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Ancient Roman architecture has created a more advanced world today. Everything from columns and theaters to very complex buildings have come from Ancient Rome in some way. Amphitheater There are many amphitheaters built all over Rome, but the most well known amphitheater is the Colosseum. These amphitheaters were built mainly for gladiatorial fighting. Before these structures were built the gladiatorial fights were held anywhere with a flat surface, usually near hillsides so the people…

In the ancient world, the Trojan War was a widely regarded and alluded event. The great city of Troy, the king Priam, the heroes Achilles and Odysseus, the lover Paris, and Helen of Troy were characters that ancient Greeks and Romans revered, and ones that captivate society today. The events of the Trojan War are laid out in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, as well as in other numerous historical and poetic works such as the Aeneid of Virgil. Hence, the existence of the city of Troy and of the Trojan…

over to the Americas by the early 1600s. The first archeological findings of wheat being made into bread can be found in ancient Egypt along the Nile River sometime around 5,000 B.C. as well as India, China, and even stretching all the way to England. It was said that the wheat grain could sustain a man and his livestock for a thousand years without hunger. People of the time became so dependent on wheat that if a shortage or loss of the crop occurred a global disaster could…

they are rich and poor, whether they are healthy or sick, whether they belong to same religion or other. All human beings are worthy to be respected. We learn that job and relationship become unbearable if we receive no respect in them. In certain time we may learn the price of disrespect if we violate the law. Calls to respect this or that are increasing part of public life.We may learn both that our lives together go better when we respect the things that deserve to be respected and that we…

holding a severed head in one hand, a blade in the other, and another decapitated individual lying at his feet, blood flowing from his neck (Fowler, 1984). Another famous example is the mural located in structure 1, room 2 at Bonampak, which depicts Ahau Chan Muwan on top of a temple, alongside other warriors and royal women, receiving war captives. Numerous sacrificial victims lie at their feet, bleeding or dead, on the steps of the temple while at the base of the pyramid a long line of…

Each year, millions of tourists flock to art museums hoping to squeeze in some moments of culture in a very limited time frame. Viewing art in the modern context is a sprint; one tries to see as much as they can in only an hour or two. As a result, the pieces on display must vie for attention, even if they were originally commissioned for private consumption. Giovanni Paolo Pannini’s huge 5 ½ by 8 ft. canvas captivates passersby, enticing its viewers to engage with the illusion of space. Located…

believed that the soul of a person had three parts. The first was called the ka. It remained in the tomb after death, which is why so many items were buried alongside people in ancient Egypt. The second element of a person's soul was called the akh. It was the part of the soul that went on into the afterlife. In ancient Egypt, the third element of a person's soul was called the ba. They believed this part of the soul could leave and return to the tomb as it pleased. Although Egyptians…

entire top of Mt.Vesuvius blew off and a huge, black cloud of ash and poisonous gases rose into the air. Twenty feet of ash and poisonous gases covered Pompeii and almost killed all of its people. Even though there are some differences of how people lived their lives in 79 A.D., they have many similarities including their values and interests, being an advanced society, and being a time capsule. To begin, the people of Pompeii had similar values and interests that we have today. “Archeologists…

World? The answer may lie inscribed in a seemingly ordinary boulder also known as Dighton Rock. From the ancient Phoenicians to the Native Americans, from a Portuguese Scouting ship to the Norse Vikings, there are many speculations about where Dighton Rock came from. According to the article “Who Really Engraved Dighton Rock,” this mysterious stone slab stands at “5 feet high, 9.5 feet wide & 11 feet long” (Web). Dighton Rock was like a college grad standing among high school freshmen. The…

Historians and archeologists have found evidence of human civilization in the Nile Valley dating as far back as 120,000 years ago. Over time, population began to grow and divide itself into two kingdoms, Upper and Lower Egypt. Around 3150 B.C., a pharaoh from the Early Dynastic Period gained control of both kingdoms uniting them to form the Egypt known today. With a population of 90 million, it makes Egypt the third most populated country in all of Africa. Roughly, 20 percent of this…