Caesar experienced a wide range of political offices in his lifetime. After serving in military campaigns under Marcus Thermus and Servilius Isauricus‚ he was awarded the civic crown for saving a citizen in battle. Consequently‚ in 72 BCE‚ he held his first political office as military tribune‚ “which was conferred on him by vote of the people after his return to Rome” (Suetonius‚ 36). Later on‚ about five years later‚ he was elected quaestor and had a seat in the Roman Senate. As quaestor‚ it was
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majority of superstitions have come from some sort of religion. This spread to other aspects of life such as birth‚ sacrifices and life changes. Although rituals in sports do not have a pin-point of origin‚ it has been prevalent since gladiator times when gladiators were careful to step into the arena with their dominant foot forward‚ giving us the saying “put your best foot forward”. So it has been recorded that these superstitions have perpetuated and flourished since before creation. It was
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ESSAY ONE: THE COLOSSEUM VS. CHARTRES CATHEDRAL 1 THE COLOSSEUM VS. CHARTRES CATHEDRAL From the ancient city of Rome to the elaborate stained glass windows in France‚ two famous architectural works of art display the differences between architectural structures in the different time periods of history. By comparing and contrasting the Colosseum with the Chartres Cathedral we can gain an understanding of how architecture has not only improved throughout time‚ but also where certain architectural
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HSC Unit 1: Pompeii and Herculaneum By the end of this unit‚ you will know about: • The early stages of occupation of P and H • A historical overview of P and H before the eruption • The physical environment (setting‚ natural features‚ resources) of P and H • Plans and streetscapes of both cities • What kind of sources are available (written and archeological) on P and H • The limitations and reliability of the sources‚ and how
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change. The film begins with Spartacus as a working slave and a narration describing him as a man whose only dream is to abolish slavery. He was then bought by the owner of a gladiatorial training facility and consequently taught how to fight as a gladiator before eventually escaping from this place with the help of fellow fighters. Spartacus was portrayed as a great ideological leader as he gathered many followers and won many battles before being defeated by Marcus Licinius Crassus‚ a character shown
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1) Yesterday‚ I decided to get on a plane and take a trip. I found myself in a wonderful place. One of the most amazing things I saw was a huge white building that looks like a palace -- but it’s really a tomb for a dead woman! Seems when the man’s wife died‚ he was so upset he wanted to build her the most beautiful tomb in the world. The architect who designed it was "rewarded" by having his eyes pulled out! (Some people say his hands were crushed too.) Whatever really happened‚ it was done so the
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of a quandary that has vexxed him since the spring. As a tale of this nature is by its very root a circuitous and perplexing beast‚ I will forgo the usual battles of the third person and give an account as it was fostered onto me. To each gladiator of this narrative‚ I will speak as if I was but a gadfly in their midst. Spartacus: Hail Naevia! Where is my good friend Crixus? He was to meet me in your domus after morning revelry. Naevia: Spartacus‚ you know well that my husband enjoys
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Novicio Luna and Felix Resureccion Hidalgo who became the first International Artists when they won the gold an silver medals in the 1884 Madrid Exposition. Luna’s Academic Painting “SPOLIARIUM” won gold medal. It showed the dead and dying Roman Gladiators being dragged into the basement of allusion to Imperial Spain’s oppression of the natives. Though Winning the gold medal‚ Luna was not awarded the Medal of Excellence‚ the top award for the competition‚ because he was a Filipino. The King of
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them. The greeks and romans used to eat herbs that would give them a higher endurance level and prevent fatigue for when they were fighting. That proves that it gives them a higher endurance level and puts them a couple notches above the other gladiators that don’t use those herbs. It happened back then in sports and it still happens to this very day. It can even take it too far‚ during the 1960’s olympics there was the first reported death‚ the man that died was Knud Jensen who was a Danish cyclist
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Mandarin unifying everyone. This created a basic language which everyone could communicate in. As for the Roman Empire they unified people but it was much more or entertainment or amusement. They made stadiums‚ public bathes‚ sold cheap food‚ and gladiator contests. As well as festivals‚ ceremonies to honor the gods‚ and bread and circuses. This was done mostly to distract the citizens. However‚ they did take on other task to such ad building roads commerce (World Civilizations; page
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