Rome Research Papers Samples For Students

In the early fifth century, the eruption of the Pelagian controversy surfaced several questions about the nature of human beings, wrongdoing, and grace into attention.There had been reasonably minute disagreements over human nature till that time in the Church. However, the situation changed with the Pelagian controversy. The name of Pelagius and St. Augustine of Hippo are particularly important in this regard and their views’ clash made people learn about many important theological principles.

For centuries, predestination has been one of the most controversial topics in the history of philosophical and religious studies. ...

Influence of Etruscan Literature on Ancient Rome Architecture

The architecture of ancient Rome is often described as distinctive in nature due to its hugely unique characteristics. However, a deeper analysis of this architecture reveals that it was significantly influenced by other civilizations. Ancient Rome architecture was inspired by architectural styles that preceded it and the influence of these civilizations is evident in most of the classic roman architecture pieces. The emergence of Roman civilization was contemporary with of the Etruscans, the Egyptian and the Greek dynasties. However, unlike all these cultures, the importance and relevance of the Rome Empire continued going as the first millennium BCE faded. The ...

Theoretical Explanations of Two Prominent Pre-Industrial Civilizations: The Mayan Civilization and the Roman Empire from the Lens of Joseph Tainter and Arnold Toynbee

Introduction

Civilizations have characterized much of human history and have laid the groundwork for several innovations on human organization. As humans have learned to congregate in societies, they have developed their respective ways of living based on their understanding on the natural and social environment enveloping them within a given geographical area. Human organization inevitably comes into play, in which positions of authority are recognized and tasked to maintain and improve the political, economic and religious affairs of ...

(I) Introduction
A. Motivation of writing a paper on Roman aqueduct and sewage system.

B. Organizational overview of paper

C. Thesis Statement
(II) Why Sewage and Aqueduct System was required
- Why Sewage system was required.
- Why Aqueduct System was required.
(III) Sewage and Aqueduct Construction
- How Roman sewage system was built.
- How Roman aqueduct System was built.
(IV) Engineer Aspects of the System
- Water level segregation and Filtration System.
- Water Transport System.
- Water Arches and Underground water system.
- Central Sewage System
(V) Possible problems
...

The original purpose of the Pantheon temple was to honor all the Gods of Ancient Rome. The time was long before the Catholic Church made Rome its headquarters and the people practice a pagan religion similar to the Greeks. Marcus Agrippa commissioned the temple’s construction under the rule of Caesar Augustus in 27 AD. Inscriptions on the frieze of the porch (surrounded by columns) record the facts of the original construction and then mention two reconstructions. The Pantheon was rebuilt for the first time in 202 AD by Severus and Caracalla. The Roman emperor Hadrian had the temple rebuilt a ...

The Abduction of the Sabine Women is a painting by Nicolas Poussin in approx. 1633, telling the infamous tale of the rape of the Sabine Women by the first Romans. Poussin, a Normandy-born French painter, recreated the account in a work of classical painting that remains a very influential and well-received work of art (Gardner and Kleiner 569). In the following paper, the artwork will be examined and analyzed in terms of form, depth, texture, shadow and meaning, and the artist’s influences, style, form and historical context will also be discussed.
Poussin’s painting of The Abduction of the Sabine Woman ...

Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli is one of the greatest violinists. He is considered to be the founder of modern violin technique. Corelli was one of the key figures of Italian music in XVII-XVIII centuries. Corelli’s works, without exaggeration, can be called masterpieces of Italian classical music.
His compositions are embodied rigor, modesty and simplicity. But, at the same time, they are written with the perfect taste, in his exquisite manner. His style is clear and unique. You won’t hear such unnecessary details in Corelli’s compositions like external effects, random notes – each sound has own place. And, at ...

The Christian movement begins in Jerusalem as a minor sect of Judaism that gradually separated from the beliefs of Judaism to spread quickly in the Roman world. Eventually, Christianity emerges as a formidable religion compared to other religions in the day long before the emergence of Constantine. Christianity is the first religion to receive support from the state (Barnes, 2010). This enables the religion to become a crucial force in the barbaric period. The role of historical Christianity in the first seven centuries is to absorb elements of ancient civilization and channel them to the middle Ages (Stark, 2006).
Christianity expresses a ...

