Falling Warrior

As I began my search for an artifact to identify from the Late Bronze Age in Ancient Greece, I looked for a piece that would symbolize a major difference in stylistic change from the previous period. The artifact that captured my attention and satisfied my requirement, was none other than the Falling Warrior from the East Pediment at the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina. The subjects depicted in the pediment represent the warriors from the …

…trying to be achieved. In conclusion, Speculative identification of the Fallen Warrior from the East Pediment of the temple of Temple of Aphaia at Aegina has proven very helpful in understanding the change in lifestyle that must have occurred between the Late Archaic and Early Classical periods. By means of observation, one can already see that life is becoming less controlled, more relaxed and focused on reality rather than false representations of Ancient Greek life.