Celts

Abby Celt Mr.Schulz pd.5 C.W. Post English 30 November 2014 Curse Conformity Education is defined as, “the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university” according to Miriam Webster’s Dictionary. In fact, the educational system is so systematic that students develop as diligent rule followers, but poor critical thinkers. Students are rewarded for doing well on tests, or for excelling in their classes, but rarely for thinking outside the box, or…

France. Following Christianity helped enable Clovis to establish and create a common bond amongst all the German people, which helped to increase the Franks politico-military power. The Christianization of the Franks was then greatly accelerated by the Celts and the Anglo-Saxons from the British Isles who had previously adopted Christianity from the Romans in the fourth and fifth centuries. By 700 AD all of England and the Frankish Kingdom were officially Christian. The Franks then consolidated…

The history of Greek Colonization is a long story that traces its roots back as early as 1050 BCE where the first Greeks began to colonize Asia Minor and in the span of 500 years the Greeks will have spread themselves from Levant to Iberia and Crimea to Naucratis respectively. This colonization process would play a hand in many of the Greek conflicts both domestically and abroad as well has having a profound effect on the cultural and civil trajectories of the mother cities of Hellas. The…

gladius, also known as the Hispanic sword, was a short sword adopted into the Roman army during the Second Punic War under the command of general Scipio. The sword originated in Spain and was first used by local tribes such as the Iberians and the celts. It was primary used for stabbing the enemy when long weapons such as spears became useless due to the lack of space on the battlefield. The Gladius was the main weapons around 600 years from the 4th century B.C- the 3rd century A.D. Siege…

year. Samhain is a festival of your year and the loved ones that past and Halloween was made up so people could dress up and scare others. If you look to most of the stories that was told it would say that Halloween got it's origins from the ancient celts and it was based on "Feast of Samhain" but one writer in the 18th century stated that halloween was named after "the god of the dead" Many religious traditional who are againgst Halloween,Druidism,Wicca and other neopagan religions that have…

5th century to about the 8th century. Their culture survives in many regions today and they are associated with the re-establishment of Christianity in Europe. Emerging from medieval Europe during the end of roman rule, the massive migration of the Celts, Picts, and Scots from the North allow political power from Rome to fall into the hands of unstable tribal units, later renamed as the Anglo-Saxons. (James 2011). A combination of major migration groups, the Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes formed…

After conquering an area, the soldiers obtained many spoils, such as sacking the area for precious goods, and enslaving the people. The goods gained from war were intrinsically important to the Roman system, for the survival of the Republic almost seemed to depend on gaining new resources from war. Therefore, Raaflaub highlights that while political and social gains were important, there did exist the question of being able to obtain wealth, resources, and survival through warfare, which would…

In Londinium, Boudicca battled, killing everyone that was around her. All the torches the Iceni held were flaming red, orange, and yellow. Her red hair was whipping in the wind as she fought to make things right for her people. She faced a certain harsh death, but her spirit of courage still lives on with us today. Boudicca was born around 25 A.D. in Celtic, Britain. Her mother and father are unknown, but she did have a brother named Ban. Her education is unknown to us today. She did not have…

Today’s world seems to be driven by Science, facts and figures. But scientific knowledge cannot provide all the answers the human beings want to know. This is the reason why the Myth plays a critical role in providing answers to facts and phenomenon humankind cannot understand. For instance, we are still debating about the existence of God and creation of the Earth while Scientists built overtime a deep understanding of the evolution of the Earth. Both Myth and Science live together. What…

The sculpture “Athena Battling Alkyoneos” relates to social context by the artist representing the original battle, the Pergmene victory over the invading Gouls in the late 3rd century. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. They depict events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles…