Classics: Year 11 Term 1: Amazonomachy

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What was the Amazonomachy? (2)
A series of battles between the Amazons and Greeks
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Who were the Amazons? (3)
All-female tribe who rejected Greek gender norms by hunting and fighting
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Name 3 unusual aspects of Amazonian society. (3)
They seared the right breast for movement, Only met men to reproduce and gave back boys, Lost virginity only after killing 3 men
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Where was the Amazonomachy immortalised? (2)
Temple of Apollo Epicurus at Bassae, Ionic frieze
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Why had a temple been built here? (2)
During a plague, Bassae didn't get infected so they built a temple to Apollo Epicurus (Apollo the healer)
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Name 4 characters in the ionic frieze. (4)
Hippolyta, Penthesilea, Heracles, Achilles
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Which Greek ideals did the Amazonomachy show? (2)
Racial and male domination
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What are the advantages of the ionic frieze? (1)
Continuous frieze conveys action
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Who were the Amazons? (3)

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