CLCV 1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Piazza Navona, Chariot Racing, Social Center
16 Jan 2016
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Emperor nero took 500 bronze statues back to rome. He is one of the most renowned despoilers. Architect able to reconstruct zeus at his temple at olympia, after reading. Temple of apollo at bassae in greece (remote area) Described water gate, wall around the city, grave circles in/outside the walls. The father of history" because of the history he wrote. More monuments there than anywhere else in the world. All civilization originated from the land known as egypt. Were able to reconstruct the ancient world because of herodotus. Talks about pyramids, customs of people, mummification, interest in religion. Wrote a poem about the golden age, the age of silver, then the bronze age, that age of epic heroes, then the age of dread sorrow (his age) Pagan temple turned into a christian church in antiquity, then again into a mosque. Athena statue of gold and ivory is gone. Restorations are being done currently on parthenon.
