| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
bull leaping from the palace at knossos | decorative wall painting inside the palace complex |
lion gate | main fortified entryway to the city |
geometric krater | grave marker and vessel for libation offerings |
calf bearer | dedicated votive gift to athena |
achillies and ajax playing a dice game | model sculpture showcasing ideal proportions |
propylaia | monumental gateway |
erechtheion | temple housing sacred relics and hosting religious rituals for Athenian deities |
doryphoros | designed as a canon for proportion; roman copies decorated gymansiums |
eirene holding child plutos | public monument erected in the Athenian agora to celebrate a peace treaty with Sparta |
theater of eqidauros | hosted dramatic plays, musical performances and civic gatherings as part of healing festivals |
old market woman | sculpture of religious offerings carried to a festival of Dionysus |
laocoon and his sons | display sculpture made of spaces like the Palace of Emperor Titus |