C C 303- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 17 pages long!)
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Time period: 800 bce 400 ce, greek civilization preceded roman civilization. Greek eras: archaic, 776 bce: the first olympiad; homer, classical, hellenistic. Roman eras: roman republic, roman principate/empire, 27 bce: the inauguration of augustus, 410 ce: the first sack of rome; augustine. Status distinction: aulus gellius refers to (cid:862)classical(cid:863) as the opposite of (cid:862)proletarian(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:862)e(cid:448)eryone else(cid:863)(cid:895, aristocratic over popular, male over female, racial supremacy (european colonialism and other forms of white supremacy, those who knew latin were educated, superior, etc. The kouros of tenea: 560 550 bce (archaic period, rigid stance, correlation with egyptian statues, not really (cid:862)classical(cid:863, more pronounced smile, typically a grave marker. Crouching aphrodite: sculpture encourages you to move around her. Apoxyomenos: 320 bce, (cid:862)the scraper(cid:863, takes a mundane thing and elevates it to the divine. The dying gaul: late 3rd century bce, heroic quality, pathos on face you want to sympathize with the character. Olympus: consistent group of 12 gods: zeus, aphrodite, hera, heracles, etc.
