Recently i had occasion to search the stock photography database shutterstock for pictures depicting ancient rome.
Attic ancient rome.
There are a lot of depictions of sexy ancient romans.
Attic greek is sometimes included in the ionic dialect.
Attica or the attic peninsula is a historical region that encompasses the city of athens the capital of greece.
The decoration of the topmost part of a building was particularly important in ancient greek architecture and this came to be seen as typifying the attica style the earliest example known being that of the monument of thrasyllus in athens.
With the ascendance of the athenian empire in the course of the 5th century bc attic became the most prestigious of the greek dialects and as a result was adopted later as the standard language by the macedonian kings.
The arch of titus is a roman triumphal arch which was erected by domitian in c.
Attic in architecture story immediately under the roof of a structure and wholly or partly within the roof framing.
The goal of ancient origins is to highlight recent archaeological.
A theme quickly emerged.
Of the ancient dialects it is the most similar to later greek and is the standard form of the language that is studied in ancient greek language courses.
Of relating to or characteristic of ancient attica athens or the athenians.
Even for a passel of horn dogs like the ancient romans it s a lot.
Attic greek is the greek dialect of the ancient city state of athens.
The southern tip of the peninsula known as laurion was an important mining region.
Utilized by the ancient romans principally for decorative purposes and inscriptions as in triumphal arches it became an important part of the renaissance facade often enclosing an additional story the windows of which became part of the decoration.
Characterized by purity simplicity and elegant wit.
In britain an attic in a historic home has revealed a trove of 15th century treasures.
In classical architecture the term attic refers to a story or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade.
When in rome even the christian pilgrims enjoyed the baths of caracalla.
Moreover it became in hellenistic times the language of the macedonian rulers in the middle east and egypt.
It is a peninsula projecting into the aegean sea bordering on boeotia to the north and megaris to the west.
81 ce at the foot of the palatine hill on the via sacra in the forum romanum rome it commemorates the victories of his father vespasian and brother titus in the jewish war in judaea 70 71 ce when the great city of jerusalem was sacked and the vast riches of its temple plundered.
The rare items were uncovered during the recent covid 19 lockdown and were discovered thanks to the hard work.
The history of attica is tightly linked with that of athens and specifically the golden age of athens during the classical period.