Week 8 Flashcards
When is the hellenistic period?
323-30 BCE
After the classical period (when alexander the great died)
so this period started the year he died
what marks the end of the hellenistic period?
the year when egypt becomes part of the roman empire marks the end of the hellenistic period
What are the 3 major hellenistic kingdoms?
1) Antigonid Macedonia/Greece
2) Seleukid Asia
Attalid Pergamon (gained a lot of territory)
3) Ptolemaic Egypt (alexandria)
What does hellenistic mean/indicate?
a time where greek culture spread over a big territory
What was living like during the hellenistic period?
There was a rise of royalty
there were large scale versions of homes called royal palaces
there were new cities founded
royal patronage for prominent older cities
there was a clear divide between the local popn and the arriving popn
and greek culture was being exported
greece itself fades into the background and loses its power in the world stage
and times were uncertian
Hellenistic coinage
royal coins were called “alexanders”
and then the current ruler was printed on the back after a while
What did collecting art signify?
Was a sign of a popular city
wealthy hellenistic monarchs collected originals and copies to adorn their cities and residences
How did the function of art change in the hellenistic period?
Art became more for aesthetics than religious meanings
What is the hellenistic baroque?
a new artistic style
the kingdom of pergamon was its centre
name after its resemblance to the art of the 1600s
the art was of vigorous gestures and dramatic emotions
modern takes on art changes
What did Pliny quote
there were some artists who though far inferior to those already mentioned (classical artist), were still highly esteemed”
baroque
examples of hellensitic barque style:
the nike of samothrace
the nike of paionios
the weary boxer
What is pergmon?
one of themost promeninent citie sof the hellenistic period
Background of pergamon:
prehistoric inhabitants not much studied bc they were sparsely populated
Philetairos made the Attalid kingdom with the money he was entrusted with
there was territorial expanson when rome gives them land as a gift for taking their side in a war
it then becomes a the roman province of asia
what is the modern city at pergamon called?
Bergama
What was the name of the money used in pergamon and why is it signidicant?
it was called cistophori
and it was a closed coinage system
what is a closed coinage system
a system where coins of other places could not be used in that city it made a lot of money for the city itself bc the exchange was for more and the people got a cheaper coin
egypt does a similar thing with closed coinage
what was on the coins of pergamon?
snakes and then snake coming out of boxes
cista mystica?
the box with the snake coming out of it on the back of the coin
What was the acropolis of pergamon used for? and location
(hilltop)
public, domestic, sancuary
inland
Athenian vs anatolian models in pergamon
athenian was more religous and dometic
anatolian models were more royal
pergamon was a mix of cultures and also adopts athena as a god to make their own athens
The theatre at pergamon
they were made into a steep hill
built for plays
who was dionysus
the god of the theatre
what are the components of the theatre?
theatron-where people sat
orchestra-where people preformed not raised
skene- the backdrop not permanent
the temple of athena
4th century doric
commenorative monuments to victory over the gauls (trying to copy the atheian victory over the persians)
main religous space on the acropolise
