1st-century BC Romans

This essay will discuss the question of whether equestrians were more important than senators in the running of the empire. Here, I have interpreted importance to mean the degree to which they were integral to Roman imperial administration. That being said, I shall evaluate the role of both the Senate and individual equestrians under the Julio-Claudian emperors. I will investigate Augustus’ granting of rights to equestrians that permitted them to enter Egypt and Arminius being an equestrian in…

Another Look at the Middle East The Middle East is not a desert and are not full of wars like what many people think, maybe because the news just focuses in the negative areas. The Middle East now has many interesting places, they will captivate you about the Middle East. Such as the tallest tower in the world and the world’s most visited shopping and entertainment destination mall, and many other interesting places, they could be your next vacation too. I believe that the Middle East is a…

In the 21st century, the world seems to be more accepting and nonjudgmental towards matters that were once prohibited, such as women’s right to vote, legalizing gay marriage and even marijuana, but tattooing is somewhat still being considered against the social norms and values. Tattoo’s can be reviewed as a form of art, culture or religion and as it defines and helps explain many phases of life for an individual. Tattooing has been a part of mankind’s history for centuries and recently had an…

ways to analyze Roman Society. Some of this information became highly controversial as it contradicted some of the ideals proposed by various literary documents and artifacts. One of the aspects that over time has provided historians with a perplexing definition of the relationship between sexuality and Roman everyday life was the erotic frescoes situated in the Suburban Baths of Pompeii. This imagery in a sense proposed that sexual practices were a natural constitute of normal Roman society. In…

Introduction Decorum has derived from the French word and by time to décorer to decorate. Decorum from the Latin: "right, proper" was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry and theatrical theory that was about the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behaviour within set situations. In Literature: The concept of literary propriety, in its simplest stage of development was outlined by…

In this essay we shall discuss the Romans’ reaction to Greek culture whilst comparing their relations with other cultures. Therefore, it shall be necessary to consult both ancient and modern scholarship. In order to understand the Roman attitude to the Greeks we need to explore the various things which Rome absorbed from the Greeks into its own culture. Amongst these are the conflation of traditional Roman deities with their Greek counterparts, inspirations for literature and the social…

World Studies Period 7 Mrs. Mann The Roman Republic and the Common Good By, Samantha Schmitz Introduction Ancient Rome is known to be a powerful and well put together civilization that was somewhat meeting the common good. The reason that Ancient Rome was a successful city was because they had a republic. A republic is a democracy where the people of Rome get to choose their leaders. The city had a huge population with a strong government. They had the five meanings of government, which were…

The author Christine de Pisan is educating those who read her book, The Book of the City of Ladies about the repression of women by society. With the use of logic and examples of extraordinary women the author demonstrates that women are capable of contributing to society with morals and virtue and she validates women deserve equality in society and an education. After reading a book by Matheolus which suggested that women are immoral and unvirtuous Christine realized Matheolus was not the only…

Historical context. Eastern Orthodoxy was formed in the 1st-5th centuries BC. Eastern Orthodoxy developed its identity after the “Great Schism” in which Rome and Constantinople had a falling out and both Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism gained an identity (“Eastern Orthodoxy”). The religion originated in the East from the Roman-Byzantine Empire with the headquarters in Constantinople. Eastern Orthodoxy regards its self as the True Church, being rooted in Christianity. Eastern Orthodoxy…

). Ancient Egyptians used dance to tell stories visually as part of their religion as well as a form of amusement (Dance Facts, n.d.). Dance was also used in the Greek culture in the “8th century BC” and the Hindu religious practices around the “1st century AD” (Histoy of Dance, n.d.). Greeks as well as Romans hosted commemorations to their gods that included dance among other things such as singing and the drinking of alcohol (Dance Facts, n.d.). Dance in Europe…