EUH 1000
Hellenistic Art and Architecture
(300s-100s BC)
The Port of Athens, Piraeus, as it looks today. The Long Walls reached to here from downtown
During the Peloponnesian War with Sparta, they were the city's lifeline to its colonies and supplies during the long siege.
ALEXANDER'S ODYSSEY
The face of Alexander the Great:
King of Greece and Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt, Emperor of Persia, Master of the World
A map of Alexander's campaigns, locate Byzantium, Gordium, Issus, Tyre, Egypt (off map), Arbela, India (off map)
Town of Gordian, where Alexander "solved" the puzzle of King Gordian's Knot
The great Battle of Issus
Alexander with Baucephalus, his famous horse, at left
Image of Alexander in Northern Greece, being argued about between Greece and Macedonia
ART OF THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
Hellenistic sculpture: The Dying Gaul. Expressiveness now we see as never be fore
Sculpture of Laocoon and his Sons- here we see a twisting and struggling situation
The great Farnese Tazza, a Hellenistic masterpiece of craftsmanship
The Nike of Samothrace. Nike means 'Victory' and she is portrayed with eagles wings
BUILDINGS
The greatest library of world history: at Alexandria, Egypt- now completely destroyed
Alexander built Greek style cities all over his new realm- though many in Asia have not survived. This is Afghanistan!
Pergamum in modern Turkey had some great temples too
Remains of the Tower of the Four Winds- an astronomical tool in Hellenistic times
The 7th Wonder of the World, the Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria
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