Ancient Pueblo Peoples

In the beginning of the Archaic Period (800-480 BCE), Greek sculptors took early inspiration from Egyptian and Near Eastern monumental art, but over time they developed their own independent artistic identity. Through many Greek sculptors we are able to examine the abandonment of the rigid and unnatural Egyptian pose, into the more realistic sculpture that portrays how a human body truly stands. Greek sculptors were particularly concerned with proportion, poise, and idealised perfection of the…

Roman history, perhaps one of the most influential men was that of Lucius Junius Brutus. At the pinnacle of his life, he was able to start a revolution that overthrew a monarchy and helped to establish what would become the most power land in the ancient world: Rome. Yet, despite his accomplishments, he has seen very little recognition compared to some Romans, like Julius Caesar. However, Brutus’s life should not be kept in the shadows. For this reason, I propose that a film dedicated to the…

newfound title of best naval fleet, and became an intimidating force to be reckoned with. However, with great power comes great resp-oh wait, wrong direction. With all this great power, there came quite a bit of negative results for Rome and its people. One of these negative outcomes was what I like to call “power lust”, which is exactly what it sounds like: a lust for power, and letting it go to your head. With all these victories over other foreign countries, Rome became arrogant. They…

came the flourishing of many ancient civilizations. Two of these civilizations, the ancient Mesopotamians and the ancient Egyptians have provided modern day historians to uncover what life was like during these times. While these two have similar beginnings and locations, there are major differences between the two early civilizations. While both civilizations are nested near rivers which allow their agricultural lifestyles to flourish, Egypt has one advantage over ancient Mesopotamia, the sea.…

wholeheartedly take positions for their belief due to powerful emotions, but most of the time their attempts have unintentional ramifications. These decisions appear shortsighted; they do not take into consideration all the logistics, possibly because people are too eager to take action before thinking it all the way through. Such illogical thinking is seen when the commoners attack the conspirators’ homes.…

Aristotle was not alone with his assessment of females, for several of the greats, such as Homer, Socrates, Plato, along with numerous other ancient writers, believed that women were the weaker and inferior sex, and essentially lacking. Socrates went so far as contending that being born a woman was a divine punishment, since a woman is halfway between “a man and an animal.” Simonides, a writer, portrayed women as different types of animals that symbolize the forces of chaos. This Condescending…

required an indemnity from those they conquered, such as from Carthage, to what he calls a permanent indemnity (1906). As was the case in many aspects of the Ancient Roman Empire and Republic government, there appears to have been a great deal of corruption within the tax system. William Alden (2010), writing for the Huffington Post describes ancient Rome’s taxation as, “2,000-year-old tradition that, from its very start, has been tainted by abuse” (para. 1). He goes on to talk about Roman “Tax…

Human societies have always required systems to maintain balance, order, and control. The foundation of human civilization spawned from a rapid growth in population during the neolithic era, compelling communities to form hierarchical systems, and early ideas of law. While, during the millennia that followed, ideological and technological progress compelled these systems to evolve and improve, history reveals a repetitive continuity connecting the past and present. The decisions, systems, and…

Medea: Mental Illness & Free-will Euripides Medea is a classic tale of revenge, as a helpless woman named Medea avenges her husband’s betrayal. Medea contains several elements of a Greek tragedy, such as fate and revenge. Medea, the main character of the play, commits several villainous acts that are “outside of the norm” and forbidden by society. She is a woman who kills her husband’s second wife and also kills her children just to avenge her husband’s betrayal. Her willingness to commit these…

have found that the development of bathing ritual over the years has led to many social implications and created a distinct bathing process for various individuals who participate in these bathing practices. In turn, bathing was made a fine art. In ancient Rome,…