Alexander Selkirk

The text “Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts”, introduces and discusses a lot of information that has to do with spirituality and religious art. Many architectural works that have been created as an art form also function as sacred spaces. It should be known that although there are many sacred spaces across different belief systems, that they actually have many architectural features in common. In Greece, we have the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Besides the Greeks not only…

To historian Plutarch, Alexander the Great was a spark of inspiration for his two critically acclaimed essays where he dissects the tactics of the Emperor’s legacy as he successfully integrates Greek culture within Persia. To assimilate Greek and Persian life was a highly difficult task that Alexander took on head first in order to ensure the security of his post conquest of Persia. Many methods were constructed to implement the Greek culture such as his belief that fusion and cooperation…

Alexander the Great lived from 356-323 B.C. He was king of Macedonia and one of the greatest generals in history. He conquered the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India and formed the civilized world. Alexander's conquests helped the spread of Greek culture in western Asia and Egypt. There are many stories about Alexander's life. Some are true, but others are legends. According to one story, the boy Alexander tamed the great horse Bucephalus. This magnificent steed…

King Kedorlaomer, the king of Elam, was once the ruler of Sodom and his people. For twelve years, the followers of Kedorlaomer were true to him. On the thirteen year the group of followers decided to rebell against their leader. The group consisted of the King Bera of Sodom, the King Birsha of Gomorrah, the King Shinab of Admah, the King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela. The king of Bela is also known as the Zoar. King Kedorlaomer’s group consisted of the King Amraphel of Babylonia, the…

Democracy, “a government of the people, by the people, and for the people,” is the foundation of the United States government. The country that first invented and interacted with this way of life is the Greek civilization (800-146 B.C). Greece also contributed to the modern world with its various works of art, architectures, and myths. Greek values influenced their works of arts, architectures, and myths, as well as their everyday lives. Some of the classical Greek values were idealized body,…

Alexander of Macedon is know as “Alexander The Great,” because of his military intelligence and diplomatic skills in handling the people in the places he conquered. His skills later influenced other conquerors such as, Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander grew up watching his father make Macedon into a great military power, and he learned from that. Alexander III of Macedon became king when his father, Philip II of Macedon, was assassinated in 336…

Hamilton it the newest and hottest show on Broadway. It tells the story of American founding father, right hand man to George Washington, and first U.S Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. The show has been seen by everyone, from Beyonce and Jay Z to Barack Obama. Tickets are practically impossible to get. One of the most innovative things about this show that make history interesting is that the music is more hip-hop than musical theatre. The genius behind Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, is…

actually have one somewhere in it. The list of so called accidental discoveries that have been key to the history of science would definitely not be complete without the next one, probably the most famous one of all time. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming was serving as the Professor of Bacteriology at the St. Mary's Hospital in London in 1928. He had just returned from the holidays when he immediately noticed something unusual as he sorted through his petri dishes that…

two purposes, mainly for men. It was handy if you were a soldier and away from home, also serving as a blanket on a cold night. In early Greece, men normally had short hair and grew beards. During the Hellenistic era (a time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of the Roman Empire) , beards went out of style. CHILDREN Children normally wore nothing at all, but sometimes they wore cloth diapers. If it was cold, of course, they would be more wrapped up. Children also often wore…

a “broad interpretation” when situations arose that required such flexibility. Notably, the members of the Federalist Party were less known than those of the anti-Federalist Party and their careers had begun later during the Revolution, such as Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. The anti-Federalist Party was opposed to the Constitution because they believed it to be a limitation on individual rights and the rights of the individual states. The beliefs of these…