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Ancient Greece. World Culture. Gatis Blunavs. Greece. Cycladian Statuettes since 2800 B.C. Gatis Blunavs MA. Probably funerary ritual figurines. Greece. Creto-Minoan culture 2000 B.C.-1450.B.C. Seafaring skills Myths and heroes – since Classical Age still with us
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Ancient Greece World Culture Gatis Blunavs
Greece Cycladian Statuettes since 2800 B.C. Gatis Blunavs MA
Greece Creto-Minoan culture 2000 B.C.-1450.B.C.
Seafaring skills • Myths and heroes – since Classical Age still with us • Gymnastics (yet bloody) • Asymmetric, dynamic sense of beauty • Fashion
Greece • Mycenian culture • 1900 B.C.-1100 B.C. • Principal centres: • Mycenes • Thyrinth • Troy
Non-secure age – walls and more walls • Fratricide wars • Inspired use of gold • Crenellated arch (false arch) • Cupola buildings • ‘’Gift of Gods’’ (destroyed by self-indicated environment damage)
Corbelled Vault (False Vault)
‘’Agamemnon’s’’ Mask
Greece Classic (Antique) Culture 800 B.C./480 B.C. – 338 B.C.
Macedonia Jonia Smyrna (Izmir)
Koura Kouros
Democracy Vote Count? Areopag Citystates (Polis)– conflict to conflict Family, woman in it and out of it Hetera Bi- and homosexuality Troops: Paedofilia as paedagogic method Paederastia as motivation method