The Romans aqueducts play an important role when it comes to the field of architecture-in Romans society. They are considered as the most public structures without the pretence of good-looking entablatures or columns to have ever existed in the Romans society. Romans aqueducts depict a highly complicated piece of Romans engineering. It describes a range of Romans hydraulic hi-tech skills to deliver a modest amount of water to the reservoirs supplying the baths. The Romans aqueducts are divided into three groups and the groups are mostly determined by the type of materials used in constructing them (Chanson, 2000).
The most primitive ...

Back in late 52 BC came the final pacification of the Aeduis, and then Arvernes expressed humility. Moreover, they returned to 20 thousand prisoners. With regard to the Aeduis, then they even maintained the status allies, who besides them had only loyal Lingones. Arvernes, though, had to give a large number of hostages, also received quite tolerable peace terms on which their independence in dealing with domestic issues was recognized. Now that the danger of united Gaul was eliminated. For Caesar, it was important to find support at least in the two most significant communities.
But is there any ...

Rome was among the first countries to attain civilization. The country brought forth various people who came up with theories that described the world thereby changing people’s perspectives on various matters. During the ancient times, Rome had a set of rules for each division made by rulers that governed the Romans way of life. With time, the rules changed, and people embraced the civilization of people and they no longer follow the ways. However, the history of events and items are available and remind people of where they came from. The paper looks at the ordinary life during the ...

Introduction

This paper analyzes the fall Europe into the dark ages (middle ages) after the collapse of the Roman Empire while the Islamic world entered into a golden age of learning and culture. In relation to the paper discusses the social, cultural, political and religious factors which accounted for the transformation of a largely Bedouin society into the center of the world learning while the collapse of the roman empire led to nearly a thousand years of backwardness among Europeans.

Analysis

Western medieval studies considered the beginning of the collapse of the Middle Ages the Western Roman Empire at the end of the 5th ...

ROMAN AND MAYAN NUMERATION

Roman numerals were devised by the Roman people to enable counting and perform simple arithmetic calculations in daily life. They used letters to symbolize numbers. With the combination of those letters, any number can be formed.
They are an additive number system. The intermediate values of the numbers are achieved by adding the splitting the given number in terms of the numbers in above table and representing them with alphabets.
Eg.36.
36 can be split as 10+10+10+5+1

So, having the table as reference, it is written as XXXVI.

Similarly, a number 675 can be split as 500+100+50+10+10+5
But ...

Ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was located on the north-west of the present Turkey. It was captured by Turks of the Ottoman Empire that transformed it into Istanbul. Modern Istanbul renowned for two beautiful mosques towered up the sea. Hagia Sophia is more ancient of them. "Hagia" means "saint" translated from Greek. It was not built as a mosque.
The most beautiful church of the Byzantine Empire was built to revive the glory of Rome. Originally on the place where later built Hagia Sophia was a small temple. It burned down in 404, restored in 416 and ...

Virgil " by Aeneid

Vigil, in his epic, Aeneid, tells of a story where he sets out to build Rome. He is particularly interested in the city and hence willing to go through all the hustle just to reach his destiny. As Aeneid travels through land and sea to accomplish his mission, he is met with good and bad people, who are all important in ensuring that his destiny is successful. He is well informed about the ancient Rome civilizations, which he uses to invoke favor. He travels with a group of faithful men around him just after the fall of their city (Panoussi 74). ...

Religious Studies

The Roman Catholic Church gained power and authority in the 6th century with a watchful management that lasted all through the 9th century . However, the invasion of the Barbarian has tore apart the Roman Empire, and also split through entire Europe. These circumstances have boosted the church to attain its greater attitude. Moreover, the whole Western Europe as well as preservation of values of Western Civilization is obliged to its existence to the rise of the Church. However, if it were not meant for the alliance of the churches with the royalty of the barbarian that pave the way to ...

Spies

Information passing in the First World War was made possible by pigeon post. Doing the job of spying by delivering letters up to 90 miles away was best done by tying them up on pigeon backs and releasing them home. At a time when enemy forces discovered the trick and were shooting them down, users of the 'pigeon post,' as it was known, painted them black so they would be confused for crows. Initially, they would only travel home (one way) but later on, their food was stationed away from home so they learned to travel to and fro ...

