The history of Greek dates back to 776 BC an era commonly referred to as an age of heroes. Since then the archaeologists have attempted to prove the existence of the "Age of Heroes." The archaeologists have contributed to the recovery as well as the interpretation of the ancient artefacts by exploring contemporaneous sites and digging to obtain sculptures and other paintings (Hurcombe and Linda 79). In this respect, archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann and Frank Calvert played a pivotal role in discovering some of the cities that Homer had named during the era of heroes. For instance, Maya community which was a powerful Pre-Columbian civilization that was one of the societies discovered through archaeology.
The ancient Greek architecture is highly recognized because of their innovations in their paintings as evident in their temples located in Parthenon and Acropolis. Mainly, the Greek architecture used distinct features that incorporated columns with different styles such as the Doric and the Ionic Orders. The Doric order does not have a base while the shaft consists of 20 plain sides comprising of concave flute curves occasionally decorated with paintings of gods and heroes (Ching, 220). On the other hand, sophisticated slender and taller columns characterize the Ionic order. In this respect, the Albert Dock building in Liverpool adopted the Doric order similar to that of Parthenon in Athens.
The significant difference between the Etruscan women and other cultures is that they had liberal lifestyle contrary to the Greek women. The distinction is evident in the artefacts whereby men in Etruscan society adorned their women with lavish jewels and also, they were allowed to accompany their men to the ceremonies. Contrary to the Greek women, the Etruscan women had more control of their identity and equality and rights such as hereditary possession. For this reason, the Etruscan women had more influence in the society as compared to women in other cultures.
Works Cited
Ching. K. Architecture: Form, space, and order. John 2014: 211-225
Hurcombe and Linda. Archaeological artefacts as material culture. Routledge, 2014: 76-87
