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A DIACHRONIC EXAMINATION OF THE ERECHTHEION AND ITS RECEPTION Alexandra L. Lesk, B.A., M.St. (Oxon.), M.A. Presented to McMicken College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Classics of the University of Cincinnati in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2004 Committee: C. Brian Rose (Chair) Jack L. Davis Kathleen M. Lynch J. James Coulton Abstract iii ABSTRACT “A Diachronic Examination of the Erechtheion and Its Reception” examines the social life of the Ionic temple on the Athenian Akropolis, which was built in the late 5th century B.C. to house Athens’ most sacred cults and relics. Using a contextualized diachronic approach, this study examines both the changes to the Erechtheion between its construction and the middle of the 19th century A.D., as well as the impact the temple had on the architecture and art of these successive periods. This approach allows the evidence to shed light on new areas of interest such as the Post-Antique phases of the building, in addition to affording a better understanding of problems that have plagued the study of the Erechtheion during the past two centuries. This study begins with a re-examination of all the pertinent archaeological, epigraphical, and literary evidence, and proposes a wholly new reconstruction of how the Erechtheion worked physically and ritually in ancient times. After accounting for the immediate influence of the Erechtheion on subsequent buildings of the Ionic order, an argument for a Hellenistic rather than Augustan date for the major repairs to the temple is presented. -
Physiognomy in Ancient Science and Medicine
Physiognomy Mariska Leunissen The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Introduction Physiognomy(fromthelaterGreek physiognōmia ,whichisacontractionoftheclassicalform physiognōmonia )referstotheancientscienceofdeterminingsomeone’sinnatecharacteronthe basisoftheiroutward,andhenceobservable,bodilyfeatures.Forinstance,Socrates’famous snubnosewasuniversallyinterpretedbyancientphysiognomistsasaphysiognomicalsignof hisinnatelustfulness,whichheonlyovercamethroughphilosophicaltraining.Thediscipline initstechnicalformwithitsownspecializedpractitionersfirstsurfacesinGreeceinthefifth century BCE ,possiblythroughconnectionswiththeNearEast,wherebodilysignswere takenasindicatorsofsomeone’sfutureratherthanhischaracter.Theshifttocharacter perhapsarisesfromthewidespreadculturalpracticeintheancientGreekandRomanworld oftreatingsomeone’soutwardappearanceasindicativeforhispersonality,whichisalready visibleinHomer(eighthcentury BCE ).Inthe Iliad ,forinstance,adescriptionofThersites’ quarrelsomeandrepulsivecharacterisfollowedbyadescriptionofhisequallyuglybody(see Iliad 2.211–219),suggestingthatthiscorrespondencebetweenbodyandcharacterisno accident.ThersitesisthustheperfectfoilfortheGreekidealofthe kaloskagathos –theman whoisbothbeautifulandgood.Thesameholdsforthepracticeofattributingcharacter traitsassociatedwithaparticularanimalspeciestoapersonbasedonsimilaritiesintheir physique:itisfirstformalizedinphysiognomy,butwasalreadywidelyusedinanon- 1 technicalwayinancientliterature.Themostfamousexampleofthelatterisperhaps SemonidesofAmorgos’satireofwomen(fragment7 -
First Missionary Journey & the Jerusalem Conference
The Apostle Paul, Servant of Christ Boiling Springs, NC Overview Study Guide 704 966-6845 Unit II, Chapter 5 [email protected] “The First Missionary Journey” © All rights reserved by Lorin L Cranford Quick Links to Study 5.0 First Missionary Journey 5.0.1 Establishing Christian Congregations 5.0.2 Discipling Christian Congregations, Acts 14:21-28 5.0.1.1 Work in Seleucia, Acts 13:4 Summary: Gal. 3:1-5, 4:12-20 5.0.1.2 Work in Cyprus, Acts 13:5-12 5.1. Jerusalem Council, Acts 15:1-36, Gal. 2:1-10 5.0.1.3 Work in Perga, Acts 13:13 5.1.1 Problems at Antioch, Acts 15:1-3 5.0.1.4 Work in Pisidian Antioch, Acts 13:14-52 5.1.2 Victory in Jerusalem, Acts 15:4-29, Gal. 2:1-10 5.0.1.5 Work in Iconium, Acts 14:1-7 5.1.3 Ministry in Antioch, Acts 15:30-35, Gal. 2:11-14 5.0.1.6 Work in Lystra, Acts 14:8-20 5.0.1.7 Work in Derbe, Acts 14:21 Conclusion Introduction After Paul and Barnabas arrived back at Antioch, along with John Mark, some time passed before the next major event that would change Christianity forever. The breakthrough to the non-Jewish world with the Gos- pel had largely started at Antioch. And now this group of believers would launch a movement toward Gentiles that would revolutionize Christianity. This event was the beginning of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas. -
