It’s all about the gods‚ from sacrifice to entertainment. Circus Maximus was the largest chariot racing stadium built in all of Ancient Rome. Its original purpose was to hold religious ceremonies‚ chariot races‚ and other various events which were in honor of Jupiter. The stadium was one of the most popular places to be; enjoyed thoroughly by many ancient romans. Throughout history and many different emperors; there have been multiple reconstructions‚ and expansions of Circus Maximus. Initially‚
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Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece played an important role on how our modern society and architecture is today. They influenced ideas that were spread and shared all over the world like their architecture‚ entertainment‚ and government. The architecture in Rome included things such as Viae‚ aqueducts‚ and arches. Viae were roads that the romans created and that we have today‚ but in ancient Rome is was primarily used as military supply lines. Another architectural innovation that Rome created were
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and negative aspects of the Germans and how he uses their portrayal to comment on Rome of the time. Tacitus’‚ for describing a foreign people that he seems to be describing as barbarians‚ imbues them with surprisingly positive qualities. One of the things that Tacitus seems most impressed with is the German men’s relationship with women. He says that women who commit adultery are severely punished‚ being exiled from their camp‚ unable to regain their good standing regardless of their youth or beauty
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The way the Romans viewed Christianity is slightly different from the general theory. The Romans did not spend all their time hunting down Christians in order to crucify them or throw them to the lions. When Christianity first started in the Roman Empire‚ it was viewed as another sect of Judaism. There was no differentiating between the Jews and the Christians in the eyes of the Roman government. The Christians were seen simply as a more radical group of Jews. They were also not completely trusted
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encompasses a diverse range of human activities‚ creations‚ and modes of expression. The renaissance is the rebirth of classicism; classicism comes from the ancient Greece and Rome; they portray art to captivate perfection‚ harmony and order. Italian High Renaissance artists achieved ideal of harmony and balance comparable with the works of ancient Greece or Rome. Renaissance Classicism was a form of art that removed the extraneous detail and showed the world as it was. Forms‚ colours and proportions‚
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long worked out the usefulness of bronze and how to make tools from it. - Imported technology westward - Khafra‚ Sphinx (ca 2500BC) → the Egyptians were building the pyramids when the Greeks were taking their first steps - Greek civilization picked up in the South on an Island Crete Minoans: 3000 – (2000/1600-1000)BC • They built elaborate palaces on the Island • Centered around an open courtyard • Woman played a prominent role in the culture o As well as the Minoan religion - Fresco
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Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome Americans endlessly recycle the old conflicts: "first we fought about slavery‚ then segregation‚ then gender‚ and now sexual orientation"-(Anon). Homosexuality is an on-going conflict in America‚ as well as other countries. The history of homosexuality goes back to the ancient civilizations. As we have different ideas and ways of "dealing" with it‚ so did the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Ancient Greece is considered
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Feudalism is a loose system of government based on land deals called fiefs between lords and their vassals in exchange for military‚ or other services. Loyalty was given first to one’s direct lord. Some serfs (peasants who worked the land) had many lords. Some lords had many vassals‚ giving them much power and service pledges. The manor soon developed into its own self-sustaining community‚ with people farming land‚ earning money‚ trading amongst themselves. They were in some ways the cities of the medieval
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semi-circular and built into hillsides‚ the Flavian amphitheatre is an ellipsoid and still stands free. The name Colosseum‚ as known conventionally‚ came from the massive bronze statue of Nero (Colossus Neronis) that stood next to it in the Region IV Templum Pacis‚ East of the Roman Forum.The Amphitheatre at Pompeii and the Circus Maximus served as Rome’s entertainment venues prior to the construction of the Colosseum. Emperor Vespasian initialized the construction of the building in 72 CE after draining the
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Considering the Roman times in which Plutarch wrote‚ he would view these actions quite differently. The Roman moralising tradition of the time did not recognise love as a quality. In contrast‚ such an attachment as Cleopatra and Antony clearly had would be identified as a type of “bewitchment”.(Moohan‚ 2008‚ p. 10-11). Remembering this‚ we can decipher that the couple’s closeness would not be viewed by Plutarch as a positive aspect of their relationship‚ rather one that is fanatical. Plutarch
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