Attributed to the Athena Painter For my term paper I went to the Art Institute of Chicago to search a sculpture from Ancient Greece. I came across a vase from Athena, Greece. I found this vase in the Greek, Roman and Byzantine Art section (150-154). This lekythos vase is a terracotta black-figure painting. The date for this vase is circa 490/480 BCE. Lekythos vases were used to store fine oils and perfumes, often dedicated in burials and decorated in reference to this function. On this vase
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Every culture known to history and folklore has seen in the heavens distinctive patterns, called constellations, and formed by the stars. Constellations are usually consist of bright stars that appear close to each other. Oriental cultures formed complicated patterns from some of the faintest stars, creating hundreds of constellations. "Constellation" is the name we give to seeming patterns of stars in the night sky. "Stella" is the Latin word for star and a constellation is a grouping of stars
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are the basis of the Homeric tales, the Odysseus, and the Iliad, written by a man whom history calls Homer, but no one is even sure if this was his name or maybe even his profession. There are many theories surrounding this alone. Many claim that he was a blind man and may be a descendent of singer, story tellers. Before Homer, epic stories were memorized and then sung. These were in fact true accounts of history, not like songs that are sung today. The Homeric stories are some of the oldest written
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World Of Pompeii Prostitution ; Sources: * House of Menander: “At Nuceria, look for Novellia Primigenia near the Roman gate in the prostitutes’ district.” (CIL IV 8356) * Prostitution was promoted and advertised similarly to typical trades and businesses. * Lupanar Grande: Primary archaeological source (excavated brothel of Pompeii) – contains an expanse
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Paul the Apostle (Greek: Παῦλος Paulos; c. 5 – c. 67), original name Saul of Tarsus (Greek: Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς Saulos Tarseus), was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. He is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age. In the mid-30s to the mid-50s, he founded several churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Paul used his status as both a Jew and aRoman citizen to advantage in his ministry to both Jewish
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HISTORY OF FOOTBALL. We all know many kinds of sports. Some people were taught how to play different type of sports during their early age. One of the sports is football. It is a very well-known sport. Football is also known as ‘soccer’ in the United States of America. Nearly all the males in the world play the game of football and if not, they just have a huge interest in football but do they actually know the history of the game of football and how it was first established? It is widely accepted
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or culture. This also means prejudice and discrimination. Racism started long ago even before slavery with the Africans or blacks. For an example, the Greeks and Romans didn’t like the Barbarians which were people who lived in northern Europe. They called them barbarians because they didn’t have the education or lifestyle the way the Greeks and Romans lived. Just like the white people called Africans; niggers, which the true definition is an ignorant person. Why, because we couldn’t speak english,
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applied to countries whose history is strongly marked by European colonization, immigration, and influence. This idea of western culture can be characterized by philosophic, literary legal themes and traditions and arts. Concepts of the western culture can be seen to have been developed out of legacies of the Western Roman Empire, and the Eastern Roman Empire. This culture has evolved and changed over time. The culture originates from where most things originated: the Greeks. The difference between
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start early according to Polybius. In Polybius’ Histories (Book 6.53-54), Polybius described some of the benefits of a typical elite funeral for younger citizens, arguing that the given orations and grand celebrations invoked pride and inspired young men to emulate the behaviour and deeds of the deceased. These funerals told the youth that glory awaited the brave who put everything on the line for the success of the Roman Empire. It reiterates of how Roman society encouraged patriotism and would not
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In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, it is suggested that the ideal Greek concept of a hero is one who exhibits the moral virtue of arete, excellence in all areas. Having a similar denotation to that of the more modern term “well-rounded”, the Greeks valued highly those who were not lacking and were furthermore adept at a wide variety of skills. Odysseus, the protagonist, is an exemplar of a hero that demonstrates this Greek ideal. In addition to having a mighty physical prowess that allowed him to
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