Chariot

a very famous statue from Greece. It is a sculpture that Rob seemed to be very enthusiastic about, so he passed the appreciation on to my classmates and I. The sculpture was set up at this location to congratulate the victory of Polyzalus in the chariot race of 478 BC. This sculpture struck me for a couple of different reasons. The sculptures height stands tall at 1.8 meters. That is almost as tall as I am! It has very human like features…

As soon as people started participating in agriculture we had populations. People started moving to rivers to be able to grow crops. Which had them live by a lot of people. But the starting of an empire is a different story. Empires formed before 350 BC for four main reasons. The reasons are climate change, migrations, new technologies, and administrative innovations. Egypt, Persia, and Neo-Assyrians showed these techniques while building their empires. One reason empires are built during this…

was about Poseidon riding his chariot through rough waves, “when he drove in his golder car over the waters, the thunder of the waves sank into stillness, and tranquil peace followed his smooth-rolling wheels,”…

first Imperial Emperor,Qin Shi Huang. They were buried with the emperor in 210-109 BC to protect him in the afterlife. These figures were discovered by local farmers digging for a water well. Three pits were found to contain 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses. These were all close to Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum. In addition to the warriors, an entire necropolis was found consisting of offices, halls and stables surrounded by walls with a gateway…

certainly want to become the victor. This ode celebrated Theron of Akragas as the victorious athlete for winning the four-horse chariot race (Pindar, Olympian 2.3-5). At the beginning of the ode before Pindar identifies who the victorious athlete is, he acknowledged Zeus and praised Herakles for founding the games at Olympia (Pindar, Olympian 2.1-4). The victor of the chariot race, Theron, is introduced soon after and praised for his victory, and for his just treatment of strangers (Pindar,…

the Roman Games, were originally a religious festival held annually within Rome starting in 226 B.C.E. These ‘games’, which were initially introduced in the form of shows or dramas, were quickly transformed into much more than that, events such as chariot races, boxing, theatrical performances and most notoriously, gladiator battles. The installation of the Roman games were founded under two underlying principles. The first being that the Romans instigated the Ludi Romai as an annual…

the god of horses, and the god of chariots. He has the power to cause storms and shake the earth through earthquakes, hence his nickname Earth Shaker. It is said the whenever he gets frustrated or angry, the seas get rough and, strong storms attack the mighty oceans. That is why sculptures and paintings often display his violent character, but he is also pictured in tranquility and peace, laid back with his signature trident, dolphins or chariots. His chariots were pulled by an enormous…

Bread and Circuses, a very effective form of authority throughout Roman history, were key contributing factors to the end of the Roman republic because they pacified the plebs to a point where they stopped thinking for themselves and allowed the government and politicians to become their lifeline for food, entertainment and the political direction of Rome. The Roman Bread and Circuses, wildly extravagant and free events, gathered masses of people to enjoy the violent and bloody spectacle of men…

saving the lives of his fellow Greek soldiers than in preserving himself and because he is able to perform tasks that no one else could such as convincing Achilles to let him take the Myrmidons to battle while wearing Achilles’ armor, leaping his chariot with the immortal horses over a daunting trench, and dying in battle, giving Achilles the will to fight for the Greeks. After the battle over Troy's city has raged and killed many, Patroclus comes to Achilles. He begs him to fight for the…

The government and the others are incorrect, because Caesar contributed to the people of Rome. Their argument does not make sense. Caesar gave the people of Rome events; chariot races, and gladiatorial games. Caesar did not want to have the government involved, because he was going to become king, “Caesar put on constant chariot races and gladiatorial games. As Sole ruler, bureaucracy and red tape were nonexistent to Caesar”, and if the government were involved they would be more tyrant than…