Greece III Classical and Hellenistic Ages: Political and Aesthetic Developments
East & West in the Ancient World: Contact, War, and Cultural Exchange
Timeline of Greek Art and Architecture 900-700 BC Period
Geometric
700-480 BC Period
Archaic
480-323 BC Period
Classical
Cultural Exchange in the Ancient World 700-480 BC Period 700–500 BC Period
Archaic
480-323 BC Period
Classical
Orientalizing
The Geometric Period 900-700 BC
Phyxis (Box with Lid)
Geomet ric Period 750 BC
Funera ry Ampho ra Geomet ric Period 750 BC
Funerar y Krater Terracott a Geometri c Period Mid 8th century
e of Man and Centaur in Combat Geometri c Period ca. 775
Statuett e of a Horse Geometric Period Bronze 8th century BC
2D
3D
The Orientalizing Period 700-500 BC
Corinthian Orientalizi ng Vase Corinth, Greece 620 BC
Mesopotam ian Connection s
Mesopotamia n Connections
Lion Killing Bull Pediment
Marble
Lion Killing Bull Persepolis Relief th
Persian Connectio ns
Statue of a Kouros (Youth) Marble 590 BC
E g y p t i a n
C o n n e c t i o n s
Kleobis & Biton Marble 590 BC
Egyptian Connections
Auxere Kore Crete, 640 BC
Acropolis Kore Athens,
Peplos Kore, Athens, 530 BC =
Architectural Tile Fragment – 6th c. BC
Temple of Apollo at Corinth Early 6th c. BC
Temple of Hera ca. 550 BC
Temple of Poseidon & Athena at Sounios 7th c. BC
The Archaic Period 600-480 BC
Major Developments •
Development of Democratic Government
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Growth of the City-State: “POLIS”
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Urban Planning and Civic Architecture State Religion
Geographical Expansion of Greek Civilization (Italy, Asia
Stoa
(Covered Walkway) of Agora (Assembly) th
Theater Delphi, 4th c. BC
Stadium Delphi, 4th c. BC
Treasury of Athens at Delphi Delphi 4th c. BC
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi Greece 6th c. BC
Temple of Apollo at Delphi 373 BC
Greek Expansi on into Asia Minor
Urban Planning River City of Priene Ionia, Asia Minor
Urban Planning Coastal City of Miletus Ionia, Asia Minor 6th c. BC
Persian Empire ca. 559-330 BC
Timeline of Ancient Persian Rulers 559-530 BC Great
Cyrus the
521-486 BC
Darius I
486-465 BC
Xerxes I
Cylinder of Cyrus
Persian vs. Babylonian
Persian vs. Egyptian Empire
Persepolis
Persepolis
Apadana Audience Hall of King Darius I
Stairway to Audience Hall
Persian Soldiers – Wall Relief
Columns of Persepolis
Animal Design of Capitals
Gates of the Winged Bull
King Darius
Difference and Similarities with Mesopotamia
Xerxes(?!)
Grec oPersi an Wars 500480 BC
Herodotu s “The Father of History”
The Classical Period 480-323 BC
Doryphor os Hipshot Pose Classical
450 BC
Diadoumen os Classical Marble
430 BC
Diskobolos Classical Marble 5th century BC
Grave Stele Little Girl with Doves
Classical Marble
450 BC
Fragment of Relief Demeter and Persephone Giving the Gift of Grain Classical Marble 450 BC
Statue of Irene Symbol of Peace
Classical Marble 375 BC
Akroterion Sculptural Detail from Grave Monument
Classical 350 BC
Acropolis at Athens
Acropolis –Plan
Acropolis – Reign of Pericles ca. 448-429 BC
Acropolis of Athens
Temple of Athena Nike Mid 5th c. BC
Propylea Monumental Gateway to the Acropolis 448-437 BC
Propylea Today
Erechtheum
Erechtheum – Ionic Order
Porch of the Caryatids
Parthenon
Doric Order
447-432 BC
Golden Age of Greek Philosophy Socrates 469-399 BC
Golden Age of Greek Philosophy
Plato
Golden Age of Greek Philosophy
Aristotle
Alexander the Great (d. 323 BC)
Alexander the Great’s Macedonian
The Hellenistic Period 323-31 BC
Fusion of East and West
Hellenistic Kingdom of Pergamon 2nd c. BC
Great Altar of Zeus – West Facade
Perga mon Great Altar of Zeus
Plan
Pergamon Great Altar of Zeus – West Facade
Great Altar of Zeus – Detail of Frieze
Laocoon Hellenistic Sculpture 50 BC
Head of Ptolemy II or III Hellenistic Egypt Bronze ca. 230 BC
Head of Ptolem y Philom eter Hellenistic Egypt Bronze ca. 150 BC
Ptolemaic Funerary Architectu re Hellenistic Egypt 3rd c. BC
“Dhu-l Qarnain”
Alexander as a Unique Unifying Force between East and West
“Iskandar” in Persian art Persian Miniature Painting 15th century AD