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Greek Art of the Golden Age. Section 1. Architecture and Art. The Athenians surrounded themselves with beauty. 400s B.C. – golden age of Greece Many public buildings Showed admiration of the human body. Victorious athlete from Bénévent Louvre. The Discus Thrower by Myron. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GREEK ART OF THE GOLDEN AGESection 1
ARCHITECTURE AND ART The Athenians surrounded themselves with
beauty. 400s B.C. – golden age of Greece Many public buildings Showed admiration of the human body
Victorious athlete from Bénévent Louvre
The Discus Thrower by Myron
Greek vase painting
Vase painting depicting Greeks marching against Greeks, in the Peloponnesian War
THE NATURE OF GREEK ART Glorified human
beings Symbolized the
Greek’s pride in their city-states
Expressed Greek beliefs in harmony, balance, order, and moderation
Expressed the Greek belief in combined beauty and usefulness
Bronze statue of Poseidon from 450 BC in the National Museum of Athens
GREEK PHILOSOPHERS Used observation and reason to find causes
for what happened Explored many subjects (mathematics,
music, logic, and rhetoric) They questioned accepted traditions and
ideas
SOCRATES Most of what we know
comes from his student Plato
Lounged around the marketplace, asking his fellow citizens what they believed
Used a series of questions (called the Socratic Method) to help people seek truth
Was condemned to die by an Athenian jury, death by drinking hemlock
"The Death of Socrates" by Jacques-Louis David (1787)
SOCRATIC METHODWho is most able to do good to his friends and harm to his
enemies in a time of
sickness?
a doctor
Or when they are on a
voyage, amid the perils of
the sea?
The sea captain.
When a man is well, do you still need doctors?
Yes. And if you aren’t on a voyage do you still
need ship captains? Yes. Then in time of peace do you still need
laws ? Of course.
See how Socrates proved his point by asking questions? Socrates asked the question as a way of summing up his argument. The only answer the other person could give, when examining the argument Socrates presented, was Yes.
PLATO The execution of Socrates left
Plato with a lifelong distrust of democracy
He fled Athens Wrote The Republic, describing
the ideal state He felt the state should govern
every aspect of people’s lives Divided society into 3 classes
(workers, soldiers, and philosophers) led by a philosopher king.
“As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.”
--Plato
“Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.”
--Plato
ARISTOTLE Plato’s most famous student Analyzed all forms of
government Set up a school, the Lyceum,
for the study of all branches of knowledge
1,500 years later, the first European universities would rely heavily on Aristotle’s writings.
Taught Alexander the Great
Lyceum, the school of Aristotle
POETRY AND DRAMA Plays began as religious festivals Performed in outdoor theaters Greek literature began with the epics of
Homer Tragedy - plays that tell of human suffering,
usually end in disaster Comedy – Humorous plays that mocked
people or customs
Delphi TheaterThe theater at Delphi is build further up the hill from the Temple of Apollo and it presented the seated audience with a spectacular view of the entire sanctuary below and the valley beyond. It was built in the 4th c. B.C. our of local Parnassus limestone and was remodeled several times subsequently.Its 35 rows can accommodate around five thousand spectators who in ancient times enjoyed plays, poetry readings, and musical events during the various festivals that took place periodically at Delphi.
HERODOTUS Father of History He went beyond listing
names of rulers or retelling ancient legends
Wrote about the Persian Wars
THUCYDIDES
An Athenian, wrote about the Peloponnesian war, tried to give an accurate account.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
TIMELINE Alexander was born on 356 B.C. He was born
in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, was the son of Philip II, king of Macedonia, and of Olympias, a princess of Epirus.
His tutor was Aristotle, who trained him in rhetoric and literature and stimulated his interest in science, medicine and philosophy.
United the Greek city-states after the death of his father, Philip of Macedon
He was 20 when he became king Led conquests that formed an empire Considered one of the greatest military
strategists of all time. Conquered Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia Traveled all the way to India
HELLENISTIC CULTURE Alexander encouraged a mix of cultures
wherever he went, and married several foreign women himself
His conquests led to a mix of Persian, Egyptian, and Greek culture
DEATH On the afternoon of June 10–11, 323 BC,
Alexander died of a mysterious illness in the palace of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon. He was just one month shy of turning 33.
Because he never named an heir, the Greek empire quickly disintegrated.