Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tyrtaeus, Hoplite, Elgin Marbles

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Christopher Brown

Document Summary

When we talk about architecture, we usually focus on one kind of structure: temples: houses were typically very modest whereas romans built a wider range of public and private building. The monumental architecture projects of the greeks consisted mainly of temples. Temples were typically built in places where the greeks felt there was something special and somehow dear to the gods (ex. Cape sounion at the southernmost point of attica. The last and first thing sailors would see is this temple to poseidon). When do gods get temples in certain places: a sacred place in the classical period was probably a place that was sacred in pre- history and there was ongoing worship there. In the archaic period, temples began to be built around them. Often, these places became sites of modern churches): there is continuity of religion. The building of temples to the gods remained a priority for greek communities. There are three types of pillars, called (cid:494)orders(cid:495).