The Renaissance period refers to the era in history that occurred around 1400 through to the sixteenth century. This era came immediately after the middle Ages. Its trends reflected classical antiquity in science, music, literature and philosophy. It would be right to say that this era was initially noted in Italy and was common in Europe. The style also incorporated innovations of emerging trends as time passed and this form of art came to be known as Renaissance art. The foundation of this art was traditional royalties. The works of artists in this period so strongly created a culture of ...

Introduction

The notoriety of Roman Catholicism across Europe figured prominently throughout history - best manifested by the rise of the papacy, headed by the pope and traditionally based in Rome, Italy. The papacy, which stood as the main governing body of Roman Catholicism, has since become embroiled in key political issues throughout its leadership. Despite its limited role in recent times, the papacy was once a center of political authority in Europe, with its influence greatly sought by European powers beginning from the time of Roman Emperor Constantine I up to the Reformation. This study seeks to outline how the papacy ...

Loyalty is a virtue that is being tested in Morte Darthur story. This has been expressed in very many ways that include revenge, betrayal, war and pardon. This is a reflection of the life that a king with more enemies than friends are has to go through. Being a leader and more especially in a hereditary kingdom can be quite challenging. Morte Darthur has to face the challenge of trusting his Knights enough as well as handling the issue of hereditary kinship. This is an environment where a king lives in a polygamous family yet has to choose an appropriate person to inherit the kingdom after ...

The art of the ancient Greeks and Romans is called classical art. Classical art is a name used to describe certain periods in which various artists searched for their inspiration to this archaic style. The Romans learned painting and sculpture mainly from the Greeks which assisted in transmitting Greek art to ages. Greek and Roman sculpture has had a profound effect throughout the ages. Greek sculpture took early inspiration from Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental art from 800 to 300 BC (Singh 563). However, this evolved over the centuries all this evolved into a sole Greek version of the art form. Arguably, ...

Introduction

The remains of ancient theaters of the Roman and Greek world are today scattered around the Mediterranean. The Greek theaters were not only very large, but also open-air structures build on the slope of a hill. On the other hand, the Romans theaters had different features from those of the Greeks. For instance, they were built on foundations which provided a strong anchorage for them. This paper exclusively compares and contrasts the Greek and Roman theater building structure and how they changed and developed. It does this by focusing on the features of the Greek and Roman buildings, comparing their similarities and ...

Periodically throughout the last two millennia or so, Pagans, or followers of classical polytheisms found themselves facing oppression or persecution. As the influence of Christianity grew, the term “pagan” was used to broadly describe any non-Christians. Attempts to suppress Paganism successfully erased many Pagan rituals and demolished or covered sacred sites, but early Christianity was far from uniform between different regions and different blendings of Paganism and Christianity occasionally emerged. Examining varied pagan traditions and beliefs and understanding the interaction between Paganism and Judaism and Christianity and Paganism when Christianity was a young religion allows greater insight into some traditions ...

Introduction

Major contributions from the ancient world helped in the development and achievement of many milestones in today’s contemporary world. Technology used in prehistoric times was a profound accomplishment especially due to the wisdom inculcated by ancient scientists and engineers in making work easy and achievable. Their contributions aided in channeling efforts toward attaining realizable goals through mechanization and efficiency. The Roman Empire is credited with their impeccable exploits in architecture, engineering, mathematics and the sciences. As time progresses, ancient technology has been embraced and advanced to accommodate the changing trends in technological advancement. This paper will delve into the ...

Abstract

The Segovia aqueduct is one of the most exceptional displays of roman hydraulic engineering to date. Constructed using masonry stones and with no mortar, the aqueduct has survived centuries and had been in use until mid-20th century when it stopped being used. Engineers today are applying some of the knowledge they learn from to develop stable structures. However, to develop such a structure in modern day a lot of work, engineering computations, machinery and skill are required.

Introduction
The Roman culture at the time involved owning slaves. The slaves included Greeks who were captured as the Romans invaded Greek lands. ...

