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The Perfection of Greek Architecture
Lecture no. 12 from the course: The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture
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Taught by Professor Robert Garland | 32 min | Categories: History
Study the primary forms of Greek architecture, which emblemize Greek civilization and have profoundly impacted architecture in the West. Visit the Acropolis of Athens as the ancient Greeks would have seen it; take in the magnificent features of the Parthenon, as well as those of other temples and civic structures. Learn also about Greek domestic architecture, house plans, and town planning.
24 Lectures
1
Why Study the Greek World?
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of 34 min
2
Bronze Age Greece: Minoans and Myceneans
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of 35 min
3
Dark Age and Archaic Greece
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of 32 min
4
Classical Greece: The Age of Pericles
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of 33 min
5
Alexander the Great: Greek Culture Spreads
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of 33 min
6
Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and Baghdad
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of 36 min
7
Modern Ideas of Ancient Greece
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of 31 min
8
The Birth of the Greek Nation-State
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of 36 min
9
Greek Mythology: Monsters and Misfits
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of 27 min
10
Greek Religion: Dangerous Gods, Tricky Heroes
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of 30 min
11
The Sensuality of Greek Sculpture
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of 31 min
12
The Perfection of Greek Architecture
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of 32 min
13
The Monumentality of Greek Painting
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of 33 min
14
Homer’s Humanity: The Epic Experience
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of 32 min
15
Greek Theater: Producing and Staging Plays
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of 31 min
16
Greek Drama: Laughter and Tears
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of 32 min
17
Greek Politics, Law, and Public Speaking
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of 30 min
18
Greek Historians: The Birth of History
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of 31 min
19
Greek Philosophy: Man and Nature
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of 32 min
20
Greek Science: Discovery and Controversy
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of 33 min
21
The Greek Way of Waging War
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of 32 min
22
Greek Language, Literacy, and Writing
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of 31 min
23
Eating and Drinking among the Greeks
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of 30 min
24
What Does Greece Mean to Us Today?
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of 36 min
