. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . Restoration of ran vr Pbroamum, Pergamum were written upon sheepskin, which has takenthe name parchment (originally pergament) fromthe name of the city. The acropolis, upon which the library stood, must havebeen a wonderful mass of stone buildings. Here was thegreat altar of Zens, which is now in Berlin. It is a stonestructure, 110 by 120 feet, with a magnificent frieze runningaround it upon the outside. This frieze portrays the fabledfight of olden times between the giants and the Greek godsfor the rule of the earth
. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . Restoration of ran vr Pbroamum, Pergamum were written upon sheepskin, which has takenthe name parchment (originally pergament) fromthe name of the city. The acropolis, upon which the library stood, must havebeen a wonderful mass of stone buildings. Here was thegreat altar of Zens, which is now in Berlin. It is a stonestructure, 110 by 120 feet, with a magnificent frieze runningaround it upon the outside. This frieze portrays the fabledfight of olden times between the giants and the Greek godsfor the rule of the earth. It contains several hundred figures,most of them about eight feet in height. It is a marvelouswork. With wild and restless motion these massive figuresseem to struggle for victory. When St. John wrote, inRevelation, Chapter II, to the people of Pergamum, he saidthat they dwelt where the throne of Satan is. The ref-erence is to this pagan altar oi Zens. Through the liberality of the Attalids, Pergamum became 238 THE HISTORY OV GREECE. Boi m iii v Goose, one o( the central points of Bellenistic culture. It developeda school oi sculpture o( its own. Its kings had to fight terrible battles with the Celts who invaded Asia Minor, and the study o( this wild northern typebecame a favorite subject for thesculptor. Celtic warriors lying deadon the field or in their death-agoniesare depicted with striking Dying Gaul is the bestknown work of this school. 303. Hellenistic Art. In sculp-tnre and architecture, the Greekso( the wide Hellenistic world wereable to produce works which mustbe called great, though they differ) much from the mas-terpieces o( Phidiasand Praxiteles and thegreal architects of the Periclean Age, The taste of the Hellenes had changed. Now they wanted realism, works of art which showed restless pain ami emotion. In place, therefore, oi the majestic and peaceful gods of Phidias, they carved ami painted studies from life, such as a drunken old woman; a naked,
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