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Temples Flashcards

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Parthenon - North metopes

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Trojan war

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Parthenon - East metopes

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Battle of Gods and Giants

Gigantomachy

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Parthenon - South metopes

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Centaurs vs. Lapiths

Centauromachy

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Parthenon - West metopes

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Athenians vs Amazons

Amazonomachy

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Parthenon - West pediment (the back)

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Contest of Athena and Poseidon

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Parthenon - East pediment (the front)

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Birth of Athena

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The parthenon:
When?
Where?
Order?

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448-432BC
The Acropolis - In Athens (for athena)
Doric order (with ionic frieze)

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Zeus at Olympia - East Pediment

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Zeus in the middle

Pelops and Oinomaous

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Zeus at Olympia - West Pediment

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Lapiths vs. Centaurs

Apollo in the middle

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Zeus at Olympia - 12 Metopes

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The 12 labours of herakles

Last one was Augean stables as i refers to Olimpia

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What were the Hiereus and Hiereia

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The were Priests

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What were a Pontifices

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  • there were 15 men
  • Headed by the Pontifex maximus
  • They protected temples, regulated burials and inheritance laws and supervised the religious calendar
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What was the Pontifex maximus

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  • In charge of the Pontifices and Vestal Virgins
  • It was a role for life
  • Was elected by existing pontifices until Augustus then it was just the emperor
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What was an Augar

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  • They read the flight of birds to tell whether or not the gods approved of certain things
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What was a Haruspex

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  • They read the entrails of the sacrificial animals to tell whether the sacrifice was good
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What were the Vestal Virgins

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  • there were 6 of them
  • They kept the sacred flame alight, made mola salsa and guarded important state documents
  • Were chosen age 6-10 and worked for 30 years
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The pantheon

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Built: 118-125
Dedicated: All gods of Pagan Rome
Feature: Had a hole in the top (Oculus) to shilne light on every god
Round to tribute all gods + look grand

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Temple of Portunus

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Built: 120-80
Dedicated: God of gates and harbours
Purpose: Thanks for safety reaching harbour and asking for good trade

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