Gladiator

“The Trumpeter” The Dying Gaul, an ancient Roman copy of a lost bronze statue from the Hellenistic Period, is found today in the Capitoline Museum. The Dying Gaul, a statue made out of marble, measuring three feet and six inches high and approximately six feet and seven inches in length, lies on an oval shield with a trumpet near his right hand. Portraying a realism form of art, the off-white statue portrays the man in different axis points. The legs are at a profile with the upper body at a…

Ancient Rome was a strong and growing Empire founded in 650 BC. Rome has many interesting features including their language and numeral system, their fascinating culture, and their extraordinary architecture. Ancient Rome’s official language was Latin, nowadays they speak Italian. Well as Rome spoke their language, they also developed an amazing numeral system called the Roman Numerals. As romannumerals.co.uk says “ the history of the numerals follows the history of ancient Rome itself, from…

Lifting the Lid on Roman Latrines Unlike the relaxation and privacy of today's toilets, Roman latrines (foricae) were public, convivial atmospheres, where one might to discuss politics or socialising. Sanitation, however involved a complex system similar in many ways to modern sanitation systems used today. Roman citizens would sit over key-shaped holes cut into stone/timber bench running around the walls of the room. The stone bench provided little privacy. The bench was positioned over a drain…

appropriate, to what is considered inappropriate? Why is some nudity socially accepted on some television shows, while it is frowned upon in others? Is blood and gore okay for children to view so long as it is a zombie, but not okay if it is coming from a gladiator? Everyone, from birth to death, is exposed to unwanted media. Be it foul language, nudity, adult content, or something else, unwanted content can present itself in any number of ways. The observation of unwanted content should be…

complete conclusion that can be drawn that fully satisfies the contributions of every human to our global society. In the past, this was not as much of the case, as a person’s worth was significantly determined by their social class (ex. Romans & their gladiators), their lifestyle (ex. the witch hunt trials & the trial of Jeanne d’Arc), and their culture/religion (ex. creation myths), but,…

Eli, so have explained to me how you blame God for the holocaust you don’t understand why we have to go through so much torture. After all we are Gods chosen people. But the thing is no one understands God. We can’t blame God for anything that is going on in our lives. We just have to pray that in his best interest that good will come out of this evil. You know how long ago Moses was a slave and so were his people. Those people were going through torture just like us. They had to starve, work,…

The famous words of Julius Caesar “Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar!” during his assassination from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar created a dramatic ending for the Roman Republic (Julius Caesar 3.1.87). Julius Caesar marked the end of the Roman republic and his nephew Octavius marked the beginning of the Roman Empire. Is Julius Caesar the reason for the downfall of the Roman Republic? If not, what were the real reasons for its downfall? The decline of the Roman Republic began many years…

During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, Greece saw monarchies banishing of royalty, brutal political fights, assassinations, and dictatorships, wars that added neighboring territories and new population, but also brought economic devastation and poverty. After the defeat of Germany and the end of World War II, Greece joined NATO in 1952. Then, they experienced a hostile civil war between communist and anticommunist forces. In 1967, a group of military…

Every now and then after watching a certain amount of movies you’ll come across one that has an undecipherable meaning, but certain parts of the movie will stick with you for a while. Nicolas Winding Refn’s Valhalla Rising is a good example of that. The story revolves around One-Eye, a silent ruthless Viking warrior who had been enslaved for years by a chieftain He sets out on a quest to regain his own freedom and cleanse his own soul by helping a small group of Christians crusade to Jerusalem.…

violent play calling, and the lack the of strict regulations. The number of injuries increased due to the illusion of safety from inadequate protective equipment and no forward pass. The broken bones, concussions and even death from this weekly gladiator style of football put the game…