The Artists of Pergamum
Author : Henrietta Josephine Meeteer
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 13,36 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Art
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Author : Henrietta Josephine Meeteer
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 13,36 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Art
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Author : Henrietta Josephine Meeteer
Publisher :
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 1904
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Author : Bruce Longenecker
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493405004
A Fascinating Glimpse into the World of the New Testament Transported two thousand years into the past, readers are introduced to Antipas, a Roman civic leader who has encountered the writings of the biblical author Luke. Luke's history sparks Antipas's interest, and they begin corresponding. While the account is fictional, the author is a highly respected New Testament scholar who weaves reliable historical information into a fascinating story, offering a fresh, engaging, and creative way to learn about the New Testament world. The first edition has been widely used in the classroom (over 30,000 copies sold). This updated edition, now with improved readability and narrative flow, will bring the social and political world of Jesus and his first followers to life for many more students of the Bible.
Author : Carlos A. Picón
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 1588395871
The Hellenistic period—the nearly three centuries between the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 B.C., and the suicide of the Egyptian queen Kleopatra VII (the famous "Cleopatra"), in 30 B.C.—is one of the most complex and exciting epochs of ancient Greek art. The unprecedented geographic sweep of Alexander's conquests changed the face of the ancient world forever, forging diverse cultural connections and exposing Greek artists to a host of new influences and artistic styles. This beautifully illustrated volume examines the rich diversity of art forms that arose through the patronage of the royal courts of the Hellenistic kingdoms, placing special emphasis on Pergamon, capital of the Attalid dynasty, which ruled over large parts of Asia Minor. With its long history of German-led excavations, Pergamon provides a superb paradigm of a Hellenistic capital, appointed with important civic institutions—a great library, theater, gymnasium, temples, and healing center—that we recognize today as central features of modern urban life. The military triumphs of Alexander and his successors led to the expansion of Greek culture out from the traditional Greek heartland to the Indus River Valley in the east and as far west as the Strait of Gibraltar. These newly established Hellenistic kingdoms concentrated wealth and power, resulting in an unparalleled burst of creativity in all the arts, from architecture and sculpture to seal engraving and glass production. Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World brings together the insights of a team of internationally renowned scholars, who reveal how the art of Classical Greece was transformed during this period, melding with predominantly Eastern cultural traditions to yield new standards and conventions in taste and style.
Author : Richard Evans
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1441162364
The Kingdom of Pergamum emerged from the great period of instability which followed the death of Alexander the Great. Over the next century Pergamum was to become one of the wealthiest states in the eastern Mediterranean. The state of Pergamum was incorporated into the Roman Empire between 133/129 BCE and it eventually became Rome's wealthiest province. The whole of Asia Minor suffered in the civil wars which ended the Roman Republic, and Pergamum did not escape the exactions demanded of the Greek cities by Pompey, Caesar and Antony. In the subsequent peace, ushered in by Augustus, Pergamum regained its prosperity and became one of the cultural centres of the Roman Empire. Its ruling dynasty - the Attalids - were patrons of the arts and while in power were responsible for the remarkable embellishment of their capital at Pergamum. Other more ancient cities such as Ephesus and Miletus also benefited from their government. This volume surveys Pergamum's history from the late Third Century BCE to the Second Century CE.
Author : Jason König
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 33,3 MB
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1107244587
The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. This collection, written by an international team of scholars, presents a fundamental reassessment of how ancient libraries came into being, how they were organized and how they were used. Drawing on papyrology and archaeology, and on accounts written by those who read and wrote in them, it presents new research on reading cultures, on book collecting and on the origins of monumental library buildings. Many of the traditional stories told about ancient libraries are challenged. Few were really enormous, none were designed as research centres, and occasional conflagrations do not explain the loss of most ancient texts. But the central place of libraries in Greco-Roman culture emerges more clearly than ever.
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Page : 528 pages
File Size : 16,68 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Classical philology
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Author : Esther Violet Hansen
Publisher :
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Bergama (Turkey)
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Author : José Pijoán
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 38,94 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Art
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Author : Max Kunze
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Bergama (Turkey)
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