Exam 2-Vocab

Megaron

the great hall in ancient greek palace complexes

Labyrinth

Maze

Tholos

Mycenaean beehive shaped tomb

Dromos

passageway into an ancient tomb

minotaur

half human half bull monste

Naos (Cella)

most sacred space within the temple. It’s where the gods lives

peripteral

temple design that has a single row of columns on all four sides

Kore

feminine version of Kouros

Korous

young man

Gigantomachy

a scene of the gods battling the Titans; metaphor for order over chaos

Contrapposto

asymmetrical balancing of a human body.

Chryselephantine

sculpture of gold and ivory

Symmetria

the commensurability of something

Ethos

inner character

Panathenaic festival

occured in Athens every four years. Massive perceptions of all of the cities giving a peplos to some statue of Athena

Tessera

the pieces that create a mosaic ex. glass, stone

Mausoleum

monument tomb

Pathos

immediate personal reaction to experience

Cista

a cylindrical object used to place their toiletries in

Fibula

A safety pen that women use for their garments

Tumulus

A monumental amount of earth often placed on a tomb.

Repoussé

A metalworking technique in which press the metal from the back

Syncretism

take different elements, put them together, and create something new

Veristic

style of portraiture, hyper real, ok perfectionist

Basilica

court house, place of gathering, associated with political power

Fenestrated

provided with a window or windows

Forum

essential part of any roman town, city center

Propaganda

information, especially of bias and misleading nature

Amphitheater

Double theater

Pax Romana (Pax Augusta

Era of Peace and prosperity.

Forum

essential part of any roman town, city center

Coffer

The design element placed in ceilings, recessed panel set within a ceiling

Oculus

round central opening