Etruscans

these things go together hand and hand or they are a factor of one another. However the government, culture and the economy together were more important in shaping the history of Rome than the army and war alone. The people of Roman overthrew the Etruscan kings to form their own form of government which they called a Republic. They understood changing the structure of the government was key to transform their civilization and to give the majority of their people a voice. Republic means a…

Although we live in a very modern world, where technology precedes everything, we are still connected to the past somehow. Today we refer to the Internet, and sometimes books to get specific knowledge and information about a certain field or topic. This information could be about a certain culture, languages, religious beliefs or traditions and etc. But have we ever wondered where this information came from? How do people know about traditions and beliefs that come from the past? One of the many…

11-21) History and Origin of the Roman Gladiators Gladiatorial combat was a religious event. The games and training was adopted from the Etruscans, but there is little evidence to support that statement. The Greeks, like in Homer’s lliad, held funeral games in the honor of the fallen fellow Gladiators. The Roman historian Livy wrote the first ever known gladiatorial games, which were held…

During the duration of Earth’s long history, art has consistently reflected the cultural values along with the social structures of many civilizations. Ancient art serves as a useful tool that guides historians to analyze the important aspects of ancient culture. From art, there are many things we can determine, like the basic morals and philosophical beliefs that were a part of numerous ancient societies around the world. There is an enormous distinction in the purpose of Greek and Roman art,…

Key features of Roman Religion Early belief systems which are distinctively roman are connected to the land where people mainly worshipped agricultural figures, such as Robigo, a goddess who everted plant rust, that is Rome expanded and became more urban, Robigo was put out to pasture. Another early roman principle deity was mars who was originally associated with vegetation but changed into a war god when Rome began to fight major military battles. As the Romans became more global their success…

The Sarcophagus with the Myth of Dionysos and Ariadne, 235 A.D. Marble., H. 0.98 m; W. 2.08 m; D. 0.62 m. Louvre Palace Museum, Paris, France. The Sarcophagus with the Myth of Dionysos and Ariadne is a Roman funerary sarcophagus made in 235 A.D. and found in a tomb in 1805, Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans near Bordeaux, France. The artist is unknown, yet it is known that the sarcophagus was made as a pair with The Sarcophagus with the Legend of Selene and Endymion (Louvre Palace Museum, n.d.). These two…

Before Hitler & the Nazi Germany made it popular during the World War II by using this symbol as their emblem, this symbol related to something entirely different, it had different meanings in various civilizations, having its traces as back as 10,000 BC, the swastika symbolizes as of positivity & prosperity to most of the civilization. It is one of the most paramount and widespread symbols in archaic religion and today’s modern world as well. Here are 10 interesting things that you probably…

Roman Architecture Were Romans really the greatest architects in history? For them to accomplish being considered the best, they borrowed ideas from their Etruscan neighbors and their forefathers who had helped supply them with a wealth of knowledge that they mastered and improved upon to become the essential basis for future architectural design and solutions. The Romans made very major improvements to previous era’s ideas of architecture. This created the daring and unique styles that they…

Multiculturalism is a recent coinage that refers to the state of coexistence in a society of multiple cultures of race, ethnicity, religion, gender and sexuality. Also referred to as cosmopolitanism, multiculturalism was mainly displayed and shaped by architecture and art in cities that existed during the late Classical and Hellenistic periods. During this time, interactions increased between Greeks and Romans and other people living around the Mediterranean in areas such as Greece or Macedonia,…

During much of its early history, Rome was a republic. The main feature of the Roman Republic was the fact that its officials were elected by vote of the people. After being ruled by Etruscan kings for decades, the Romans disliked monarchies and decided to give more power to the people. Patricians, or wealthy landowners, voted on two consuls and one praetor to run government affairs. The Roman Senate, composed of roughly three hundred patricians, started out as a group of advisers to government…