Classic Greek Culture

Those seeking counsel on a dilemma would travel to the oracle, where upon asking a question, the inquirer would typically receive an answer that was “supposed to express the will of the gods” (Vlasyuk 2). Oracles were greatly responsible for changing the course of Greek history as many famous leaders and prominent Greeks sought their counsel. According to Vlasyuk (2) the Oracle dates from around 700 BC to about 300 AD “The word oracles describes three things: the person through which god speaks, the actual temple of the god, the answer given by god through the prophet”. Most oracles or temples in Classical Greek culture were dedicated to Apollo. Divination is a concept closely related to the purpose of oracles and this concept is found in many other religions a

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y took up and extended” (Greek 1). A third concern represented by aqueducts was public health. A running supply of fresh water was a major innovation that helped reduce illness from contaminated or stagnant water supplies. Aqueducts would soon become a vital part of culture, without which daily life would have seemed impossible to those used to their presence. In Turkey, one of the world’s best surviving examples of an aqueduct exists at Pergamum (See Appendix). Another fine example of an aqueduct exists at Aspendos in Turkey. Many other aqueducts exist that show the architectural achievement of ancient cultures, as well as their ability to create public works projects for the health, economic, and political vitality of their cities. One such example is the aqueduct at Hierapolis (See Appendix). Aqueducts also caused the emergence of other architectural structures because of their essence. With an aqueduct, water ether flows through it or it does not. There is no way to modulate the water flow. Quite often enormous amounts of water would be wasted because of the fact that there was little means of controlling its flow. However, this dilemma resulted in the construction of other architectural works like fountains, which
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