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Classical Civilizations: Greece and Rome Flashcards

Lecture 2 (2/2)

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Minoan and Mycenaean Cultures timeline

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(2200 BCE-1100 BCE)

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Minoan and Mycenaean location

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Developed on small islands in the Aegean (Cycladic Islands), Crete and mainland of Greece (Peloponnesus)

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Minoan and Mycenaean population

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Population of 80,000 was supported by agriculture and fishing

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Knossos

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Palace of King Minos, 1450-1370 BCE

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Palace of King Minos Discovery?

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following excavations which started in 1900 by Sir Arthur Evans

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Palace of King Minos plan?

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loose agglomeration around a large central open space

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Palace of King Minos design?

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Lower level of narrow chambers on one side
Larger chambers; thought to be ceremonial rooms on the upper level
Spacing between the columns in larger spaces suggest a wooden beam structure

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Palace of King Minos furniture use

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Rulers had tall stone thrones with back others had shorter benches with no back

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Palace at Mycenae city type

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Naturally defensible city

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Megaron

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a rectangular hall with a portico in the front and a centrally located hearth

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Mycenaean Palace design

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Vibrant colors and plant motifs

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Lion Gate location and date

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Mycenae: 1300 BCE - 1250 BCE

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Lion Gate type

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Post and lintel structure
Cyclopean masonry

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How is the Lions Gate so tall

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Corbelling was used to construct the wall very high

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Lions Gate Relieving space?

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the triangular space between the corbelling

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is the Lions Gate the first relief / monumental structure on mainland Greece

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Yes

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A column is represented in the middle of the Lions gate

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wider at the top a feature very similar to columns used in Minoan architecture

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Mycenaean culture and architecture was influenced by

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Minoans

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Mycenae timeline

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1550 BCE - 1500 BCE

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mainland Greece in the Bronze Age was dominated by

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Mycenaean culture

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Mycenae city type

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fortified city (culture of war?) (offensive vs. defensive?)

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Mycenaean people traded as far as

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Italy and North Africa

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Treasury of Atreus timeline

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Mycenae c. 1300 BCE - 1250 BCE

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Treasury of Atreus shape

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Beehive tomb

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Beehive Tomb use

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Ruling elite was buried in this type of tomb

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beehive tomb construction

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Utilizes corbelling technique

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Treasury of Atreus size

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Largest domical space until Pantheon (Rome)

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The Greek Temple plan precedent

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plan derived from the Aegean Megaron

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Greek temple function

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Ceremonial and symbolic

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Cella

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the enclosed space of the temple (one or two rooms)

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Polychromy

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use of various colors

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Greek temple observation

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Permanence
Symmetry
Grounded, Static, permanent

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Parthenon Athens timeline

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447 BC - 436 BC

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Greek orders

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Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

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Stoa of Attalos

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Athens 150 BCE

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agora

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civic center or market place

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Stoa

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sheltered space for commerce

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ancient Greek house aspects

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grouping of rooms around a courtyard
blank exteriors
Sun baked brick or rough stone
surface plastered or stuccoed and whitewashed
rarely symmetrical
larger homes occasionally had a second floor

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andron

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a vestibule parlor used by men

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oecus

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all purpose living primarily used by women and children

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Did Ancient Greek furniture survive

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no

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Klismos chair

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the stele of Hegisto 410 BCE

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Roman Empire

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750 BCE? - 476/1453

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Domus Italica aspects

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atrium space in center
rooms surrounding

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Pompeii

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powerful city state involved in trade

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Pompeii trade items

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experts in metal working, ceramic, and fresco

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how was Pompeii different than other cities

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Etruscan women had more power than their Greek counterparts and were afforded a remarkably equal status with men. Women were a part of public life.

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What is special about the Roman insula and the renaissance Palazzo

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urban type first century architecture adapted for 15th-17th c architecture

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How are the Roman insula and the renaissance Palazzo similar

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interacts with street
lower level public shopping
upper level private homes

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The Mycenaean Bridge

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Kazarma 1,300 BCE

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The Mycenaean Bridge construction

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oldest arch, built with limestone without mortar / shape of stones balance it

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who first used groin vaults

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Romans

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arch construction

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wooden form to build upon
custom cut bricks
keystone at top keeps everything together

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Lintel

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type of beam that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces.

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corbel arch

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arch-like construction method that uses the architectural technique of corbeling to span a space or void

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Roman Bath engineering

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2 layers of walls
engineering starting to come into architecture
hot water in between to keep space warm

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column type at the baths of Caracalla

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Composite columns

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why is Maison Carree significant

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located in a province belongs to a period in which Roman transitioned from a republic to an empire

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Maison Carree use

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Roman temple dedicated to the imperial court

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Pantheon use

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temple to all gods

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pantheon aspects

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Corinthian order
coffered dome
Oculus is the source of internal lighting
Concrete dome
Concrete and brick walls with stone facing
Rotunda interior

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Coffered dome purpose

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used for structure not looks
concrete is heavy - coffering makes it lighter

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what is the Basilica of Maxentius used for

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public assembly hall

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Roman Basilica Pompeii aspects

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a major secular building type
used as a court room
masonry walls
wooden roof
Nave and aisles with focal apse

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When were basilicas were converted into churches

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Under empire constantine (1st c CE)

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Pompeii and Herculaneum

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eruption of Mount Vesuvius 79 CE
resort towns

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Roman Houses Aspects

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houses were typically one or two stories
fronting the street with a blank wall, or shops
Open courtyard
Open atrium and a pool in the center
Axis with the entrance was the formal parlor adjacent dining room furnished with three couches

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Impluvium

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Roman pool

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Tablinum

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Roman formal parlor

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Triclinium

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Roman dining room

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Furniture from Pompeii

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useful and decorative
made structural elements decorative

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Roman Dining

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romans ate their dinners reclining in their triclinia

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convivium

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a communal meal and an event for sexual pleasures and overindulgence

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Baths of Caracalla

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211-17 CE ??

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Madison Carree

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Nimes, France 1st c BCE

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Pantheon

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Rome (118-28 BCE)

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Basilica of Maxentius

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Rome 307-312

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Roman Basilica - Pompeii

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2nd c BCE

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The markets at Trajan

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Rome 100-112

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