SOSC 1731 Lecture 3: SOSC 1732 Greece A Moment of Excellence Notes
30 Mar 2016
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1687: people in athens are under siege. Danger is coming for them at the parthenon, where the people in athens used to store gunpowder. & stays that way for 2000 years, looked upon by the athens. This video discusses the golden age of greece. The city of athens was expected to be competitive in greek city competitions - powerful as other cities turned to them for protection from the. The acropolis in athens represents achievements in the history of western civilization & creative excellence that derives from the buildings. The artists tried to excel themselves in their work, which was carried through by paraklese, who was the leader of the. He built the parthenon to honour the goddess of thena. Parklese came to power in 461 b. c, & athens flourished. He paid for the city"s magnificence through other city"s taxes. They built tons of buildings, & the city was creative & gorgeous.
