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Ancient greece and rome
1. Ancient Greece and Rome
• Try and name at least
three Greek or Roman
gods and goddesses.
• In what myths can
those be found?
• Make a thumbnail
sketch of one of those
myths.
3. Characteristics of Greek Architecture
Appeared Heavy
Marble
Carefully Planned
Lean Inward
Columns
Open
4. Greek Architecture
• Parthenon – Temple in
Athens dedicated to
the goddess Athena.
(Greek goddess of war
and wisdom)
• Completed in 438
B.C.E.
• Parthenon has also
served as a Christian
church as well as an
Islamic temple.
5. Greek Architecture Vocabulary
• Frieze - Section of carvings between the
pediment and the architrave.
• Pediment- Flat triangular area at each end of
building
• Architrave –The lintel which stretches across the
tops of the columns
• Cornice – Border around the pediment
• Column – Vertical pole which supports the weight
of a buildings roof. In Ancient Greece there were
three types.
6. Frieze - Section of carvings between
the pediment and the architrave.
20. Greek Sculptures
• Greek sculptures were
created from bronze.
• Greek sculptures were
usually representations of
their gods.
• Many of the Greek artworks
which have survived are
marble Roman copies.
• This artwork is often called
god from the sea, because it
was rescued from the
Artemision sea.
21. Greek Sculpture
• This is a Roman
marble copy of a
Greek bronze
sculpture.
Dying Gaul, Original c. 3rd Century B.C.E
22. Greek Pottery
• Like the Egyptians
Greek artworks often
told a story. In this
example registers on
a Greek pot were
used to tell a famous
story.
