GREECE

Archeological Sites: Athens, Lindos, and Olympia: What is

There? Grade 8

Erin Bavery

Athens

First a city-stateCapital of GreeceNamed after the Goddess Athena Renowned center of learning, home of Plato’s academy Leading cultural and intellectual culture during Greece Golden AgeCradle of western civilization

Athens: Artifact Sites-Acropolis

One of the Greatest Monumental complexes in the worldUsed as a place of refuge in hard timesPrincipal sanctuary of the city in Greek times

Given over to the cult of Athena– Large Doric temples built

in 6th c. B.C.E. • No longer there due to

attacks by the Persians in 480 B.C.E.

Athens: Artifact Sites-Parthenon

Built entirely of marbleBuilt between 448-438 B.C.E.Doric temple with a monumental arrangement of eight columns on the front and seventeen along the sides Devoted to the Gods, in particular the birth of Athena decorates the eastern end Served as the repository of state funds and other offerings belonging to the Athenians

RhodesLargest island of the Dodecannese archipelagoFirst a Minoan settlement Later became a Mycenaean kingdomColonized during the Greek Middle Ages by the DoriansIncreased wealth and trade during the 4th-2nd centuries B.C.E.Started to decline in 167 B.C.E.

Rhodes: Artifact Site-Lindos

City on the island of RhodesFounded at least the Mycenaean Period (14th-13th c. B.C.E.)Flourished for centuriesSite is a Dorian settlement Benefited from political and maritime prestige of Rhodes

Lindos: What is There?

Features a 3rd-2nd century B.C.E. Doric colonnaded plazaMedieval fortifications (remaining walls)Temple of Athena Lindia

15th century C.E. residence of the Commander of the local garrison of the Knights of Rhodes

Cave for cult rituals in ancient timesLarge rock carved relief of a warship offered to PoseidonL-shaped courtyard with Doric porticoes on the north, west and south sidesThree ritual banquet hallsTomb of Archokrátes and of Kleὸboulos (4th-3rd century B.C.E.)

Olympia

Located in the fertile valley of the Alpheus river in the western Peloponnese Origins date back to the end of the 2nd millennium B.C.E.

Structures widely spacedOlympian sanctuary remained one of the greatest epicenters of Greek art until the end of the 4th century C.E. – Used for contests and

games in honor of the goods

Olympia: What is there?

Temple of Hera– Devoted to Hera,

wife of Zeus

Gymnasium Temple of Zeus OlympiosPalaistra– Large open space

used for training

Stadium

Writing Reflection

Work independently on this assignment. Use the PowerPoint images, as well as those images in your packets. Use the reflection structure on the boardFollowing Slide has images to consider

Assignment

Pair off into your Greece Groups. I will pass around the assignment artifact sites each group will be required to due for the news article. I will also pass out the news article guide for you to follow.You have the reminding class time to get started on your news article.