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Transcript: Greek Architecture is made up of three main orders. The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Order. No matter what order the columns were, they all shared some similar charateristics. By:Michael Dutcher Flutes The junction between the capital and the shaft. Marked by necking-rings. The Ionic Order The Entablature The Ionic order is thinner and more elegant. Its capital is decorated with a scroll-like design, and it has a base. Located on the entablature, and consists of the metopes(stone panels) and triglyphs(carved, upright bars in groups of three). The top part of the column, above the Entablature. Usually contains statues or sculptures of heros or gods. The Corinthain Order The Three Orders Echinus The Corinthian Order was rarely used, but its is the most elegant. Its capital is decorated with acanthus leaves and the column features a base. Most of temples were built on the layout of the megaron, a house that had been around since the Bronze Age. Most usually had an inner chamber, known as the cella, and a pronaos, or a porch that leads to the entrance. The Opisthodomos was the rear room, and only priests were allow in it. The number of columns on the wide side half of the number of columns on the long side plus one. The Pediment What Makes Up Greek Architecture The Architrave The top part of the shaft. The Frieze The 1st half of the parts above the capital. Contains the architrave, and the frieze Stone cross beams that are found in the entablature The most common order was the Doric order. Its apperance was very plain, but the sturcture was very sturdy. The capital was also plain, and the column had no base. Concave grooves cut the length of the column. Abacus The Doric Order Now you know the parts of a Greek Architecture! The Layout of the Temple The Temple Itself

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Transcript: C O R I N T H It was the morning of the Olympic games. I had traveled to the colosseum near Olympia from Corinth, a journey that had taken several days on foot. I'd come all the way to turn a profit at the betting stands to supply for my family- it's a guilty pleasure of mine. Now, I wasn't an educated man by any standards, but I was a guard of Corinth, and I had earned the honor to protect my people. I had grown up in an outlying village, farming for a living, you see. I scrounged up the money to purchase a house in the city. It was a simple one-room thing, nothing compared to the manors of nobility, but it was home. What more could be said? But I digress. The day the Olympic games began, a sacrifice was held and served as a meal- lamb, roast leeks, bread, and goat cheese- before the brazier was lit. The games had begun. When I was finally able to get to the betting stalls, I carefully examined the runners. "Who's this one?" I asked the bet taker, pointing at a well-built man. "A fisherman from Corinth," he replied. Corinth! I gambled twenty coins that he'd win the final race. My runner almost lost his first race to a rival city-state's, but pulled through for me at the finish. Just one more race and I'd be twenty coins richer. That could buy enough olives, bread, and fish to feed my family for a week! The runner almost lost the final race, but sprinted through the finish line at the last moment to score a victory for Corinth! I had won twenty coins, and my family was treated to a meal of figs and fruit when I returned... Later... Back at the home of Altain, the winning runner, they had a feast of bread, fish, olives, fruit, and even a sacrificial lamb. Their winnings were plentiful. Altain's sons, Helix and Hrothar, and his wife, Delia, did not go hungry for weeks. "Father," Helix, the elder son, said to Altain, "will we be able to afford flute lessons again, now that you've won the Olympic games?" Altain smiled, "That and poetry, son. You will be a great storyteller, with an imagination of your size." Helix smiled and replied, "May we also buy more yo-yos? Hrothar continues to break them." Altain laughed and nodded. "That as well. Pray to Zeus, and you might even get two more yo-yos." All the laughing reminded Helix of his schooling as a younger boy. He and his friend hadn't realized what their slaves had escourted them for. The children who attended schooling lessons were beaten, and, if necessary, their friends were as well. Almost everything went unnoticed. At least they didn't live in Sparta. But for now, the family simply laughed and ate and celebrated their fortune. And so both families had food, water, and a bounteous reward. Corinth was proud of its winning resident and hosted a celebratory banquet. Nobody who attended went hungry. THE END Right here. A F I C T I O N A L S T O R Y A B O U T F I C T I O N A L C H A R A C T E R S

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Transcript: Erechtheum- This is a temple that was dedicated to Athena Polias and Poseidon Erechtheus. The Erechtheum consisted of more than one "entrance". The eastern portico (Hexastyle Ionic) gave access to Athena's shrine. The northern portico (Tetrastyle Ionic) stood at a lower ground level and gave access to the western cella. The southern portico (containing the caryatids) supported the entablature. The southern part is the temple's most striking feature Doric- The oldest, and most serious style. They were used mostly on large buildings and monumental public buildings. Ionic- The elegant, feminine one. It has more decorations than the rigid doric columns and it has a more fragile feeling. Corinthian- The most decorated one. At first, the people did not like this chang in style. Later, they evantually used it even on main temples. The Parthenon is a temple in the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. The Corinthian order is the most decorative. The Corinthian capitals have flowers and leaves below a small scroll. The shaft has flutes and the base is like the Ionian. Unlike the Doric and Ionian cornices, which are at a slant, the Corinthian roofs are flat. During the classical period, the color red was used frequently– later replaced with a more brownish-red color. Blue, yellow, and green were also commonly found and were favored. Black and white were rarely used. The Greeks enjoyed bright colors. This was because they believed that the gods and goddesses would be brightened up by the town’s beautiful colors and would favor them more and give them more blessings (such as more rain, more crops, etc..) Buildings would be covered in stucco, designs would be either scratched with a stylus with colors or colors mixed into the wax and applied hot on the building with a brush or spatula. We are able to distinguish some of the ancient Greek designs from the contrasts between smooth and weathers surfaces that preserved the scheme designs even long after the colors vanished. THE END~ By: Gloria Yang Greek Beauty

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