1. Concrete invention
Roman technology is engineering practice that supported the Roman civilization resulting to expansion of its commerce and military for almost a thousand years. The Roman architecture has endured for more than 2000 years due to the way the Romans perfected use of three architectural elements; concrete, arch and vaults. These elements helped in lightening the loads that the Roman structures carried resulting to a strong and stable structure. Concrete was first created through building a form and later pouring in alternate layers of rocks, Roman casement, gravel or bricks. As each of the layers was poured and spread, the ...

In the current world, the Colosseum remains to be such a huge and impressive amphitheatre among the ancient Roman empire. It is a monument that reminds people of the old Roman empire and the cruelty, which occurred during the reign. During the reign of the ancient Roman empire, they killed people perceived to be criminals in the Colosseum. On the other hand, professional fighters also took part in the activities undertaken in the amphitheatre. Additionally, animal fights were also staged in the Colosseum with large crowds of spectators around the place (Hopkins, 2011). The Colosseum was renowned for its cruelty activities ...

As a little boy of 9, Hannibal was begging his father, General Hamilcar Barca, to take him around on his campaigns in Spain, but before Hamilcar accepted to fulfil this childish wish of his son, he had him solemnly swear of eternal hatred towards Rome. Hannibal’s remarkable physique, bravery, endurance and his willingness to share all war hardships with his troop, saw him win his first laurels as a young officer under the command of Hasdrubal, Hamilcar’s son-in law and successor. General Hannibal (247-182BCE), quickly rose to become the greatest military leader ever in the history of the history ...

Under the ancient Roman law, women were regarded as part of the roman’s man's possessions classified similarly as home and field slaves. They were not given the right to vote neither were they emancipated, and they were not given the first Roman names as men. In addition, the women were considered dependent on a man either a father or husband and their traditional position was that of managing house chores, spinning wool and making clothes. However, there is evidence presenting a different outlook of the ancient roman women as, educated, influential and powerful (N/a para 1). For example, some participated actively ...

The philosophical and political thought of Ancient world had a great impact on the development of modern governments. If we are to compare the governments of Ancient Greece, Rome, Sparta, and Persia to the modern state of democracy in the US it can be seen that Persian government contributed more to the development of tyranny and authoritarianism, while Greece, Rome, and Sparta - to democracy. Nevertheless, there are many points at which ancient and modern governments differ. The ancient governments differed from modern democracy in the USA by the scope of citizen involvement to the political life, the system of ...

One of the most renowned tragedies written by Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar” was first performed in England in the year 1599. The play follows the rise of Julius Caesar as a ruler of Rome, the eventual dissent among the public against him, his assassination at the hands of those he trusted the most and the public realization of his worth after his death. Although it may not seem apparent, the story and character of Julius Caesar has been compared to that of Jesus Christ. While the former led the most powerful empire of the time, the latter was the founder of ...

The Greek and Roman Influences on Culture, Science, and Religion

The Greek and Roman Influences on Culture, Science, and Religion
The Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and the Protestant Reformation were the most important cultural, scientific, and religious movements between 1400 and 1700 in Europe. However, those movements were not based exclusively on the observations and reasoning of scholars and artists, but the influence of ancient Greek and Roman teachings, which was forgotten during the Middle Ages between the 5th and 15th century, played a significant role in inspiring those movements. The revival of knowledge in science, art, and technology from those ancient civilizations was the trigger for implementing changes in ...

Ancient Greece and Rome were very familiar with the concepts of mass entertainment in the form of theaters, games and races, although these were quite different civilizations from the modern world in many ways, such as the absence of television, radio, computers and other forms of electronic mass communications. There was no concept of a 24-hour news cycle or a wide variety of information and entertainment programs offered by cable and satellite television and the Internet. Most people lived at or below the subsistence level, and no middle class or system of mass production, consumption and distribution existed. Almost always the ...

Londinium came into existence as a town due to the Romans following the invasion of 43 AD, which was led by Emperor Claudius. Archeologists claim that Londinium came into existence as a military settlement. The city was first built by the Romans in the same location where London stands today, whereby they bridged the river Thames by constructing a road network connecting Londinium with the other region of the country. AD50 to AD410 was a period which separated Queen Elizabeth one from the present Queen, and Londinium was the biggest city in Britannia. The city was unsurpassed as a port where goods were imported ...

