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Ancient Greek Art
Your portal to information about works of ancient visual art, artists and architecture in Greece during the sixth century (c 110 to 700BC). Come on in and ask questions and explore answers.
370 Questions
Aristophanes was a satarist. The Eumenides is the third part of the Orestiea. Sophocles and Aeschylus were both tragic writers.
Sophocles wrote what are called the Theban plays but came later that Aescylus who is most famous for the aforementioned Orestiea.
It is important to note though, that there may have been other tragedians from earlier whose works simply do not survive.
What type of information was shared on the outside of ancient Greek vases?
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star charts
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family histories
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stories
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math calculations
Before herodatus how did Greeks explain the past?
No one tried to explain the past by studying events.they explained it with legends and myths.
What was the fifth century BC a remarkable time in ancient Greek history?
It saw massive wars with Persia and between Greek city-states.It saw great cultural and philosophical advances, led first by the Ionian cities, then Athens. It set the scene for the takeover by Macedonia.
What were the subjects of Minoan paintings?
Minoan paintings depicted people and social activities, wildlife, religion, and mythical creatures.
Small,independent communities
How did perseus beat the grey sisters?
Perseus needed to find out where Medusa, the woman with snakes for hair, was. As he was looking for her, sorry if I'm incorrect, he met the Gray Sisters; three sisters with only one eye that they had to share between them. Perseus stole the eye from them and threatened to throw it in a large, deep lake if they didn't tell him where medusa was. Since without the eye, they'd all be completely blind, they gave Perseus the information he wanted and he gave back the eye.
What is the differnece between single point and multiple point perspective?
Single-point perspective uses only one vanishing point, whereas multiple-point perspective uses two or more vanishing points.
What is the name of the statue of a man with a snake in Rome?
if the man has 2 snakes and they are collied together. It is Hermes.
What event occurs last in the Apology?
Having been found guilty, Socrates predicts how he will be viewed and proposes his own sentence.
About how long does it usually take to make a Greek mosaic?
as long of how much fetot goes into it so about 19 hours for adam dodsworth
What does the Discus thrower reveal about Greek values?
è the discus thrower statue reveals a taste for grace and form in a nude male athlete. It also seems to support athletic involvement.
Could women take part or attend the plays?
Women were not allowed to take part in the Greek plays but they could attend plays if their husbands also attended. The women were portrayed by men in the theater.
