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A day in the life of an architect in ancient Greece

A day in the life of an architect in ancient Greece

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Follow Pheidias, the chief builder for the Parthenon, as he supervises the construction of the new temple and faces charges of embezzlement. The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Pheidias is already late for work. He is the chief builder for the Parthenon Athens newest and largest temple and when he arrives onsite, city officials accuse him of embezzling gold from the temple s sacred central statue. He has until sundown to prove his innocence or face the courts. Mark Robinson outlines a day in the life of a Greek architect. Lesson by Mark Robinson, directed by Hana Tintor & Laura Martinovi
Date: 2020-09-15

Comments and reviews: 9


And it's been 24 centuries since, as the world still enjoys Phidias' work, critics and politicians are still delaying the work of architects and engineers around the world. Thankfully in this case, the artist prevailed over the noise makers.
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It seems that the role of an architect has changed since then. Nowadays architects focus on the esthetics only while in ancient times they were also engineers and construction managers.
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I didn't know that statue of Athena was holding Nike, the deity of victory. I always thought it was an owl. As soon as I saw an angel in the video, I looked that up. :P
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Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book.
- Victor Hugo

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I always start off my day by moisturizing my face, and exposing my skin to the sunlight for 2. 3 seconds.
- Every 'A day in the life' ever.

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Greek question.
Which American city is named after a Greek word for Brotherly love?
Head over to our community section to answer.

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Ancient Greeks and now so-called Greeks living in Greece are not the same. Only thing both of them has is the speaking the same language.
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Athena: if you remove that gold from my new statue, I ll have a nice long chat with uncle Hades about your lack of love and devotion
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Every Heart Has A Pain. Only The Way Of Expression Is Different. Some Hide It In Eyes While Some Hide In Their Smile.
-The Shades

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