Greece Post

           I chose question number 3: What one work of art from ancient Greece most resonates with you? Why? What do you like about it? What purpose do you think it serves? Discuss it, its connection to the world view of Greece, its connection to your world view, and its connection to our world today. 

            One work of art that I found extremely interesting was the Acropolis. I like what it meant, and what it represented. The Greeks built this to show their strength, and to show how they are better than everybody else. I like how they named it Acropolis because it translates into “highest point.” They built this building on the highest point in their city to show how important it is. I also like how much planning went into building this building. They didn’t put the posts straight up because they wanted it to look more “human.” They used a lot of math to build this building, but they also used entasis-“eyeing it.” I think this made the building look better.

            I think the world tries to do the same thing today that the Greeks did back then. The Greeks built this building to show that they were better than everyone else. Just like today, everyone tries to outdo everybody. It seems as if everything is a competition. Not just with building the strongest, highest building, but with everything. School, work, money, popularity; everyone wants to do better than someone else. Just like the when the Greeks built this building; they already knew they had defeated the Athenians, so why did they have to build this building? It was out of spite. They were so full of pride that they built this building to show how great they were. They couldn’t just be content with knowing they won, but they had to show it. I think it is an amazing building, but I think it was built for the wrong reasons.