Cyber Day 3/5/15

Below is my cyber day assignment ...

Three ancient Greece buildings 

1. Temple of Hera, Selinus 
2. The Theatre 
3. The Stadium 

Temple of Hera, Salinus

Temple of Hera

The Temple of Hera is one of the oldest temples in Greece. The temple has a "characteristic squat appearance", is very long, and is facing east-west. The temple has 3 chambers, pronaos, cella, and opisthodomos. The columns were made out of "shallow cavities", the lower part of the temple was made of shell-limestone, and the upper part of the temple was made out of mud brick. The temple was decorated in art work and with pictures of the winners from the Heraia games.

The website I used is:
http://www.olympia-greece.org/hera.html

The Theatre - Argos

The Theatre - Argos

Greek theaters were open, large, and always on hills for seating. As you can see in the picture you can see the seating goes down the hill. They built these theaters to honor their gods in the beginning, then moved on to being entertainment for the city of Athens. The theaters could hold up to about 20,000 people. The theatre was the gathering place for the whole city.



The websites I used are: 
http://www2.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/tragedy_theater.html
http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/

The Stadium - Nemea

Nemea Stadium 

The Nemea games were held at this stadium, the games were held every 2 years. The games went on for 573 BCE to 271 BCE. People would sit on the "grassy banks or the rows of stone seats." The surface is sorta like clay and is 178 miles long. Today in Greece every for years there is games that are held and are open to all. The stadium was constructed around 330 BCE. This stadium is just like others around Ancient Greece. During the roman time period this stadium became a place for farming and herding.

The websites I used are: 

http://www.ancient.eu/image/612/
http://nemeacenter.berkeley.edu/projects/stadium