In point of fact, art has been an integral part of human sociology since time immemorial. Paintings are associated with different parts of history. The nature of paintings has been on an evolutionary trend since the dark ages (410 – 1066) AD. The medieval paintings are associated with the Middle Ages (1066 – 1485) and are prominently linked to the Roman Empire. Broadly, art can be divided into two – fine art and decorative art. Paintings fall under the former category. Medieval paintings are prominently associated with European artists, in the western part of the big Roman Empire, and the eastern part, ...

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Introduction

Julius Caesar, perhaps the most prominent dictator of the Republic of Rome, is among the most important figures in history. The charisma emanating from populist approaches and emphasis on skilled rhetoric of Caesar made him a symbol of radical political changes in Ancient Rome. It is during the reign of Caesar as dictator when Rome expanded its boundaries, incorporating the British Isles and Gaul, now present-day France. Such has become possible through the superior military power of troops that served under Caesar, whose tactical nous has earned him both admirers and critics ( ...

Introduction

In the early 1500’s, a young German university teacher and monk known as Martin Luther began feeling that major reforms were required in the most famous church at that time, The Roman Catholic Church. There was one particular practice in the Roman Catholic Church that Martin Luther hated and this was indulgences selling. Indulgence selling involved the exclusion or release of individuals from punishment for sin in exchange for money. The individuals were given what was referred to as “letters of pardon”.
In 1957, Martin Luther made a conclusive list of personal objections to the practices of the Roman ...

Introduction

Thesis: The French Revolution transformed not only the French society, but also had a huge influence and marked impact on what the purposes of the arts and their expression were now, making profound changes in what they would supposed to be used for, in the form of the Neoclassic works of art that made their appearance prior to the French Revolution, in which very special emphasis is given to the patriotic, the nationalist feeling, together with a strong sense of self-sacrifice that should be present in every person’s heart.
The French Revolution, indeed, changed the structure of economics and social ...

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni simply known as Michelangelo is arguably one of the greatest artists ever. He was a painter and a sculptor by profession. Born in the 1470s in Caprese, Michelangelo followed his passion to become one of the greatest artists of his time. His influence was not only felt in the religious world but he also influenced both the western culture and political being at his time. During his lifetime, he made some of the world’s most famous sculptors and paintings. He also wrote poems and sonnets that have been inspirational to many even today. His contributions ...

Charlemagne, born on the 2nd of April 742 was the first Holy Roman Emperor and the first emperor in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire three hundred years before his coronation. While his date of birth is relatively unknown, it can be calculated from numerous sources and with the help of the Lorsch Abbey calendar .
Charles the Great was also said to have been born in eastern Frankland, specifically in a district known as Moingewi (modern day Belguim). He was the oldest son of his father, Pepin the Short and his mother Bertrada of Laon. ...

Introduction

The word Catholic Church was established in the year 110. However, opinions differ on the exact time that the church came to be established. The church was established on the doctrine of serving one God unlike other religious societies that had a number of gods such as the Greeks. It was organized under five patriarchs including the bishops of Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople, and Rome. The Bishop in Rome was usually consulted in times of disputes. There were claims in Rome that Rome had connections with Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The Catholic Church at the time came to a unanimously ...

A Summary

War came naturally to Rome. Slaughter and cruelty were pillars of the Roman culture. The fact that Rome had ruled close to over one sixth of the World’s population at one point in time had a by-product and the innumerable inhuman suffering of slaves and gladiators was only one of these by-products. Even while at war and later, Roman armies are known to have indulged in human slaughter. Warriors would brutally crush the one weak link of their team to death. At other times, they would coolly kill another soldier of their army, ‘for his own good.’ Cruelty was ...

Bob Dylan’s song’s Desolation Road is dense with allusions to mythical, fictional and historical subjects. When a reporter asked Dylan where desolation row was located he was told, “Oh, that's some place in Mexico, it's across the border.”
We’ll start with the allusion to, “Ophelia” who is a tragic character from Shakespeare’s hamlet. The reason she is simply tragic instead of a tragic heroine, is because instead of overcoming her weaknesses and overcome her adversaries, she crumbles into insanity. That fits in with mold of the song. T
The song establishes the theme with when Dylan ...

