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    Myth, Art, War and Greek Sanctuaries

    Myth, Art, War and Greek Sanctuaries

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    Myth, Art, War and Greek Sanctuaries

    FromAncient Greece: Myth, Art, War

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    Length:
    48 minutes
    Released:
    May 31, 2013
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Sanctuaries were the context for many of the most impressive buildings and sculptures produced by the ancient Greeks. In this lecture Dr Gillian Shepherd looks at the basic types of sanctuary and temple design, and then focuses on one of the most famous of all Greek sanctuaries, that of Zeus Olympios at Olympia – home to the Olympic games, but also the site of lavish temples, treasuries and sculpture.

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    Released:
    May 31, 2013
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (24)

    In this subject students are introduced to the diversity of the ancient Greek achievement, which has exercised a fundamental and continuing influence upon later European literature and culture. The subject commences with a detailed treatment of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan war. This is one of the dominant myths in the Greek tradition and is narrated in some detail in epic poetry, in drama, and in art and architecture. We explore how myths are 'read' in their historical context, especially in the contexts of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars of the 5th Century BC. A variety of sources are treated to enable students to build up a picture of Greek society as a whole.