The decorations on this structure quote local sculptures of "Big Barbarians" known through copies found near Rome, and the pose of the Farnese Hercules is echoed in its depiction of Hercules finding a baby exposed on Mount Parthenion.
The decorations on this structure quote local sculptures of "Big Barbarians" known through copies found near Rome, and the pose of the Farnese Hercules is echoed in its depiction of Hercules finding a baby exposed on Mount Parthenion. This structure was built on a terrace flanked by a higher terrace holding the temple of Athena Polias Nikephoros and a lower terrace holding the upper agora and the temple of Hermes. It includes depictions of King Teuthras meeting the princess Auge, of a hero founding the cult of Dionysus Kathegemon, and of that same hero being wounded by Achilles at the River Kaikos. (*) This structure inspired an enormous dais that was surrounded by powerful searchlights pointed straight up to produce a "Cathedral of Light" during nighttime rallies. In addition to a series depicting its home city's mythical founder Telephus, it was decorated with a frieze depicting the Gigantomachy. The Zeppelintribune in Nuremberg was modeled in part on this artifact, which Albert Speer studied at its current home on Museum Island in Berlin. For 10 points, name this huge structure commissioned by Eumenes II, a king of its namesake city in Asia Minor.
The decorations on this structure quote local sculptures of "Big Barbarians" known through copies found near Rome, and the pose of the Farnese Hercules is echoed in its depiction of Hercules finding a baby exposed on Mount Parthenion.
Pergamon Altar [or Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon or Pergamene Altar; accept Pergamum in place of Pergamon] 