The pediment‚ which is now blank‚ used to be decorated with a relief sculpture made out of bronze. There are also drill holes in the pediment‚ which suggest that a crest or symbol of some sort was attached on to it. Inside the Pantheon is a dome that has a perfect spherical shape. In the centre of this dome is an opening with a symmetrical circular shape known as the ‘oculus’‚ which is sometimes also referred to as “Great Eye”. Reasons why these features of architecture were chosen: The meaning
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include David‚ Mary Magdalene‚ Madonna‚ Salome‚ Zuccone‚ St. Mark‚ St. John the Evangelist and St. George and the Dragon Donatello was a forerunner of humanistic expression and worked towards creating a system of perspective Donatello produced sculptures in marble‚ bronze‚ terracotta and wood Donatello was one of the first Renaissance artists interested in the Classical art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome and became the first artist of the Renaissance to create a nude statue Donatello
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to limit the rights of women. The law was also passed to tap into wealthy women fortunes by the state in order to pay for the costs of the war. This law basically stripped the rights of women. Marcus Porcius Cato also known as the censor is one of the statesmen that supported the Lex Oppia law. Marcus Porcius Cato was one of the statesmen who reject repealing the Lex Oppia law. Cato stated “ If each of us‚ citizens‚ had determined to assert his rights and dignity as a husband with respect to
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VI. Roman Civilization Rome was a small town on the Tiber River in the central part of the Italian peninsula Rome was located in the heart of Italy and could expand in many directions Romans adopted Greeks’ alphabet‚ military techniques‚ and styles of literature‚ art‚ and architecture The Romans built a strong Republic Etruscans lived in prosperous trading cities to the north and west of Rome tribe of people who lived north of the Tiber From the Etruscans‚ Romans learned practical skills
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“Story of an hour”‚ happiness or tragedy? Kate Chopin‚ an American writer born in 1850‚ is best recognized for her short‚ but meaningful stories for children and adults. Although Chopin was way ahead of her time‚ her work was well criticized for the experts across the country. Chopin was considered a leader writer with “a native aptitude for narration amounting almost to genius.” (Garrett) Chopin was married‚ and after her husband passed away‚ she was into a deep debt. The implications and consequences
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seeing how terribly Dorigen feared that whatever ship brought her husband home would crash on these rocks and sink‚ provided further distractions. One day‚ her friends had organized a party and a dance in a beautiful garden. It was at this dance that Aurelius‚ a squire‚ danced in front of Dorigen‚ who was as fresh and well-dressed as the month of May. His singing and dancing were better than any man’s‚ and he was one of the most handsome men alive. Unbeknownst to
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Chapter 6: The Roman Empire The age of Augustus (31 B.C. – A.D. 14) In 27 B.C.‚ Octavian proclaimed the restoration of the Republic to appease the senatorial aristocracy. The Senate awarded him the title of Augustus (revered one). He preferred the title princeps meaning chief citizen and established the principate – a constitutional monarch with the senate as co-ruler. This compromise made the senate very happy. In reality‚ he held the real power. A. The New Order Under the new constitutional
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INTRODUCTION Science (Latin‚ scientia‚ from scire‚ “to know”)‚ term used in its broadest sense to denote systematized knowledge in any field‚ but usually applied to the organization of objectively verifiable sense experience. The pursuit of knowledge in this context is known as pure science‚ to distinguish it from applied science‚ which is the search for practical uses of scientific knowledge‚ and from technology‚ through which applications are realized. For additional information‚ see separate
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Gladiators were the insignificant outsiders and the lowest rank of Roman society. Criminals‚ captives of war‚ religious dissidents‚ the poor and destitute and disobedient slaves in possession of a strong body and resourceful mind could well have found themselves being sold to the familia gladiatoria (a gladiatorial school/troupe). The existence of a gladiator was perilous‚ painful and usually brief‚ but beyond the physical dangers and hardship‚ gladiators were restricted in a public and political
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The Lincoln Memorial‚ designed after the temples of ancient Greece‚ is America’s foremost memorial to the 16th president. It is an example of neoclassical architecture. The building is in the form of a Greek temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln. Setting on the National Mall‚ the monument stands as the nation’s tribute to one of their greatest leaders. It took from 1901 to 1914 for construction to begin. Everything in the monument has some sort of meaning to it. Lincoln
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