Lecture 05 Greek Architecture Part 2
Readings Pages 54-60, A World History of Architecture, Fazio, Michael, Moffet & Wodehousecopoy Pages 60– 65 Great Architecture of the World ARCH 1121 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY Photo: Alexander Aptekar © 2009 Gardner Art Through the Ages Classical Greek Architecture 480 – 431BCE: Known as the Classical Period in Greek History Assertion that human intelligence puts man above the rest of nature Architecture began in the service of religion 7th century BCE – 1st efforts to create proper shapes and design Beauty = Gods Secret of beauty lay in ratios and proportions Invented democracy and philosophy Created works of art in drama, sculpture and architecture Greek Architecture 480 – 431BCE Temples first built with wood, then stone w/ terra cotta tiles Purely formal objects Greeks pursued the beauty through architecture and materials The home of the Gods Became the principal ornaments in the cities, generally on hills or other prominent locations www.greatbuildings.com www.greatbuildings.com Temple of Hephaestus megron Athenian Treasury Classical Orders In classical Greek architecture, beauty lay in systems of the ratios and proportions. A system or order defined the ideal proportions for all the components of the temples according to mathematical ratios – based on the diameter of the columns. What is an order? An order includes the total assemblage of parts consisting of the column and its appropriate entablature which is based on the diameter of the column. Temple of Hera II (Poseidon) 450 BCE The column is vertical and supports the structure. Its diameter sets the proportion of the other parts. The entablature is horizontal and consists of many elements. -
Athens After the Liberation Planningthe New Cityand Exploringthe Old*
ATHENS AFTER THE LIBERATION PLANNINGTHE NEW CITYAND EXPLORINGTHE OLD* (PLATES80-86) A THENS on the eve of the Greek Revolution of 1821 displayeda three-dimensional record of the city's historical development; it was also a remarkablypicturesque place. Monuments of antiquity and of the Roman period, elegant Byzantine churches, remains of the Frankish conquest, mosques with tall minarets, and secular buildings were still preserved almost intact, while the houses, all built of stone, with their ever present courtyardsand verdant gardens, completed the picture. The wall of Haseki, built in 1778, surroundedthe city, and the Acropolis, "the Castle", with its successive fortificationsconstituted an invulnerable fortress. On its summit an entire quarter for the Turkish garrisonand their families had been created, and a small mosque had been constructedwithin the Parthenon after its destruction by Morosini in 1687 (Fig. 1, Pls. 80, 81). The Athenians, with the help of the villagers of Attica, revolted against the Turks on the 25th of April 1821, and on the 10th of June 1822 they gained control of the Acropolis. During this siege the first destruction of Athens and its monuments oc- curred. In the four subsequent years, however, when the Athenians ruled their own city, they were able to display notable cultural achievements. At that time they also took care of their antiquities:on the initiative of the Philomousos Society, founded in 1813, they collected various antiquities, decided to found a temporary museum and simultaneously brought to light many monuments by removing the buildings which kept them from view. In the same period, Kyriakos Pittakis, the first Greek archaeologist, having been appointed supervisor of the water supply, discovered at the northeast corner of the Acropolis, below the cliffs, the famous Klepsydra spring mentioned by Pausanias (X.28.4).It was the first certain identificationof an ancient monument at a time when students of Athenian topography were trying unsuccessfully to identify the various monuments. -
