GREEK POLIS

GREEK POLIS

It is an independent city politically, territorially and economically. They are united by linguistic, cultural and religious ranks

ACROPOLIS

Reference of the highest part of a city

PORT

The port was located far from the city. The ships load and unload their merchandise

AGORA

Public square where in a beginning, the markets are celebrated and where the citizens, (always men since the respectable women never appeared in public) met to treat the affairs of the community

FARMLANDS

Plot destined to the work where the agrigola production is kept constant by means of techniques

ASTY

is the term used by the ancient Greeks to designate the part of the city (polis) where are grouped the civic crops and political instances

THEATER

Born in Attica from the choral dances and songs of the 6th and 5th centuries BC, which are celebrated in spring during the celebrations of honor of the god Dionysus. All the great Greek theaters were built in the open.

MAINS GREEK POLIS

Athens and Sparta 


Athens. According to legend, ancient Athens was claimed by the goddess Athena after defeating King Poseidon in an epic battle.

Sparta. Sparta was one of the largest city-states of ancient Greece and long the main rival of Athens.

The ancient cops were the stage for Greek culture. They were located in elevated positions that facilitated the defense, near natural ports and always sheltered by their walls. The urban layout did not have any premeditated order, the houses were piled up forming narrow and irregular streets.
The reconstruction of the city of Athens after being destroyed by Xerxes in 480 a.C, marked a milestone in the urban conception. The oldest and highest part, the acropolis, was dedicated to the gods, concentrating in it the temples. The life of the city moved to the lower part, more comfortable.

MAIN BUILDINGS

The life of the ancient Greeks passed in the street so there were plenty of meeting places in the city, public spaces such as:
Stoa: arcaded corridors located on the sides of the square to protect from sun and rain. They used to be decorated with paintings to make the walk more pleasant.
The buleuterios and eclesiasterios: spaces for political discussion.
They had a stage where the work was developed and that, in its later part, counted on wooden decorations. There was a space for the choir (very important in the Greek dramas since it challenged the actors and the public).
GYMNASIUM,ARENA &STADIUM
For sports competitions and trainings.
Temples: they were located in special zones (acropolis), usually in the upper parts of the cities.
The Greek polis spread through the Mediterranean with colonization, adapting to the orthographic diversity of each place. The change of model occurred during Hellenism. The new cities founded by Alexander and his successors applied the ideas of Hipodamo de Mileto (498-408 a.C.) who, after the destruction of his city by the Persians projected a plan of straight streets, orthogonal or "checkerboard".

trabjo realizado por Óscar Enderiz, Javier Gordaliza, Paula Merino e Irene López