The Glory That Was Greece

The Glory That Was Greece Arts & Architecture

• Graceful Temple like Parthenon. •Use of Columns in Buildings. •Sculpture in Ideal, graceful poses. •Painting on Pottery featuring elegant scenes depicting Greek life.

The Glory That Was Greece Poetry & Drama

•Love poems by Sappho. •Pindar’s poems celebrated Greek Athletic victories. •Developed tragic play of The Oresteia by Aeschylus, Antigone by Sopocles & The Trojan Women by Euripedes. •Comedic play Lysistrata by Aristophanes.

The Glory That Was Greece Philosophy

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” - Socrates

"Education is the best provision for the journey to old age." - Aristotle

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say

something." - Plato

The Glory That Was Greece Philosophy

Socrates – •The Socratic Method of learning through a Question & Answer process.Plato – •Student of Socrates•Founded the Academy •Emphasized the importance of Reasoning – discover the true essence of something only in its Ideal form –This is stated in The Republic.

The Glory That Was Greece Philosophy

Aristotle – •Student of Plato•Founded the Lyceum•Believed the best form of Government was one that is run by a strong, virtuous leader. He also addresses how people should live in good conduct.•Left behind writings on a variety of topics which were used by European Universities.

The Glory That Was Greece History

• The 1st true written history, The Persian Wars, was by Herodotus. He used research methods to gather information. • Thucydides wrote about The Peloponnesian Wars. He showed the need for a lack of bias in recording history.

The Age of Pericles• Democracy and economic prosperity

Rebuilt the Acropolis and numerous temples and statues

Athens became the academic/cultural center of Greece 

Direct Democracy (ALL male citizens) Stipends Jury System Ostracism Funeral Oration – One of the earliest and greatest expression of democratic ideals