1. The Golden Age of Athens 2. The Persian Army Greeks weaken the Persian Empire and the Persians flee across the sea, but they keep their area in Asia Minor and the Greek…

Slide 1The Acropolis The Acropolis was a religious shrine and fortress. Acropolis means “high city”. This flat limestone rock was very special to the Athenians. They…

Slide 1 The Statue of Zeus in Ancient Olympia by Maria Gkougkoutsi Ancient Olympia In antiquity, the city-state of Olympia hosted the Olympic games and was regarded as a…

Slide 1 1 Symbolism from Greek and Roman Mythology by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen Slide 2 Part I: Greek and Roman Gods 2 Slide 3 Mount Olympus 3 Slide 4 4 Slide…

Chapter 5 - Classical Greece The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee…

Greek Architecture Vocabulary Greek Architecture Vocabulary Doric Ionic Corinthian Entablature Pediment Cornice Frieze Iktinos Kallikrates Peristyle Entasis Refinements Propylaia…