Athenian Acropolis
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- Athenian Acropolis
- General
- collection of public, civic and religious buildings
- orginial burnt down by Persians then ebuilt to show Athens power
- Plato, Socrates and Aristotle debated philosophy there
- full of offerings and dedication to Athena
- parthenon
- ultimate testimony to Athenian power, imperialism, religion and democracy
- made fully out of Pentilic marble
- very expensive and lavish commemorating Athena
- Ionic frieze
- shows Panathenic procession
- piety to the gods
- attendance of gods shows reciprocal nature of Greek religion
- shows Panathenic procession
- Doric frieze (metopes)
- Centurmachy- mythical battle. showning civility vs b`rbaism
- shows why mortals worship gods
- Centurmachy- mythical battle. showning civility vs b`rbaism
- pediments
- east= birth of Athena
- west= battle for paatronage of the cuity between poseiden ansd Athena
- statue of Athena inside depicts 4 myths: 1 on the shield outside, 1 on the sheild's inside and 2 on the golden sandals
- pieces were gold were taken off in poor times to help the economy
- erechion
- area surrounding considered most sacred of all
- east dedeicated to Athena
- west dedeicated to locsl heroes
- physical embodiment of the battle for patronage with the olive yr3ee being outdide
- Carylids
- on the south there are statue of women
- below id the grave of Kekropes a dead king and symbol of acentral athenians
- on the south there are statue of women
- secret treasury insde of the parthenon with no windows and 4 columns
- parthenon
- ultimate testimony to Athenian power, imperialism, religion and democracy
- made fully out of Pentilic marble
- very expensive and lavish commemorating Athena
- Ionic frieze
- shows Panathenic procession
- piety to the gods
- attendance of gods shows reciprocal nature of Greek religion
- shows Panathenic procession
- Doric frieze (metopes)
- Centurmachy- mythical battle. showning civility vs b`rbaism
- shows why mortals worship gods
- Centurmachy- mythical battle. showning civility vs b`rbaism
- pediments
- east= birth of Athena
- west= battle for paatronage of the cuity between poseiden ansd Athena
- statue of Athena inside depicts 4 myths: 1 on the shield outside, 1 on the sheild's inside and 2 on the golden sandals
- pieces were gold were taken off in poor times to help the economy
- parthenon
- General
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