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