ANCIENT GREEK JEWELERY

Jewelry from the area of Thebes..  15th century BC.  National Archaeological Museum of Athens.	National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens.	National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens.	National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
From Mycenae. 14th-13th c. B.C.. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.	National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens.	National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens.	National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

THE AMAZING CHARM OF PREHISTORIC GREECE.

Why are the monuments of the Acropolis still standing?

The magnificent classical monuments of the Acropolis of Athens for about 2500 years dominate its sacred rock and are admired by millions of visitors. Perhaps many non-experts are wondering how these masterpieces of classical architecture still stand for so many centuries. The truth is that the answer is a component of various factors.

The first important factor is the ground on which the monuments are founded. This is of course the rock.

Then, a very important factor is this: The system: "Soil + Rock" has a significant total height. This means that it has a large oscillation period or a small oscillation frequency. But in Greece most earthquakes are of high frequency and neighboring. So this contributes to avoiding the destructive phenomenon of coordination.

Finally, the way the monumental modular columns are structured also contributes to their anti-seismicity.

BEAUTIFUL ARCHAIC GREEK ART

FABULOUS CLASSIC GREEK SCULPTURE!

"Caryatid" (Acropolis Museum)	"Zeus or Poseidon" (National archaeological Museum  of Athens)
"Aphrodite" (National Archeological Museum of Athens)	Bronze statue of a youth. From Antikythera shipwreck.  about 340-330 B.C.. (National Archeological Museum of Athens)

The extreme beauty of the paintings on the ancient Greek vases!

	Erotostasia: A young woman weighs Eros against Anteros, while her companion looks on and gesticulates. By the Erotostasia painter. 340-330 BC.
	Judgement of Paris: Paris wearing Frygian dress sits lost in thought on the rocks of Mount Ida, between Athena and Hera and at the right and Aphrodite and Hermes at the left. Nike and Eros in the backround. 340-330 BC.
A preparation for a bull sacrifice after a victory in   a dithyrambic contest. Late 5th century BC.
"Sphinx abducting a youth". From Athens. By Polion.    About 420 BC.	Poseidon and Amymone with Eros between them. From Atalanti. By the Hippolytos painter. 375-350 B.C..
Plouto with cornucopia and Demeter with a sceptre   and plough. Probably from Attica. By the Orestes   painter. 440-430 B.C..
Ancient Greek wedding.	Ancient Greek wedding.