And did those feet in ancient time

The ancient Greeks told legends and myths surrounding the gods, goddesses or heroes of their time. Those legends are always a good topic for painting; especially if they are a creation from ancient myth. Henri Levy is a French artist who painted the Death of Orpheus. Orpheus was the greatest musician of Greece. Orpheus was an amazing artist who tried to release his wife from the underworld but he was an unfortunate man and died in hands of Thracian Maenads. Gavin Hamilton, a Roman artist,…

Acts, Chapter 5: 1-11, which is the story of Ananias and Sapphira. My reason for choosing this story is personal. While living in Italy, we were in Rome with some of our seminarian friends. We were waiting to go on the Scavi tour and had some free time. One of the seminarians asked if we had ever seen the sacristy in St. Peter’s. We had not, so he took us in for a tour. After the tour of the sacristy, we walked out into the Basilica. Immediately in front of us was the “Altar of the Lie” (see…

civilizations, readers are reminded that while these Greek practices might seem weird, they were very real and important to the Ancient Greeks. In The Greek Way of Death, Robert Garland discusses death starting with an individual’s sickness to visiting their gravesite years after they have passed; he highlights the importance of familial bonds and how Greeks honored those ties even after death. In the first chapter, ‘The Power and Status of the Dead,’ Garland describes…

but did not get much attention from the Romans. This allows us to have a better understanding of Roman life and the society. It is still unknown today, of what truly caused the fire and who caused…

architecture of early basilicas in the planning and construction of the (Old) St. Peter’s Basilica. Like early basilicas, (Old) St. Peter’s Basilica was rectangular with a high central vaulted nave and complementary aisles on both sides. It is over 350 feet long and had a transept cutting perpendicular across the nave to form a cross . The apse at the head of the basilica is said to have had a mosaics and a statue of some sort dedicated to St. Peter. Mosaics and paintings would also have adorned…

on the cave wall. Perhaps this follows the ideology that other than visually seeing their hand the cave dwellers did not have modern day mirrors and reflections to do a self-portrait based on their facial features and body structure. The study of the ancient cave art broaches the long-standing debate regarding the parallels between the mental abilities of the Neanderthal people and those of latter day humans. Perhaps the greatest importance, this form of art serves modern day scientists and…

Easter Island has always been a place with mysteries and myths. People never stopped showing their interest and curiosity to this small island which lied so far from every continent. How did its civilization collapse? How could the Easter Islanders build those giant statues -- the moai? Did aliens help them? By publishing his book Collapse, Jared Diamond offers an explanation to the public about mysteries on Easter Island. Within a few years, his theory has been accepted widely. However, we can…

In second century of the Christian era, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth and the most civilized portion of mankind. The of that extensive monarchy were guaranteed by ancient renown and disciplined valor. The gentle but powerful, influence of law and manners had gradually cemented the union of the provinces. The Mediterranean most of part like France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, the Balkan countries and parts like British rule and isles are under the rule of Roman Empire…

civilizations are some of the greatest of their time, and in some cases they are among the greatest civilizations ever on earth. However, the strict guidelines he has in place for the societies he discusses to be considered civilizations end up ‘disqualifying’ many accomplished would-be civilizations as less than. Cook’s initial argument was that to be a civilization people needed to be “sufficiently large and specialized that… different kinds of people did different kinds of things in a…

Innumerable works of art found in any of the myriad ancient artistic eras have specific purposes and are created with methods common in their particular setting. Many works dated to the period of Assyrian art (1363-612 BCE) share similar patterns of stylistic execution and representative meaning. The Relief of a Winged Divinity, an Assyrian artwork found in the throne room of the Northwest Palace of King Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud, Iraq, presents a shallowly carved, highly detailed figure,…