Pausanias: Travel and Memory in Roman Greece
Pausanias: Travel and Memory in Roman Greece SUSAN E. ALOCOCK JOHN F. CHERRY JAS ELSNER, Editors OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Pausanias pausanias Travel and Memory in Roman Greece Edited by Susan E. Alcock, John F. Cherry, & Jas´Elsner 3 2001 1 Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota´ Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris Saˆo Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Warsaw and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Copyright ᭧ 2001 by Oxford University Press Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pausanias : travel and memory in Roman Greece / edited by S.E. Alcock, J.F. Cherry & J. Elsner. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-512816-8 (cloth) 1. Pausanias. Description of Greece. 2. Greece—Description and travel—Early works to 1800. 3. Greece—Antiquities. 4. Greece—Historiography. I. Alcock, Susan E. II. Cherry, John F. III. Elsner, Jas´. DF27.P383 P38 2000 938'.09—dc21 00-022461 Frontispiece: Location of principal places mentioned in the book. 987654321 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper For Silvia, Britten, and Bax This page intentionally left blank Preface This volume is dedicated to the principle that Pausanias deserves more—and more ambitious—treatment than he tends to receive. -
The Acropolis of Athens
The Erechtheion OPERATING RULES Please be informed that the following is strictly prohibited: The Ionic building on the north side of the Acropolis plateau (Law 3028/2002 and Official was named Erechtheion after the mythical king of Athens Erech- Government Gazette 88/B/23.1.2004) theus. Construction began either before 431 BC or after 421 • to collect, remove or damage any kind of object, including ancient THE ACROPOLIS BC and was completed in 406 BC following an interruption and contemporary works of art as well as any natural item, caused by the Peloponnesian War. • to consume food or beverages, Its peculiar shape is the result of the uneven terrain and the • to smoke, OF ATHENS need to house the age-old Sacred Tokens. It was dedicated • to produce litter of any kind, to the cults of Athena Polias as well as Poseidon Erechtheus, • to behave, dress or act in a way not compatible with the nature Hephaestus and the hero Boutes. On the north side of the edifice of the archaeological site/museum, a magnificent propylon is formed, whereas the south side is • entrance to people under the influence of substances (intoxicants, dominated by the famous Prostasis (porch) of the Maidens narcotics etc.), ( Korai) or Caryatids which constitutes the overground part of the • entrance to pets, except for dogs accompanying people with tomb of the mythical king of Athens Cecrops. disabilities, On the west side the Erechtheion was connected to the Pan droseion, • entrance to all vehicles, except for emergency vehicles and those a sanctuary dedicated to the daughter of Cecrops, Pandrosos. -
Silver in Greece
Silver Production in City/State of Ancient Athens Maxwell K. Boots, B.Sc. (Hon), PhD. Introduction. Much of what follows was sourced from the internet, however I remain responsible for the conclusions. During earlier research into the origins of silver and gold smithing, I came across many references about the first known “owl” coins that were minted in Greece from silver, commencing c580 BCE. Although these were not the first coins, they rekindled an interest in the silver history of Greece, especially about the geology of the mines in south- eastern Greece. The first known coins were made by the Lydians c700BCE (modern day-Western