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
      • Doric frieze (metopes)
        • Centurmachy- mythical battle. showning civility vs b`rbaism
          • shows why mortals worship gods
      • 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
    • 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
        • Doric frieze (metopes)
          • Centurmachy- mythical battle. showning civility vs b`rbaism
            • shows why mortals worship gods
        • 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

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