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Parthenon - Wikipedia  The Parthenon is a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of .... In the mid-5th century BC, when the Athenian Acropolis became the seat of the Delian...
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Ancient Greek Art - Ancient History - HISTORY.com  Deconstructing History: The Acropolis ... In around 450 B.C., the Athenian general Pericles tried to consolidate his power by using public ... was the magnificent Parthenon, a temple in honor of the city's patron goddess Athena. ... on the temple in the middle of the 5th century B.C. The Parthenon was built atop the Acropolis,...
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Acropolis - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Sep 2, 2009 ... An `acropolis' is any citadel or complex built on a high hill. ... most famous being the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, built in the 5th century BCE. ... Wishing to create a lasting monument which would both honour the goddess Athena ... as the Temple of Athena Parthenos ('Athena the Virgin' in Greek), or in the...
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Temple of Athena Nike - Wikipedia  The Temple of Athena Nike is a temple on the Acropolis of Athens. Built around 420BC, the ... In the sixth century BCE a cult of Athena Nike was established and a small ... Nike was originally the "winged victory" goddess (see the winged Nike of ... with relief sculpture in the idealized classical style of the 5th century BC.
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Fifth-century Athens - Wikipedia  Fifth-century Athens is the Greek city-state of Athens in the time from 480 BC-404 BC. This was ... Athens' patron goddess was Athena, from whom they derived the name. .... gathering place was a space on the hill called Pnyx, in front of the Acropolis. ... It is believed that rich Athenian men saw it as an honor to sponsor the...
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Corinth, Greece | Temples of Aphrodite, Apollo, Poseidon, Asklepios ...  Isthmian Games held on the Isthmus of Corinth. ... In Corinth you could find the cults of the gods of Egypt, Rome and Greece. ... On the slopes of the Acrocorinth was the sanctuary of Demeter, which dates from the 6th and 7th centuries B.C. ... The Lechaion Road was "in use until the 10th century A.D. On the site of the...
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The Seven Wonders - Statue of Zeus at Olympia  In ancient times one of the Greeks most mportant festivals, the Olympic Games, ... that a new, larger temple, one worthy of the King of the gods, was needed. .... a wealthy Greek named Lausus to the city of Constantinople where it became part ... the remains of the statue were destroyed by a fire that swept the city in 475 A.D..
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Greek Sculpture: History, Timeline, Characteristics  Most importantly, it was during this period that the Greek stone temple ... BCE, Louvre, Paris), with the "Peplos Kore" (c.530, Acropolis Museum, Athens); ... Finally, during the period of Late Classical Greek Sculpture, figures came to be seen as .... in sculptures like The Three Graces (2nd Century) and Venus de Milo (c.100).
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Nefertiti - Queen - Biography.com  Nov 30, 2015 ... On Biography.com, get the story of Nefertiti, the ancient Egyptian queen ... Queen (c. ... century B.C. She and her husband established the cult of Aten, the sun god, ... the town Akhmim and is the daughter or niece of a high official named Ay. ... marry her half brother Tutankhamun, the future ruler of Egypt.
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The Temple of the Goddess - Timeline | Facebook  The Temple of the Goddess is a community where we share about the Goddess / Divine ... Sacred Sites of the Goddess - PERU: During our Ancient Mysteries of Machu ... The Inca believed that problems arose when people took too much from ... Mama Cocha was the mother of Mama Quilla, Goddess of the moon, and her...
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Free Flashcards about ANCIENT HISTORY - StudyStack  THIS SEAT OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ORACLE OF ANCIENT GREECE WAS .... A WOMAN CALLED PYTHIA WAS THE MEDIUM AT THIS CITY'S ANCIENT...
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Parthenon - Ancient Greece  It was presumably dedicated to Athena, and after its destruction much of its ruins were ... Not much is known about this temple, and whether or not it was still under ... The classicalParthenon was constructed between 447-432 BCE to be the ... The architects were Iktinos and Kallikrates (Vitruvius also names Karpion as an...
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SEVEN WONDERS - Statue of Zeus at Olympia  The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a 40 foot statue constructed of ivory and gold ... Olympic games in the 400s B.C. It was located at the ancient town of Olympia, ... built in 450 B.C. and Pheidias began working on the sculpture for the temple around ... Zeus' robe and sandals were made of gold and his throne was decorated...
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The Parthenon at Athens  The Parthenon at the Acropolis of Athens. ... center of the Acropolis a Doric peripteral temple was discovered under the remains of the Parthenon. This temple was built ca. .... as a proud statement of civic strength rather than a place of worship.
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Acropolis - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Sep 2, 2009 ... An `acropolis' is any citadel or complex built on a high hill. ... under the guidance of the great general and statesman Pericles of Athens. ... for the Parthenon alone, and the first stone was laid on 28 July 447 ... statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) to work on the project.
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Memphis was a city and the capital of Ancient Egypt. It was an ...  It was an important center during much of Egyptian history. ... The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramesses II. ..... deities of ancient Egypt was the sacred Apis bull, whose worship is attested from Dynasty ... Ptah is the creator-god of Memphis, the city that served as the capital of the ancient Egypt...
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Text  Aug 23, 2009 ... dating back potentially as early as 40,000 BCE, are found at the site of ... Cycladic Artists from the ... While earlier representation of the nude female figure may have been ... eyes wide open, cupping her breasts in her hands as if offering .... standing statues of ancient Egypt, the kouros had both feet planted...
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Echoes from the Gnosis: The Wives of Akhenaten  Dec 15, 2011 ... Numerous sculptures and monuments, some intact and many ... the infrastructure of religious life in Egypt, Akhenaten still adhered to the traditions ... Chief Royal Wife, rather than queen (the Egyptians had no such term in ... This was to continue with Nefertiti; in fact, her might and power was accentuated.
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Ancient Greece: The Parthenon - British Museum  The Parthenon was built in the Doric style of architecture, but included .... about the goddess Athena, her role in Athenian life and the Panathenaic procession.
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List of Major Roman Gods - UNRV  Major Roman Gods - A extensive list of the most important gods from the ... Protectress of women, motherhood, marriage. ... Her worship involved fertility rites and rites for the dead, and her chief festival ... The month of June was named after her. ... He was also considered the Patron god of Rome, and his temple was the...
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Hera, Greek Goddess of Love and Marriage - Goddess Gift  Hera, the Greek goddess called the Queen of Heaven, was a powerful queen in her ... She was also worshipped as the Roman goddess Juno, and the month of June (which is the most popular month for weddings) is named in her honor. ... In ancient times Hera was revered as being the only one the Greek goddesses who...