Ancient astronauts

Sallust discusses power in the preface of The Conspiracy of Catiline, he states that power can come from the mind or the body, but he makes the argument that the power of the mind is more resilient than the power of the body (Sal.Cat.pre.1.12-14). Bodily power is strength and might, while the power of the mind involves mental prowess and knowledge. He uses the example of war and says that in the beginning there was a focus on physical power rather than knowledge through strategizing, but after…

and cultivate the religion of ancient egyptians. Along the expanse of the Nile the civilians would build temples and shrines on the left side, so as others sailed down the river the sun would gleam off the temples and create beautiful color displays. It is known the Egyptians didn’t believe in only one god as many due now due to the spreading of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam- but rather an assembly of gods. The Nile river was a symbol to the Egyptian people of ancient times; infact, one of…

Augustus Caesar was successful and was not a dictator, but it is very easy to describe him as a totalitarian. Even though he loved his people and vice versa, Augustus’s used propaganda to keep the laws the way he wanted them. Augustus had a way of bending the truth and influencing the public with his words, for he “did not invent stories but he shamelessly embroidered them like a modern spin doctor" (Holland 2006). He spoke openly to the public very often and constantly informed them on the…

Artwork from Greece, especially Athens was depicted as the significance and achievements of humans. Furthermore, much of the Greek art was to honor the gods, in which the gods were created in the persona of humans. In similar contrast, the artwork from the period of the Panathenaic games, illustrated Athena and some sort of athletic event. Between the beginning of the sixth and by the end of the fourth centuries B.C., new techniques were starting to be used to decorate the fine pottery.…

contemporary travel, ancient travel often featured long and drawn-out journeys across land and sea. These voyages often crossed through hostile environments and countries and required the hospitality of friends and allies for travelers’ survival. The renowned hospitality demonstrated in the ancient world goes beyond the mortals’ recognition of the mutual need for welcome, extending up to the heavens and the effects of the gods on mortals’ behavior. Hospitality in the ancient world included both…

Archaic Greece was a period in time which innovation, development, and revolution changed the course of physical, geographical cities and political ideology. The “polis” or city state was a vital part to the development and change of politics and fundamental ideology . Each polis had different laws from Athens to Sparta and each Polis had different aspects that made them unique and distinguished them from each other. Sparta was a very exclusive and rigid polis with an emphasis on battle, blood,…

Ancient Greek Gender Many nations and civilization have ruled different lands and different people. One of the most ancient civilizations was the Greek civilization. It existed around the Mediterranean Sea where the country Greece is located. The ancient world and society have similar perspectives and different once. Democracy is an example of parallels thoughts in compare to nowadays. Although democracy in ancient Greece and modern life are diverse, the old Greeks, at least, advanced in…

the Mediterranean. The accounts of Roman historian Livy and Greek historian Polybius allow events surrounding the Second Punic War to be analyzed and explained in terms of significance and effect to determine what caused this infamous war. These ancient historians share related and also contrasting accounts, sources and ideas on what these causes were. However, it is important to treat these interpretations with caution, in…

For example, imagine a Roman war without communication, imagine fighting without communication. I can only assume that would end horribly. There seems to definitely be a reoccurring trend with ancient civilizations. I cannot imagine life without some form of communication, even primitive communication. Jumping a bit more forward now we are getting closer to present day. Not too much closer but slowly but surely we are getting there. We are now…

This essay will analyse and discuss the political impact of the iconography of Roman Republican Coinage. Using ancient and modern sources, it will consider the development of coinage as monumental, and analyse whether its political impact was for the purpose of propaganda, or simply as a means of documentation. In the Roman Republic, coinage served as goods themselves, in a system of bartering, not like money used in modern times. Early Roman coins were stamped on the obverse only, serving as a…