Turkey) using naturally occurring Electrum. Over 50 years ago I had sat through a lecture on the economic geology and processing of silver ores from the Laurion area of present day Greece, which is centered about 60km to the southeast of Athens. The Greeks appear to have the first real evidence of mining and processing on an intensive scale from their silver mines at Laurion which is an eastern sea port situated on a bay overlooking the island of Makronisos (in ancient times: Helena). The town is also known as Lavrio, Laureion or Laurium. Other small villages and towns of this area include Thoricus, Kamareza, Maronsa and Sounian. History of the mines. Although the start of silver mining in the Laurion area is not accurately known, it was probably commenced before the 3rd millennium BCE. This date has been ascertained because lead found in Egypt and dated to that time has been found to have the same isotope ratios, thus it originated from the Laurion area. -
Ancient Greece Alexandros of IKTINOS 447–438 B.C
Ancient Greece Epigonos (?), Dying Gaul, 230 B.C. Alexandros of Antioch‐on‐the‐Meander, Venus de Milo, 150‐120 B.C. IKTINOS and KALLIKRATES , Parthenon, 447–438 BCE The Greek World Artistic Periods • Geometric (900‐600 B.C.) • Archaic (600‐480 B.C) • Early & High Classical (480‐400 B.C.) • Late Classical (400 – 323 B.C.) • Hellenistic (323‐30 B.C.) No other culture has had as far‐reaching or lasting an influence on art and civilization as that of ancient Greece. Geometric Period • Dates: ca. 900–600 BC; named because of the prevalence of geometric designs and patterns in the works of art. • Conceptual (stylized) representation of human figures. • Krater – ancient wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water • Amphora – ancient Greek two-handled jar used for general storage purposes, usually wine or oil Krater vs Amphora DIPYLON PAINTER, Geometric amphora with Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery, mourning scene, from the Dipylon cemetery, Athens, Greece, ca. 740 BCE Athens, Greece, ca. 750 BCE. Mantiklos Apollo, statuette of a youth dedicated by Mantiklos to Apollo, from Thebes, Greece, ca. 700–680 BCE Hero and centaur (Herakles and Nessos?), from Olympia,Greece, ca. 750–730 BCE Archaic Period • Dates: ca. 600 - 480 B.C. • Gradual change from Geometric style to the Archaic style. • It was influenced by the flowing forms and animals in Mesopotamian art. • There was a growing emphasis on the human figure. In a series of bands, reminiscent of geometric vases, native animals (boars) appear next to exotic lions and panthers as well as creatures inspired by eastern creatures like the sphinx and lamassu. -
Time and Religion in Hellenistic Athens: an Interpretation of the Little Metropolis Frieze
Time and Religion in Hellenistic Athens: An Interpretation of the Little Metropolis Frieze. Monica Haysom School of History, Classics and Archaeology Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Newcastle University, November 2015. ABSTRACT Two stones that form a part of the spolia on the Little Metropolis church (Aghios Eleutherios) in central Athens consist of a frieze depicting a calendar year. The thesis begins with a Preface that discusses the theoretical approaches used. An Introduction follows which, for reference, presents the 41 images on the frieze using the 1932 interpretation of Ludwig Deubner. After evaluating previous studies in Chapter 1, the thesis then presents an exploration of the cultural aspects of time in ancient Greece (Chapter 2). A new analysis of the frieze, based on ancient astronomy, dates the frieze to the late Hellenistic period (Chapter 3); a broad study of Hellenistic calendars identifies it as Macedonian (Chapter 4), and suggests its original location and sponsor (Chapter 5). The thesis presents an interpretation of the frieze that brings the conclusions of these chapters together, developing an argument that includes the art, religion and philosophy of Athenian society contemporary with the construction of the frieze. Given the date, the Macedonian connection and the link with an educational establishment, the final Chapter 6 presents an interpretation based not on the addition of individual images but on the frieze subject matter as a whole. This chapter shows that understanding the frieze is dependent on a number of aspects of the world of artistic connoisseurship in an elite, educated audience of the late Hellenistic period. -
