The Roman Republic was an ancient republic that was supposedly a republic, while the facts say that they are closer to being a monarchy. During the Roman Republic time period (509 BC- 27 BC), they had many faults in their democracy. The ancient Romans said they were democratic, but they weren’t because they had unequal voting rights, the regular people did not have a big role in the government, and the upper class governed most of the society. The Roman Republic said they had equal voting rights
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Both The Pantheon and Hagia Sophia feature large domes, but they were built in different ways. They use different support systems to bear the immense weight of their domes. The Pantheon’s massive dome is supported by a large cylindrical base. Hagia Sophia’s huge dome rests on pendentives which are supported by four piers. The careful design of these two domes and their support systems have allowed them to stand for many, many centuries. The Pantheon’s dome is supported by a large drum. Anderson
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Cities, since the beginning of time have pivotal events influence its portrayal. However, some events may not represent the most idealistic view and are reflected through an author’s ability to weave their views of the time and city in their writing, bringing along an allegorical message for the reader. The city of Rome has very different portrayals before and after the sack in the 1500s. Aretino’s play, The Courtesan, displays his portrayal of Rome and the Catholic Church being a corrupt dystopia
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Throughout antiquity, there have been countless influential contributions made to Greek art and culture. Whether made by artists, writers, philosophers or sculptors, each one had an impact on Greek history. The famous Athenian sculptor, Pheidias (ca. 480-430 B.C.), was one of the most significant artists of his time. Best known for his work on the Parthenon and the chryselephantine cult statues of Athena and Zeus, Pheidias was a renowned public figure. It was difficult to become a successful sculptor
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The Julius Caesar project was an eye-opening learning experience for me. I was responsible for several parts, including designing the website, commercial, the “Letters to Portia” box, and writing my designated parts of the speech and the petition. I took the lead on the website, which was my favorite part of the project. It allowed me to be completely creative with my work and add different elements, all while learning new techniques. I am most proud of the website because I added my own personal
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of Western civilization can be drawn back to the ancient Near East, where people in Mesopotamia and Egypt developed organized societies and created the ideas and institutions that are associated with civilization. There are two major types of cultures: the Hebrew culture and the Greek culture. The first Western Civilization, the Ancient Greeks began their beliefs of stories about multiple gods. In the Hebrew culture Moses, and Achilles in the Ancient Greek culture, displayed good moral character in
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The Roman empire was built along the Tiber River right next to the Mediterranean sea. They could use the river for all sorts of things like shipping goods, fishing, and transportation. They had the seven hills known as the Alps today to protect the Roman empire. In the alps there people known as the Latins who settled there. The Roman empire was going good they had built colonies in Italy. Latins taught the Romans to grow olives and grapes. The Latins had talked the Romans into using the Greek alphabet
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Bazin, Germain. The History of World Sculpture. New York Graphic Society, 1968. I discovered The History of World Sculpture by conducting a search on the art library’s online catalog. After finding the book’s call number. I received assistance from a librarian in locating the publication on the oversized book section of the Sloane Art Library. As inferred from the title, the amount of information in this publication was daunting, however, once I located the section specifically on Roman sculpture
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In the poem Ozymandias, it talks about a statue of a Pharaoh named Ozymandias who once ruled Egypt. It is broken apart and half sunk. You can tell that Ozymandias was not remembered as a good Pharaoh as he claimed to be for two main reasons. They are clearly shown in the poem that he claims himself to be mightier than the gods in a couple of lines saying, “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Well I’m here to tell you he was totally wrong. One reason why
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At 3500BC to 2500BC time period, Sumerian man and women usually wore kaunakes as everyday garment. The lengths of kaunakes are different: servants and soldiers wore short kaunakes; royalty and deities wore long kaunakes. Also, the kaunakes could have patterns on it and fringes at the hem to simulate tufts of wool on the fleece. In figure 1, the fourth women at the left wore a long kaunake to her ankle. Therefore, this woman must be rich or had a high social statue. The complexity and delicacy of
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