Athens

• Acropolis, "citadel" - "the city on the hill"
  1. Unique location: hill. overhead view down one of the best harbors
  2. Sacred shrine: defeating of the Persian king Xerxes, rebuilding triggered the Golden Age of Athens

  Parthenon, "the Virgin's Place," Temple

  1. Built in honor of Athene, the patron godess of Athens - 12-meter-high statue

  2. Slightly curved structures to make the building appear less heavy

  Dionysos Theater - on the plateau

  1. Tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocies, Euripides, comedies of Socrates

  2. Greek words: "skene," "theater"

  Areopagos - at the foot of the Acropolis

  1. Athenian high court of justice

  The Agora - square in center

  1. Center of public offices, shops, concert hall, large gymnastics building

  2. The whole of European civilization was founded in this modest area

  3. Sophisticated words

• Socrates held that a slave had the same common sense as a man of rank.
• Plato Asks:
  1. How does a baker bake fifty identical cookies?
  2. Why are all horses the same?
  3. Does man have an immortal soul?
  4. Are men and women equally sensible?

The Ancient City of Athens - a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens.