Dying Gaul

The Archaic Period of art in Greek culture lasted from 600-480 BCE. This time period featured statues of both male and female figures, with marble being the primary material used. The most noted statues which display the standard of style, context, and design of the male gender were the New York Kouros, the Calf Bearer, and the Anavysos Kouros. The New York Kouros (600 BCE), was a funerary statue which stood over a grave in Attica. These figurines were also used as offerings in sanctuaries. The…

Aug. 1st is lughnasadh or lammas it is a pagan celebration where pagans bring in the beginning of the harvest season It's also a day for honoring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god. Some of the gods and goddess where: Adonis: Adonis was a god of the dying summer vegetation. In many stories, he dies and is later reborn, much like Attis and Tammuz. Attis: his stories often deal with the theme of rebirth and regeneration. Ceres : she was a mother-type goddess who was responsible for agricultural…

and that ‘…the ruins of Saguntum will stand as an object lesson, as harrowing as it is striking, not to put ones trust in Roman loyalty or a Roman alliance.’ This moment is vital in understanding how Hannibal was able to advance through Spain and Gaul without much objection or protest by local…

A group of Senators, led by Brutus, began a plot against him. On March 15, 44 BC, a date known as the Ides of March, this group surrounded him and stabbed him to death at a Senate meeting. There is a popular quote attributed to Caesar as he was dying “Et tu Brute?”; however, most scholars believe this is just a dramatic addition by Shakespeare when writing his play. The average middle class and poor Roman citizens were furious at Caesar’s assassination and began to revolt. Caesar’s death marked…

The classical period is known as the period before Alexander the Great’s death. The Hellenistic period is known after his death. However, while he was alive he came up with great campaigns that changed the world of the Greeks. The differences that he attempted to change were the studies of the philosophy, science, religion, literature, and art. In the classical period or classical era, art was based on realism for the most part. The Hellenistic period showed art with more facial expression and…

All throughout the history of Rome conflict is the main topic. From the Early Republic to the Late Republic. The conflicts of Roman history are not all with other civilizations; but, also within the Roman society. The early republic had social conflicts within; which, ultimately determined the shape of early politics. A slave revolt, The Servile Wars, took place during two eras of Roman history; the Republican Empire and the Late Republic. The Punic Wars and the war with Parthia, both shaped the…

In Michelangelo’s Pieta, it’s easy to see the religious portion, of Mary holding her lifeless son, but the statue is strikingly similarity to the Hellenistic statues of the classic age. The statue of the Dying Gaul, by Epigonus (Sayre pg.78) the highly realistic position, where he appears to be pushing away from his death, and the resigned expression, each similar to the Pieta, Mary doesn’t appear very sad, just resigned to her child’s fate. Jesus on the other…

During The time of The Roman Empire we were given emperors who understood the needs of the empire .People who put in place rules, structures and successors who would result in the continuation of a great empire. With Emperors such as Septimus Severus during the third century and Valentinian the Third during the fifth century we see a shying away of the golden age of Rome and a republic deemed more towards selfish desires, and fulfilling their own needs and wants rather than the State of Rome.…

Good morning everyone, today’s blog is going to be a bit different; I mean you all might not even believe me. Yesterday I went to visit my parents in Seattle for the holidays; only to come across a laboratory in our attic. Apparently, my brother is this boy genius that everyone failed to tell me about. I came across this machine that reminded me of the freezer that froze Fry on Futurama and then he was thawed out thousands of years later. Crazy how it intrigued me enough to get in, and I did;…

Unfortunate I was not able to attend the class field trip to the Joslyn museum, but thankfully I am quite familiar with the museum and its inhabitants and took the opportunity to tour on my own. I studied mainly the ancient and Gothic pieces sense that is what we are primarily studying, and I was quite reluctant to find a piece that fit my fancy enough to write an essay about. I viewed the sculpture of an unknown artist, it was sculpted roughly around the Roman age 1st century A.D. and titled…