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SoundTrack schrieb:und ob ich aufmerksam bin aber ich habe dir mit dieser Frage eine Falle gestellt,du hast nämlich keine richtige antwort darauf du weisst auch nicht was du antwortensollst?
Bist du dir sicher, dass ich keine Antwort habe? ;-)
Mirist nicht wichtig, was irgend jemand in der Vergangenheit hingestellt hat. Mir ist heutewichtig. Und heute bauen wir Flugzeuge, Schnellzüge und Magnetschwebebahnen ... Und dasist mir wichtiger.
Den im Grunde kann man, wenn man schon bei diesem Thema sind,auch sagen, dass die Erzeugnisse der Vergangenheit in Anatolien eine Kopie ist, dieGriechen haben die Perser kopiert. Und nicht nur die!
Persian influence on Greece
By: Janine Bakker
The ancient Persian and Greek cultures did not exist inisolation. There was cross-fertilization. The present article contains a description ofPersia's influence on Greece.
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Conclusion
In the fields ofarchitecture and politics, the Athenians of the fifth century BCE copied several Persianinnovations. In the branch of architecture, this happened in two ways: practical andideological. The first of these can be found in the production and elaborating ofrhytons, but also in the building of the Odeon and the Prytaneum. A Persian tent (andtherefore a Persian architectural style) was used when the city was rebuilt and offeredspace for cultural and political activities. At the same time, they offered proof of theAthenian victory in war.
The second type of emulation can be found in theParthenon frieze and the caryatids. The difference is twofold: in the first place, thecaryatids and the frieze are not based on something tangible like rhyta or tents; in thesecond place, not only a from, but also a general idea are copied. In the Parthenonfrieze, the Persian ideal of "unity under the king" has been "translated" to Greece. Theimage and idea were adapted to Greek tastes, which made the work of art more accessible.In the caryatids, the original image (a bull or a feline) has been ignored and only theessence, the general idea, is copied - to women. Apparently, the Greeks found womenbetter motifs to show subjection than animals.
Summing all up, a case can be madefor the existence of Persian influence on Greek art. The same can be said for politics.The Athenians and Persians both were masters of the Greek towns in Ionia, and since theAthenians had no experience in ruling an empire (whereas the Persians stood in a longtradition), they copied Persian measures. Therefore, they copied the tribute system,organized their navy like their enemies did, and appointed episcopi to control thesubject towns.
It was the obvious thing to do. After all, it is sound policy tomake use of knowledge developed by others. Nineteenth-century European historians,however, have often ignored the Persian contribution to Greek culture. They believed in a"Greek miracle" and were unable to conceptualize oriental influences. (They had more orless the same perspective on European history, which had developed -in their view-autonomously.) Cultural contacts were ignored. Today, in a world in whichcross-fertilization and clashes between cultures can no longer be ignored, scholars aremore interested in cultural contacts. This perspective does more justice to thecomplexities that existed when two cultures encountered each other.
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