Flashcards
Study guide
- The conquests of Philip II of Macedonia and his son, Alexander the Great, mark a watershed in Greek history and civilization. Make sure you know the basic facts of their biographies. When did they live? What did they accomplish? To what degree did they affect the appearance and function of the ancient Greek city?
- Describe the buildings at the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros and their functions. Include the theater in your answer. Would you consider this an environment conducive to a cure?
- Study the city plan of Priene. To what extent does Priene exemplify the ancient Greek city? Answer the question by comparing Priene and its features with the cities presented in previous chapters – and with those you will read about in the next chapter, on Hellenistic cities.
- Describe houses in ancient Greece, by comparing and contrasting houses at Olynthos, Priene, and (from earlier chapters) Athens and Zagora. What do they tell us about the nature of Greek society?
- How did the architecture and decoration of the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos express royal ambition?
Images
Figure 17.1
The Conquests of Alexander the Great.
Figure 17.2
Plan, the Sanctuary of Asklepios, Epidauros.
Figure 17.3
Plan, Theater, Epidauros.
Figure 17.4
Theater, Epidauros.
Figure 17.5
City plan, Priene.
Figure 17.6
Bouleuterion, Priene.
Figure 17.7
Bouleuterion, interior (reconstruction), Priene.
Figure 17.8
Theater (reconstruction), Priene.
Figure 17.9
Plans, House No. 33, Priene: (a) Phase 1-West; and (b) Phase 2.
Figure 17.10
House No. 33 West (reconstruction), Priene.
Figure 17.11
House plans, Olynthos.
Figure 17.12
Transport amphoras from the Athenian Agora: (a) Chian, 4th c. BC; and (b) Rhodian, 3rd c. BC.
Figure 17.13
The Alexander Mosaic, House of the Faun, Pompeii. Archaeological Museum, Naples.
Figure 17.14
Portrait of Alexander the Great (the Azara Herm). Roman Imperial copy of an original by Lysippos. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Figure 17.15
Mausoleum (reconstruction), Halikarnassos.