.Homer’s life is a shadow in the mists of ancient history. All that we know for certain about him is that he composed two of the greatest epics in world literature, The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as several hymns to the gods. The content, ideals, and style of his epics formed the basis of Greek education in the classical age of Socrates, Plato, Sophocles, and Aristotle and influenced the course of western literature for centuries to come. .......The Iliad and The Odyssey stand as two of the
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Transylvania which it was built in 1520, this cathedral is best known for its gothic features towards the Celi pattern. The artist message behind this creation I believe Is more on the terms of preserving the cathedral and trying to keep this piece of history intact. Numerous tries to preserve and construct other statues and add towers to it really help strengthen the cathedrals features. (
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female artists. It was not because women were not what she wanted to cover, but rather because hip hop is still male dominated and women have very little space to be cultural innovators. This is reminiscent of the disposition of women in the ancient Roman society. Women at that time were regarded as second class citizens whose main function was merely to populate the society. They
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Born in 6 AD in Bethsaida to Zebedee and Salome. His brother James the youngest, was another one of the twelve disciples, both referred to as the sons of thunder. Together John and James were the first called by Jesus. History still holds that John was the longest living out of all the disciples, he is the author of all four Gospels of John, dated 90-110 AD. Also the book of Revelation, dated from 69-79 AD. Johns’ is the only gospel that records Jesus washing the disciples’
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History Main article: History of pizza The Ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The Romans developed placenta, a sheet of flour topped with cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves. Modern pizza originated in Italy as the Neapolitan pie with tomato. In 1889 cheese was added.[2] King Ferdinand I (1751–1825) is said to have disguised himself as a commoner and, in clandestine fashion, visited a poor neighborhood in Naples. One story has it that he wanted to sink his
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Nobody knows for sure just when or where cheese making originated. The practice is closely related to the history of the domestication of milk-producing animals (particularly sheep) which began about 8 to 10,000 years ago but its true origins are perhaps forever shrouded in mystery. We do know that by the time of the Roman Empire, cheese making had become a widespread and highly-varied process practiced throughout Europe and the Middle East. Of course, as with many cultural innovations; Rome had
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Mythology is a collection or study of myths.While greek mythology is the body of myths and the teaching of the greek gods, their history, and significance. Although Aphrodite is known as the goddess of love and beauty, she is also known for her act of destruction and a myth in influence on modern world. Aphrodite's general background can consist of her birth, family, where she came from, her love life and the type of goddess she is. Aphrodite's birth has two stories to it. The first story was Uranus's
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For millennia the Maya lived in what is now the lowlands of Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras.For reasons still not full understood, around 900 AD their society collapsed and cities abandoned.While their social structure disappeared, the Mayans did not. | | 11,000 B.C. The first hunter-gatherers settle in the Maya highlands and lowlands. 3114 or 3113 B.C. The creation of the world takes place, according to the Maya Long Count calendar. 2600 B.C. Maya civilization begins. Olmec figurine
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and is the French translation of the Italian “rinascita”. The Renaissance style is primarily composed of a revival of the classical forms developed originally by the ancient Greeks and Romans and of the deepened concern for secular life – interest in humanism and assertion of the importance of the individual. In art history, the Renaissance period corresponds to the start of the great Western age of discovery and exploration. At the time, there was great desire to study all aspects of nature and
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As the Empire ground down, the decadent Romans were given to a thirst for violence and a gratification of the senses. This is especially evident in their rampant sexuality. Apathy was the chief mark of the late empire. The elite abandoned their intellectual pursuits for social life. Officially sponsored art was decadent, and music was increasingly bombastic. Even the portraits on the coins became of poor quality. All of life was marked by the predominate apathy. So, because of oppressive control
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