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Ancient Empires

Ancient Empires. e xpansion, trade, art. Ancient Iran. Persepolis. Persian Architecture. Similar to Roman architecture, Persian architectural style includes many columns, but also consists of Persia-specific capitals and a sense of taller, more delicate buildings. Column Capitals.

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Ancient Empires

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  1. Ancient Empires expansion, trade, art

  2. Ancient Iran Persepolis

  3. Persian Architecture Similar to Roman architecture, Persian architectural style includes many columns, but also consists of Persia-specific capitals and a sense of taller, more delicate buildings

  4. Column Capitals Griffin and Bull

  5. Apadana Palace Ruins 5th Century BCE, The hall of the kings, Destroyed by Alexander the Great

  6. Ruins of Palace at Ctesiphon Imperial capital of the second Persian Empire

  7. Visual Art Also containing Roman influence, persian art is preserved in reliefs, statues, and sculpture

  8. Persian Reliefs Carved into both palaces and cliffs, some look more Romanesque, and some more Mesopotamian

  9. Rhyton Drinking vessels

  10. Eastern trade meets Western ideal Alexandria

  11. Pharos of Alexandria Archetype for all lighthouses since

  12. Temple of Serapis Part of the Library at Alexandria

  13. Emperial China Respects Buddha, Fights for Emperor Buddhist Art

  14. Buddha Mural

  15. Buddha Statue

  16. Terracotta Army Chinese monument built for the first Emperor

  17. Terracotta mind trick New York, NY

  18. First American Metropolis Teotihuacan

  19. The Pyramid of the Sun The largest pyramid in Teotihuacan

  20. Mural of Mythical creatures The Palace of Jaguars, Teotihuacan

  21. Relief Sculpture The pyramid of Quetzlcoatl

  22. Quetzlcoatl Aztec God from earlier Mesoamerica

  23. The beginnings of Western civilization The Roman Empire

  24. Summary of Roman Europe The Roman Empire was at its heyday during PaxRomana. Augustus was the founder of this era and often seen as the greatest Roman emperor. Other names to know are Ceasar and Constantine.

  25. Recognizable Art/Architecture The Colosseum

  26. Recognizable Art/Architecture The Pantheon – Emulated by modern American structures (such as Jefferson’s Pantheon)

  27. Recognizable Art/Architecture Trajan’s Column with relief sculpture detail

  28. Augustus and Constantine Busts Made in the popular sculpted marble statue form

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