mythological king.
Cyclopean Giant
Mythical Cyclopes, a race of one-eyed giants. Historians still refer to the huge, roughly cut stone blocks forming the massive fortification walls of Tiryns and other Mycenaean sites as Cyclopean masonry.
Zeus (Jupiter)
King of the gods and ruler of the sky
Hera (Juno)
Wife and Sister of Zeus and goddess of marriage
Poseidon (Neptune)
Lord of the Sea
Hestia (Vesta)
Goddess of the hearth
Demeter (Creres)
Goddess of grain and agriculture
Ares (Mars)
God of War
Athena (Minerva)
Goddes of wisdom and warfare
Hephaistos (Vulcan)
God of fire and metal working
Apollo (Apollo)
God of light and music
Artemis (Diana)
Goddess of the hunt and of wild animals
Aphrodite (Venus)
Goddess of love and beauty
Hermes (Mercury)
Messenger of the Gods
Hades (Pluto)
Lord of the Underworld and God of the dead
Dionysos (Bacchus)
God of Wine
Eros (Amor or Cupid)
Winged Child-god of love
Asklepios (Aesculapius)
God of Healing
Caryatid
female figure instead of a shaft in a coloumn
Grek Vases
Amphora - Storage Container
Hydia - Container of Water
Krater - continer for mixing water and wine
Kylix - Drinking Vessel
Pyxis - jewlery cotnainer with lid
Symposium
a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet
Hetaira
Ancient Greek Prostitues who were allowed to the Symposium
Proper Women were not allowed the the Symposium
Proper Women
Ideal women were depcicted with “aidos” ( shame) nad “suprosisyne” (restraint)
The Cannon of Polykeitos
Standard of Perfection
Panathenaic Festival
A festival celebrated every four year in Athens. The people of Athen brought peplos to Temple of Athena.
Chryselephantine
Statue made of Ivory and Gold
How do Etruscan temples differ from Roman Temple?
- made of mud and brick instead of stone
- statues are on the roof instead of insdie a pediment
- Truscan Coloumbs are not fluted
- There is only one central stairwell.
We know this from the writings Vitruvius
Capitoline Wolf
Reference to legend of Remus and Romulus
Roman Senate
made up of elders
Patrician Class
Wealthy Land Owners
Plebeian Class
Small Farmers, Merchants, Freed Slaves
Roman Home
Fauces - Doorway
Atrium - Court Yard
Impluvium- basin of courtyard, collects rain sater
Cubiculum - Cubicle
Tablinum - Office
Triclinium - dinning room
Coliseum Term
Velarium - Cloth awning creating shade
Pax Romana
Roman Peace
Why did Augustus Copy Classical Greece Athens
Because Athens during the time of Classical Greece was a symbol of prosperity
August Statement of founding rome
Found Rome in brick and left it in marble
Damnatio Memoriae
Damnatiom of Memory
Tepidarium
Warm room of Roman bath
Cardo
Decumannus Maximus
North/ South
East/ West
