ATS1248 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Black-Figure Pottery, Panathenaic Stadium, Epidaurus
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Building remains: stone is also durable, even if building collapses the foundation will remain, spoliation borrowing stone/materials for other purposes, most ancient buildings have been to some degree spoliated. Riace warriors: greek bronze sculptures taken to rome by romans when ship sank preserved: polished bronze looks more like a person than marble marble are typically roman copies of. Stadium, theatre at epidauros (built into hills typically) Module 7a the parthenon & athenian acropolis: 460 430 bce athens has begun to dominate allies, political and military master of. Aegean, lots of money pouring into athens: athens had been destroyed during persian invasion, most rebuilt except areas up on. Acropolis (as a monument to athenian sacrifice during war: after peace treaty between athens and persia athenians rebuilt temples led by perikles, acropolis. In antiquity approach ramp, pass through propylaea (ceremonial gateway), to the right is. Temple of athena nike, through propylaea open area (bronze statue of athena), to left is.