Colosseum

When one imagens the idea of a “good life” there are many different things might spring to mind. The Romans and Greeks had different ideas of this “good life” and so do I. The way one thinks about this achieved life can illuminate what values they hold. Romans value consistency. Greeks value the middle line, which is sometimes described as average. There are multiple others, but this paper mentions just a few. As shown in the textbook, tells us in Seneca’s On Tranquility of Mind explains that…

S1 祝日 ②理由 The most important holiday in my country is New Year’s Day for two reasons. Firstly, this day is special for families. On that day, people usually gather at the same place to celebrate this annual reunion. They spend a wonderful time together eating traditional food. Secondly, it is the perfect day for those who want to make an auspicious start to the year. On this day, a lot of Japanese people customarily visit local Shinto shrine to make their New Year’s resolution and…

painting. When you look at the painting it captures your eyes and makes you want to look for hours. There is so much detail and so many things going on in it, it is truly amazing. It is believed that he got a lot of his inspiration from the Roman Colosseum as stated in this quote, “The Tower is Babylonian in meaning, but Roman in design” (Visual Arts…

both share the common theme of using authority to control their citizens. For example, in The Hunger Games, the Capital puts teenagers through a horrifying arena to fight to the death for their district, which is strikingly similar to the Romanian Colosseum from 80 CE. Similar to the idea of death and humiliation for control, in 1984, Orwell uses the idea of extreme surveillance and public humiliation as a form of authority to obtain the control that the government is seeking. Between these…

Eventually, most of the pagan gods’ temples were turned into churches such as the Pantheon. In the Colosseum today, you can see the reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday. Clearly Christianity eventually won over the city of Rome. Old basilica were converted to Christian places of worship because people took care of them by giving the…

dogs. In addition to this sports game like environment with vendors, many religious preachers crowded the area, setting up tents along Dayton’s main street with the objective of stirring up the faithful (History Channel). Dayton evidently became a colosseum, the environment covered by TIME. “Along the main street of the village, where everyone in town sees everyone else within five minutes, peddlers, hucksters, hot-sausage men (they call their wares "hot monkeys" now), pamphleteers, itinerant…

especially in The U.S., we often think that we are more advanced than other cultures through the ages. And while we may be more technologically advanced in terms of electronics and such, could we have built the pyramids, could we have built the colosseum, or could we have built Alexandria’s Lighthouse using the current technology of the day. I don’t think we could and this paper goes on to impress on you the humbling view that we are not smarter than people in the ancient world, but that we…

From Venice to Rome to Tuscany, Italy is one of the top destinations to travel to. From the ruins of Pompeii to the colosseum Italy has many historical venues for visitors to see. For its beautiful scenery to its historic significance Italy is ranked fourth in the world’s top tourist destinations with an amazing annual of 39.1 million visitors per year (Tourism Statistics, 2015). What else is Italy known for besides its history and beautiful sites? It also known for its excellent healthcare…

directions. Not only does this represent the ending of Thecla’s chastity, but also the completion of an act Alexander was unable to do himself. Steven Davies in his book Revolt of the Widows describes this event as sexual sadism; an event common to the colosseum. It is meant to be one final act of defilement against Thecla. And yet, as this is about to take place, Queen Tryphaena falls unconscious in disgust. Moreover, the fire branding meant for the bulls’ testicles burns the ropes which…

The Parthenon is the most significant and surviving construction of all of Classical Greece, and still dominates the city of Athens today while continuing to remain as their international symbol. Despite its massive size the structure was built in only a 15 year time period ; 447-432 BC, costing 469 silver talents. The structure was originally designed to repair the previous temple that was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC. The Parthenon sits on the Acropolis of Athens which is an elevated…