ARCH&UD 10A Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pergamon Museum, Ancient Greek Temple, Knossos
27 Mar 2018
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Lecture 06: middle east and the indian subcontinent. Mesopotamian: city states, empires conquered by centralized powers including. Babylon and assyria (uniting the region for a short time). Aftermath of this: persian empire rose and took over the area. By around 500 bce: conquered a large portion of egypt just to the edge of ancient greece. On high ground, put ceremonial centers on high elevation. A massive site requiring huge material and labor: the terrace: bottom left, built into the mountain and go through stairs that are highly ornamented. The gate of all nations in persepolis: the mythological creatures, half-bull. But we now see columns behind, and they (cid:28682)(cid:28674)(cid:28680)(cid:28671)(cid:28663)(cid:28673)"(cid:28679) (cid:28661)(cid:28664) (cid:28679)(cid:28667)(cid:28664)(cid:28677)(cid:28664) (cid:28668)(cid:28673) m(cid:28664)(cid:28678)(cid:28674)(cid:28675)(cid:28674)(cid:28679)(cid:28660)(cid:28672)(cid:28668)(cid:28660)(cid:28673) (cid:28660)(cid:28677)(cid:28662)(cid:28667)(cid:28668)(cid:28679)(cid:28664)(cid:28662)(cid:28679)(cid:28680)(cid:28677)(cid:28664): apadana: the hall for visitors and guests. 72 columns, made possible by advances in engineering and wood. We see the columns with twin-headed as capitals, represent royal authority and kingship. Made of wood would have decayed, but the stone parts have remained.
