comparisons of classical Greece to modern western culture

1. The Influence of Classical
Greece on Western Culture
BY: Shaleena Hamilton

2. Key points in history that were influenced by Hellenistic history and led to
modernized western ways…..
 Hellenistic Diaspora (Kennedy)
 Roman reception of Greek culture (Kennedy)
 Emergence of Christianity as a new form of discourse (Kennedy)
 Decline of Urban Centers in the seventh and eighth centuries (Kennedy)
 Rise of Islam (Kennedy)
 The Renaissance (Kennedy)
 The Reformation and Counter-Reformation (Kennedy)
 The Enlightenment (Kennedy)
 The Age of Revolution (Kennedy)
 Romanticism (Kennedy)
 Nineteenth Century Industrialism (Kennedy)
 Imperialism (Kennedy)
 Neo-humanism (Kennedy)
 Twentieth-century irony (Kennedy)
 Contemporary scholarship on the "otherness" of the Greeks (Kennedy)

3. “The world of classical Greece deserves close
attention in relation to the performing arts
because of the extraordinary power of
political, educational and philosophical
thought that emerged at the height of the
period and which has continued to transform
our thinking over the past two and a half
millennia(Thwaites).”

4. The Parthenon
“…..centuries of Western architects
have taken this temple as a model of
perfect design. Now a noble ruin,
partially destroyed by warfare,
pollution, and neglect, the Parthenon
remains symbolic of Greek
achievement, a landmark revered
and imitated well into the present
(Fiero 29).”
Parthenon
(Bing image search through PowerPoint)

5. Modern day architecture resembling
The Parthenon.......
The Nashville Parthenon Inauguration Venue-
Presidential Secretariat
(www.nashville.gov) (www.google.com/images)

6. Classical Greek and Modern Day
athletic theaters/arenas comparison…
Ancient Greek Theater Georgia Dome
(www.google.com/images) (www.google.com/images)

7. Little has changed in the way we portray
our athletes from Classical Greece until
now……
Classical Greek Statue of
Diadoumenos
Random Photo of Modern
Day Male Athletes Gavin
Henson
(www.google.com/images) (www.google.com/images)

8. Philosophical thought on politics have
also remained constant….
Aristotle
Aristotle made the point neatly:
As man is the best of the
animals when perfected, so he is
the worst when separated from law
and justice. For injustice is most
dangerous when it is armed, and
man, armed by nature with good
sense and virtue, may use them for
entirely opposite ends. Therefore,
when he is without virtue man is the
most unscrupulous and savage of
the animals….
The justice needed to control this
dark side of human nature can be
found only in a well-ordered society
of free people who govern
themselves(Kagan).
Benjamin Franklin
(www.google.com/images)
Barack Obama
www.google.com/images

9. “After some three hundred years,
in 300 B.C.E., Hellenistic civilization
came to an end, but the
landmarks of Classicism-in drama,
poetry, philosophy, music, and the
visual arts-endured(Fiero 62).”

10. Work Cited
 Fiero, Gloria. Landmarks in Humanities. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. Print.
 Thwaites, Trevor. "Music, The Performing Arts And The Emergence Of Western Philosophical And Educational Thought."
New Zealand Journal Of Research In Performing Arts & Education: Nga Mahi A Rehia 4.(2013): 1-14. International
Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
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 Kennedy, George A. "Shifting Visions Of Classical Paradigms: The "Same" And The "Other." International Journal Of The
Classical Tradition 1.1 (1994): 7-16. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Apr. 2015
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=9&sid=3ac426fe-6fc6-4298-a163-
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=9511031480
 Kagan, Donald. "Why We Should Study The History Of Western Civilization." Modern Age 56.2 (2014): 81-86. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 22 Apr. 2015.
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11. Images Cited
 “Parthenon Photo Image” photo credit: Image search/online images provided through Windows Power Point
2015. April 2015
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Pictures/Search/Parthenon
 “Nashville Parthenon” photo credit: Nashville.gov. The Parthenon. April 2015
www.nashville.gov/Parks-and-Recreation/Parthenon.aspx
 “Inauguration Venue-Presidential Secretariat Building” photo credit: events.wsis-award.org-600 × 394-Search by
image The Presidential Secretariat is housed at the Old Parliament building at Galle Face. Google Images. April
2015
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 “Ancient Greek Theater/Arena” photo creditthegloryofgreece.wordpress.com-860 × 499-Search by image An
ancient theatre in Greece. online. April 2015
www.google.com/images
 “The Georgia Dome” photo credit: www.gadome.com-300 × 209-Search by image Floor / Field April 2015
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 “Statue of Diadoumenos” photo credit: www.metmuseum.org-300 × 412-Search by image Statue of
Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), ca. 69–96 A.D.; Flavian Roman copy of a Greek bronze statue
by Polykleitos, ca. 430 B.C. April 2015
www.google.com/images
 “Benjamin Franklin Poster” photo credit: www.thefederalistpapers.org-612 × 448-Search by image Benjamin Franklin Poster, Freedom of
Speech April 2015
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 “ Barack Obama Wallpaper” photo credit: quotego.biz-1463 × 1068-Search by image Famous Quotes And Sayings By Famous People
Cool Freedom That Only Asks Barack Obama The Best Quotes Wallpaper
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