The vast majority of original ancient Greek statues have been lost throughout history. However, the Romans created multiple copies of famous Greek sculptures. The Roman copies covered various subjects and themes, including mythological figures, gods and goddesses, athletes, historical figures, and ordin...
Winged Victory of Samothrace, 3rd or 2nd Century BCE, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Photo byMarie-Lan Nguyenvia Wikimedia Commons (public domain). A 200 BCE marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess Nike, theWinged Victory of Samothraceis considered today as the greatest masterpiece of H...
“Socrates”by Coyau. Coyau / Wikimedia Commons /CC-BY-SA-3.0. Pericles’ democracy established the need for training in public speaking. Greek assemblies debated old and new laws on a yearly basis. The courtrooms that Solon reformed now bristled with litigation. Pericles’ juries numbered betw...
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Temple of Hera II at Paestum (sometimes called the Temple of Neptune) (credit: BERTHOLD WERNER/CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)/VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) The new findings "shed fresh light on the history of the powerfulGreekcolony," he said, adding that the co...
via Wikimedia Commons The Greeks communicated spaces and shapes through an emphasis on proportionality, as heavily illustrated by Greek mathematician Pythagoras. And by that, the style of Greek buildings was extensively based on dimensions, scale, and their relationship to one another. As for ...
© By Ascoli Satriano Painter - Walters Art Museum (Public Domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18791389 In ancient art, Eros is often seen carrying a bow and arrow, firing his darts (“love’s arrows”) at unsuspecting mortals. He is also seen playing a small lyr...
Many surviving ancient descriptions are fragmented and unable to be radiocarbon dated. Now researchers say a new artificial intelligence program may help fill in those gaps.Public domain via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 A new artificial intelligence program (A.I.) could help ...
An elevation of the entire Acropolis as seen from the west; while the Parthenon dominates the scene, it is nonetheless only part of a greater composition. ImageCourtesy of Wikimedia user Quibik (Public Domain) The Parthenon, perhaps the most celebrated example of Classical Greek architecture, was...
Both Greece and ancient Roman Empire had climates similar enough latitudinally for both to grow wine and olives. However, their terrains were quite different. Theancient Greek city-stateswere separated from each other by hilly countryside and all were near the water. Rome was inland, on one sid...