The Ancient Greece
1.11 Philosophy and Politics
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The triumph of science and the philosophy of thought postalessandrino focus on the inner life of man, represented the final victory of Socrates and Plato. In the second half of the fifth century a revolution took place in Greek philosophy who identified himself so completely
1.12 The figurative arts
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In ancient Greece, despite the many local varieties, there was a remarkable uniformity of taste and needs, more changeable over time and space. This is attested in various ways, the rapid spread of the Doric temple throughout the peninsula and
1.13 Architecture and urbanism
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The Greek countryside was full of people but stripped from the architectural point of view. Except for occasional temple complexes at a certain distance from the city, piùà significant buildings were gathered in towns. With the passage of time,
1.14 The Sculpture
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The Athenians, in rebuilding their city after the Persian invasion, first restored the agora, omitting the Acropolis. The motivation for this choice lay in the need to restore the daily life on an orderly, or perhaps even in the scarcity of resources. Aristotele this
1.15 The Painting
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The history of Greek painting must be written on the basis of the testimonies of the ceramic, as well as on the basis of literary references. Since 1000 about, con Atene, began to appear top quality ceramic tiles, in large part, decorated only with
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