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Ancient Greece
Contributions to thePresent12/3/12
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What is Philosophy?
It is the love and pursuit of
wisdom through intellectualmeans
Through education and research
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Famous Ancient Greek
Philosophers
SocratesPlato
Aristotle
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Socrates
AthenianHad great desire to understand things
his students helped overthrow the Athenian
government, they said that Socrates was to
blame
When old government was restored, he
was put to trial and found guilty
Died after drinking poison
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PlatoSocrates’ most famous student
Dialogues
Wrote down Socrates’ teachingsin play-like form
Started a school near Athens
called the Academy
Had Aristotle as a student
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Aristotle
From Macedonia, studied in Athens
he returned to Macedonia to become
Alexander’s teacher (later Alexander the
Great)
Taught in a grove called the Lyceum
Followers were nicknamed “the walkers”
Studied and wrote about politics, poetry,
and philosophy
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Ancient Greek Architecture
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The Acropolis and The Parthenon
The city of Athens was in ruins after the Battleof Salamis
The Athenians rebuilt the city with stronger
walls and finer buildingsOne of their greatest buildings was the
Parthenon on top of the Acropolis
The Acropolis is a high rocky hill, which youcan see from all over the city
The Parthenon was a temple for the patron
god of Athens: Athena
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The Acropolis and Parthenon Today:
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Greek Architecture
Symbols of society & culture
Focal points of cities
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Columns
Used as supports
3 Parts
Capital
Shaft
Base
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Parts of Columns
Capital
Shaft
Base
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Types of Columns
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
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Doric
Plain Capital
Oldest
Simplest
Massive
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Doric Column (Parthenon)
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Ionic
Scroll-like Capital
Thinner than Doric
Smaller/Interior of Buildings
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Ionic Column (Temple to Athena Nike)
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Corinthian
Most elaborate capital
Used often by Romans
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Corinthian Column (Temple Zeus, Athens)
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Can you name this style?
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Soldier Field in Chicago (Doric)
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Can you name this style?
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Capitol Building, DC (Corinthian)
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Can you name this style?
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Davenport Hall on UofI Quad (Ionic)
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Quick Review
The top of a Greek column is
called…
a) Shaft b) Peak
c) Base d) Capital
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Quick Review
The top of a Greek column is
called…
a) Shaft b) Peak
c) Base d) Capital
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Quick Review
The three styles of Greek columns
are Doric, Ionic, and …
a) Medieval b) Platonic
c) Corinthian d) Hellenistic
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Quick Review
The three styles of Greek columns
are Doric, Ionic, and …
a) Medieval b) Platonic
c) Corinthian d) Hellenistic
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Quick Review
Which style of column has the
simplest capital?
a) Doric b) Corinthian
c) Ionic d) Capitalistic
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Quick Review
Which style of column has the
simplest capital?
a) Doric b) Corinthian
c) Ionic d) Capitalistic
