Drawing History ANCIENT GREECE Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese
zeus athena Contents Introduction Getting Started The Gods on Mount Olympus The Trojan Horse Odysseus and the Cyclops The Shepherdess Athens and the Acropolis Vase Painting Drama in Ancient Greece The Birthplace of Democracy Athens vs Sparta The Persian War The Olympics Alexander the Great Life in Ancient Greece Glossary Index 3 4 9 13 16 21 25 29 33 36 41 44 48 52 56 58 60 2
hear apollo Introduction Can you imagine what ancient Greece looked like Today its beautiful buildings are only ruins you’ve probably seen pictures of them But 2,400 years ago these buildings were gleaming marble temples dedicated to the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus We know about the gods through stories called myths In museums we see these gods and goddesses as they appear in sculpture and on decorated vases In ancient Greece myths and stories of heroic deeds were part of everyday life But the ancient Greeks were not only exciting storytellers and fine artists they were also people with ideas Many of their thoughts about mankind politics science and art are still respected and studied today That is why ancient Greece is often called the birthplace of Western civilization Luckily for us archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of palaces temples and walled cities of Greek civilization Now there is evidence that warriors like the legendary Achilles and Odysseus really did live and fight together against the ancient city of Troy Can you imagine ancient Greeks in their long flowing robes Can you see the Greek warriors in their crested helmets Can you imagine them as they wait beneath the walls of Troy They wait there for you to draw them and bring them to life 3