Annotated Bibliography on Boullee’

Boullée & visionary architecture ed. Helen Rosenau, Pub. Harmony Books, New York, 1976 ISBN 0-85670-157-2.
In her seminal book, Rosenau concentrates on how Boullee’ managed to create a cult which dealt exclusively with his passion for ontological designs. She delves deep into the artistic styles which make up the larger part of Boullee’s work and his intrinsic influence on other architects which followed him. More importantly she uses the great classicist and philosopher’s ideas as sources of inspiration, especially Immanuel Kant and Plato comparing their treatises on humanism to Boullee’s grand concepts and inspirational ideals. Although ...

- Empires’ control over large populations
The Persian Empire is one of the most essential regions and dynasties to look at, especially, when focusing on past empires, their activities as well as the successful ventures in which they engaged themselves in. This is because it was one of the best organized empires, and as a result, gained a lot of popularity, as well as power and success across the modern day Europe. After Alexander the Great ventured into the region of Persia and established a colony, he managed to come out successful, especially, through the establishment of the Hellenistic kingdoms. These ...

About Anglo-Saxons

The term “Anglo-Saxons” applies to the British inhabitants speaking English during the period from around the 5th century until towards the period of Norman Conquest, which marked the end of the Anglo-Saxons line of kings in England. Venerable Bede maintains that these Anglo-Saxons reached the British island during Martian reign; he became the co-empire of the Roman Empire in 449 and reigned for seven years. Prior to this period, Celtic language speakers had greatly inhabited Britain with Picts and Scots occupying the northern region while leaving the south for various small groups, which were under the Roman rule following ...

How Persecution Lead to the Early Church’s Growth

Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, persecution is a familiar face especially in its early years. The Bible, for one, had reflected as to how persecution shook the foundation of the Early Christians from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the Book of Revelations in the New Testament. While the stories have varied in its severity on how Christians have been persecuted, it is notable that they continued to grow in small communities and eventually turned into communities still present in the period despite the torture and hardship they have faced while spreading the word of ...

How Persecution Lead to the Early Church’s Growth

Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, persecution is a familiar face especially in its early years. The Bible, for one, had reflected as to how persecution shook the foundation of the Early Christians from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the Book of Revelations in the New Testament. While the stories have varied in its severity on how Christians have been persecuted, it is notable that they continued to grow in small communities and eventually turned into communities still present in the period despite the torture and hardship they have faced while spreading the word of ...

The Pax Romana is distinguished in history as a roughly 200-year period of progress and growth separating the civil strife of the 1st century B.C. and the onset of marked decline that began with the third century A.D. Roman military power had pacified subject populations from the Euphrates River in the east to the uplands of northern Britain in the far west, while Roman law established a cohesive civilizing influence throughout the empire. The absence of strife in all parts of the empire made it possible to travel safely virtually anywhere in the known world and a highly competent and relatively benign ...

Abstract

In this essay, a description of how the vernacular language had its origin in the different countries and developed throughout History is made. It is also explored the way it spread to various areas of written works and everyday situations, gradually becoming the languages that one knows nowadays as the main languages of some countries of Europe.
Keywords: vernacular, language, origin, development, literary, England, Germany, France, Roman, empire, spread, Latin.

With the Roman state powerful growth, Latin was quickly spread all throughout the Mediterranean area and became the dominant language. Being a living language, the evolution of Latin continued, being ...

King Herod lived at a time when the Jews were under the rule of the Romans. This meant that his kingdom had strong influences form their Roman rulers. Herod embraced the Romanicization of his cities into commercial hubs. This flew in the face of Jewish expectations of a city built to the utopist standards of fairness recommended in Jewish teachings. Herod acquired his expansive kingdom through violence in a series of takeovers that were endorsed by Rome. He started by freeing his family and dethroning their arch rivals the powerful Hasmonean. Thereafter, he ran a successful offensive against all cities that were in opposition ...