9781107135895 Index.Pdf
Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-13589-5 — Empire and Ideology in the Graeco-Roman World Benjamin Isaac Index More Information 365 Index abstraction, 4 , 5 , 6 , 52 , 67 , 116n. 82 Hellenistic Egypt, 286 – 8 Acco, 152 , see also Ptolemais Hellenistic, non- Egyptian, 288 – 91 Ad Dianam, 339 , 340 Roman, 291 Aela (Eilat, Aqaba), 337 social criticism, 291 – 7 Aelia Capitolina , see Jerusalem terminology, 285 – 6 Aeneas, origins of Rome, 254 – 5 Antoninus Pius Aeneas Tacticus, 86 and circumcision, 319 Aeschylus Apamea, 154 on barbarians, 201 – 2 Aphrodisias Persae , 57, 202 Sebasteion at, 64 – 6 aeterna urbs , 39 Aphrodite Ourania, 124 Aeternitas , 42 – 3 , 44 Apion, 176 , 288 , 289 Agatharchides, 290 , 299 Apollonius Molon, 288 , 289 Agathias, 227 Apollonius of Tyana, 166 , 177 Airs, Waters, Places , 181 , 184 , 245 Appian, 101 , 102, 103 , 130, 141 Ala I h racum, 278 Apuleius, 77–9 , 170 – 3, 189 Alans, 236 aquila , see eagle Alcman, 198 Ara Pacis , 66 Alemanni, 231 Arab, 13 Alexandria, 50 , 70 , 93 , 149 Arabah, 27 – 8 , 335 – 44 museum, 85 Arabah, survey of, 335 Allegories, 45 – 68 Arabia, 131 , 147 allegory province of, 348 dei nition of, 53 Arabians , see Arabs Allport, G.W., 187 Arabs, 144 – 7 Alt, Albrecht, 335 archers, 348 Ambraciots, 204 Arados, 159 , 160 , 280 Ammianus Marcellinus, 17 – 18 , 39 , 222 Arbuthnot, John, 181 on Arabia, 226 Arch of Titus, 59 on Gauls, 225 – 6 Archimedes, 88 on nomads, 228 – 41 archisynagogus , 133 , 174 on the Huns, 233 – 4 Ardashir, 29 , 350 on the Roman Empire, 222 siege of Hatra, 349 saw Hatra -
The Influence of Wealth in Imperial Rome
THE INFLUENCE OF WEALTH IN IMPERIAL ROME BY WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1910 All rights reserved COPTKIGHT, 1910, By the MACMILLAlir COMPAITT. Set up and electrotyped. Published October, igio. Berwick & Smith Co., Norwood, Mass., U.S.A. Irb PEEFACE This book attempts to consider various phases in the economic and social life of Ancient Rome; such as has not been treated, except incidentally, in any English work, nor in any French or German work from precisely the same standpoint ; a fact which gives justification for the present essay. The purpose is to consider the influence of money and of the commercial spirit throughout the period of Eoman greatness. Sometimes a liberal interpretation has been given to the term "Money Power," and certain subjects have been discussed not at first sight closely connected with public finance or private industry and commerce. Tet the idea that the Romans owed much, both of their greatness and of their ultimate failure, to the supreme estimate they put upon wealth and its concomitants has never been lost from view. This essay makes no claim to exhaustive or original learning. The evidence of the ancient authors, supple- mented by much testimony from the great Corpus In- scriptionum Latinarum, is however carefully used, and from what is possibly a somewhat new point of departure. Tet modern investigators on one point or another have put the author under a great debt—Friedlaender, Grupp, Mommsen, Marquardt, Voigt, Schiller, Seeck, Hir|h- feld, Schanz, Bloch, Boissier, Duruy, Arnold, Dill and many more, as well as the able contributors to Smith's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, and to the Pauly- vi PKEPACB Wissowa Real-Encyklopaedie der classischen Alterthums- wissenschaft} Since this book does not claim to be a critical compendium for the advanced scholar, it has not seemed wise to encumber the pages with foot-note references and citations of the classical and modern authorities.