The Acropolis is one of the most famous ancient sites in the world. Rising over the city of Athens 150 metres above sea level, it consists of several significant archaeological remains of temples dedicated to various deities, and civic buildings. This album offers a chance to tour the Acropolis and examine its many buildings, including its best preserved temple, the Parthenon, along with its friezes, known as the Elgin Marbles. Also, the album follows the route of the procession that took place during the Panathenaea festival which rivalled the Olympic Games in popularity, and contains a track to help the student...
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The Acropolis & the Parthenon
An introduction to this album’s contents.
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Transcript -- The Acropolis & the Parthenon
Transcript -- An introduction to this album’s contents.
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The Panathenaia and the Panathenaic way
How the archaeological remains of ancient Athens reveal much about civic life.
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Transcript -- The Panathenaia and the Panathenaic way
Transcript -- How the archaeological remains of ancient Athens reveal much about civic life.
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The Acropolis
Exploring the Acropolis in the footsteps of ancient Athenians.
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Transcript -- The Acropolis
Transcript -- Exploring the Acropolis in the footsteps of ancient Athenians.
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The Parthenon
Exploring the functions of the largest building on the Acropolis
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Transcript -- The Parthenon
Transcript -- Exploring the functions of the largest building on the Acropolis
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The Parthenon -pediments and metopes
Looking at the surviving pieces from the Parthenon’s pediments now in the British Museum, and seeing how they would have looked originally.
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Transcript -- The Parthenon -pediments and metopes
Transcript -- Looking at the surviving pieces from the Parthenon’s pediments now in the British Museum, and seeing how they would have looked originally.
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The Parthenon frieze
A chance to see one of the most famous remains of ancient Greece, in the British Museum.
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Transcript -- The Parthenon frieze
Transcript -- A chance to see one of the most famous remains of ancient Greece, in the British Museum.
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Plan drawings
Introducing vital skills for understanding a drawing of a temple plan.
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Transcript -- Plan drawings
Transcript -- Introducing vital skills for understanding a drawing of a temple plan.