Examine the fall of the Roman Empire in detail, focusing on why and how such a powerful and strong empire collapsed and ultimately what were the main reasons and factors that led to its decline.
More than just a powerful empire, Rome was a uniting force bonding under the famous pax romana almost all of the then known world. In its long history the Roman Empire created an intricate web of organization and administration throughout the territories it occupied. It culture, art and literature are still part of our civilization today, while many European languages derive from Latin, the language used by ...

Art has really changed all the way from the time it was discovered. However, it is very hard to notice the differences. (Ann, H, & Keith M. 98). This has been the case with Greek, roman and Egypt. All the arts from these countries had very good pieces of art work. There is one unique thing with art in that despite their differences in making, they all look beautiful in there own makings.
The arts in these countries included architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Others included Metal-work, coin-die and gem engraving, ivory carvings, figurine glass and pottery. It ...

The first centuries of the Roman Empire were a time of unparalleled prosperity and stability. The Empire was also called Roman Peace (Pax Ronama) due to its successful existence. Between (98–117AD) when Trajan was in charge the Empire attained its biggest expanse. When the Empire was in its third century, it underwent a life threatening existence. It was later stabilized and reunited by Diocletian and Aurelian who by then were emperors. In its fourth term in existence, Christians were rising to power and it was during this time when the dual rule system started developing in the Greek East and ...

Similarities between the Roman Empire and Medieval.

Several countries had different ways of handling life in the ancient days. The life depended on the social classes as well as political activities in the specific country. The latter depended on the type of ruler in the country. The life was either good or bad depending on the social class of an individual
Life in Medieval was luxurious .This was in early era of King Merovingian began. However it was only to the selected few, those in the upper class. This is because the gold and the furniture which were made of silverware intact. They had not ...

Roman Aqueducts: Synthesis of Form and Function

Rome’s aqueducts have long been a subject of debate over what constitutes architecture and what amounts to engineering. Howard Crosby Butler’s article on aqueducts as monuments examines the nature of architecture itself. Butler writes that “architecture is distinctively the ‘art of design’ or of composition, and the term may be applied to structures which, though they may have no claim to beauty of detail, give evidencethat their builders had a care for appearances, andan effect of dignity”1 While aqueduct design may indeed belong in the category of form versus function, there are those who have insisted that Rome’ ...

Thesis: In essence, the Roman Empire (750 B.C. - A.D. 500) and the Chinese Empire (350 B.C - A.D. 600) show similar struggles in the fight for dominance, but their religions are miles apart.

Conflict in Rome (750 B.C. - A.D. 500) and China (350 B.C - A.D. 600).
Historically, the term conflict refers to a condition of prolonged fighting, that is, a war or battle. It is a struggle for domination between several opposing forces. It can also be defined as a clash or armed struggle between prearranged groups in a country or involving nations with the aim of achieving specific military ...

The artistic and scholastic novelty which swathed Europe in the 14th to 17th century (Wikipedia, 2012) led to the creation of some finest artefacts and portraitures. With the emergence of great artists, architects and sculptors, a new horizon was discovered to express the beauty of nature and repercussions of middling life (Perry, retrieved 2012). The existing art was augmented with the concepts of light and shadow (Vasari, 1568). In depth observation of nature bestowed the cosmic genre of depicting human anatomy through paintings and statues. Legendary artists like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael lionised the power and scope of ...

Introduction

The legacy of the Roman empire means the combination of cultural attributes, religion, and believes as well as the technological advancements that came as a result of the ancient mighty Roman empire that have been passed to the present civilizations in western Europe and across the world1. In my view, the most obvious influence of the Roman Empire that is visible today is the language Latin. Even though Latin is an extinct language, its influences in the contemporary are enormous. Latin language did not only influence culture but also science in the present world. Even as the Roman Empire collapsed, ...

Introduction

Although the original architect of the Colosseum in Rome is not known, the magnificence of the art work is extravagant with many marveling at the design. Writers like Hopkins (52) and Notaro (15) term its existence as the modern emblem of Rome. In the works of Hopkins (43), the Colosseum is well detailed with its beauty and architectural elegance depicted aptly. Hopkins connotes that of the former self of the original Colosseum, what remains is mere two-thirds with much of its dilapidation occurring due to various factors, which are well exemplified in the works of Stam (92). Forming a perfect ...