Greek Theater -----Theater began from myth,ritual and ceremony Western Classical Plays/Opera ------Thearter means “place of seeing” Ancient theater A.Greek theater began in ancient Greece. It began around 77 b.c. , with festivals honoring their many gods The three well known Greek Tragedy playwrights 1.sophocles 2.europides 3.aeschylus The three types of drama 1. Tragedy – serious play with sad ending 2.
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Roman Construction Roman Construction Roman architecture and art is reflected on a very basic character; it was very dangerous and powerful and was control by the mindset of its creators. As the Iron Clad started to move forward it took over the Mediterranean region as well as Western Europe, the architects struggle to achieve two very important aims: to let other states know how powerful they were while also improving the life of their fellow citizens. Their architectural techniques where
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towards them. The Byzantine Empire, although, was deeply influenced by the Roman administration after being the eastern region of the Roman Empire before the split, it also contained Greek elements due to the majority of Greek speaking citizens. The Byzantine Empire served to preserve Roman and Greek culture, allowed the spread of new religion and achievements through cultural diffusion. When the western region of the Roman Empire collapsed in 475, libraries and places of literature were destroyed
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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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The Roman emperor Aelius Hadrianus was a man of Italian origin, but Greek in culture who had a burning passion for knowledge and unquenchable thirst for travel. Hadrian was never the same, for his nature possessed many sides: a singer and musician, a physician, a geometrician, a painter, a sculptor all encompassed in a single emperor. Historian Ferdinand Gregorovius writes that an ancient Roman historian described Hadrian’s nature was so unique in that “A bel esprit of so brilliant a character has
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Mercury, also known as Hermes in Greek culture, was the son of Jupiter and Maia. Mercury was the Roman god of of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, border crossings, guide to the Underworld, and messenger of the other gods. Mercury was said to be born in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. Where Zeus impregnated Maia, one of seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione, at the dead of night while all other gods slept. When dawn broke Mercury was born and Maia wrapped him
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went out to conquer more land. Cyrus went on to create one of the largest empires in the ancient world. As a king Cyrus had a reputation as a kind and merciful leader. However, Cyrus later found himself in the midst of conflict especially with the Greeks, as soon as he died the Persian empire weakened. Hammurabi the king of Babylon was another great leader. Hammurabi was the greatest ruler of the first Babylonian dynasty and vastly expanded its land. Hammurabi established the first law and order.
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Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches share many core beliefs regarding Jesus Christ, including his divine and human natures, his virginal birth, his death and resurrection, along with his anticipated return to earth. Both denominations also recognize the teachings expressed in the first seven ecumenical councils. At the root of the Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches was the ways in which the idea of the Trinity was expressed. While the Eastern Orthodox
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Latin for pious, is a fundamental trait found in Roman history and literature. Virgil’s inclusion of pietas in The Aeneid enables readers to appreciate an essential quality of any admirable Roman. Aeneas, the primary character, struggles with the implications of this central virtue; however, as he walks the paths the gods set for him, he personifies the essence of piety and thus portrays the quintessential Roman. An essential attribute in Roman history and literature, pietas is defined as “personification
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