The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to communicate and record information about their religion and government. The scribes of ancient Egyptians developed a better writing system called hieroglyphics. Using hieroglyphics scribes were able to preserve the history, ideas and beliefs of ancient Egypt in tomb walls, in temples and papyrus reeds. Papyrus reeds grew in the marshy delta of the Nile River. Where the Egyptians had easy access to therefore allowing people to document their
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Egypt could see their god. The sun-disk symbol was also prominently used in the 18th Dynasty to depict the pharaoh. This association would have linked the Aten with the pharaoh. • There was no mythology surrounding the Aten, which was unusual for ancient Egyptian gods. All of the knowledge of the Aten was possessed by the king, which further increased his power. He ensured that he was the sole communicator with the Aten so that no one else, namely priests, could interpret the god’s decrees. Akhenaten’s
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“The mythology of the ancient Greeks included a dazzling array of deities, demigods, monsters, and heroes” (“Greek Mythology”). Greek mythology is a collection of myths, especially belonging to the ancient Greek people, Gods, and Goddesses. These myths are commonly recognized as great tales. Some popular stories in Greek mythology include the Trojan War, Pandora’s Box, Oracle of Apollo, and so many more. Apollo is the God of music, poetry, plague, oracles, sun, and healing. Apollo, also known
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For hundreds of years, scholars have been debating the origin of the Etruscans. The Etruscans were a powerful clan with an alien tongue and strange customs. They emerged in what is now central Italy sometime around the 6th century BC. And no one is more obsessed with the Etruscans than the Italians themselves. “I think that 90 percent of [Italian] taxi drivers can tell you something about the Etruscans,” quips Francesco Cini, a resident of Florence who recently directed a major excavation of an
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Julius Caesar was a widely known Roman general and politician. Historians are unsure of when his specific birth date was, but they believe he was born on July 12th or 13th, 100 BC (“Bio.com,” para. 1-2). He was born in Rome, Italy into the Julian clan, a well known, but not rich family (“BBC,” para. 2). He grew up extremely close to his mother. His father died in 85 BC when Caesar was only 15 years old (Barter, p. 50) He ruled the Roman Empire from 46 - 44 BC. He came to power by declaring himself
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American vs. Athenian Democracy Athens created the first democracy, which redefined the way countries could be run. The city-state of Athens was strong and had a very strong military and naval reinforcements to keep it safe. A democracy is defined as; “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections”(Merriam Webster). The development of the Athenian democracy
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Two Great Powerful Stone Giants The Lamassu and the Colossal Statue of King Tutankhamun are too large and extravagant sculptures. The Lamassu date 700 BCE, Assyrian. The Lamassu is about 18 ft. tall in height. The Lamassu is placed at the front entrance of the city or palace for protection. The Lamassu is a magical creature with a bearded human face, helmet of six inverted horns, the ears of a bull and the body of a bull or lion, and large eagle wings. The Lamassu also have five legs; two on the
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made the Lacedemonians chose their best warriors, which gave a less equipped force to the Lydians. While war stopped the Spartans from coming to Croesus help, political turmoil stopped Athens from sending their Hoplites. Peisistratos, a ruler of ancient Athens, was trying to retake his seat of power during this period. Herodotus tell the history of how he came back into power with the backing of the lower class, and use of propaganda in the form of a tall woman who some thought to be the goddess
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When examining Roman art, we see how idealized individuals were anatomically depicted. In the past, we have seen depictions that are not age accurate, but now we see a shift in the way people are shown due to their position in society. In the early 1st century people were determined to climb a career ladder, which determined their power in society. This explains the importance that old facial and anatomical representations have on the ability to categorize the power of the individual. For that reason
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Italian conservators work in some of the most important buildings in both sites, for example the Suburban baths of Herculaneum, where they have replaced gaps with light coloured concrete to prevent further plaster pealing and have placed covers over ancient graffiti
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