Greek temple

was built in 179 B.C.E., it was renamed as the Basilica Paulli, also it was restored after an intense fire in 14 B.C.E., the Basilica Paulli was considered to be one of the most beautiful monuments in Rome. In both Agora and Forum. They built the temples for people to gather together but it was also used for strong uses. They both needed it for either kind news, making decisions, debates and other things that concerns the country. They might both be different but they have similarities that you…

The creators of the myths told the history of the gods and goddesses as they know them and as they believed in them. We can never write myths like them because we don't believe in gods and goddesses as they did or still do. The greek myths can only be written by the Greeks themselves and always will. That will be my friend's and my main focus on this trip. [ Which reminds me that I haven't mentioned my friend whose name is Katie S. and will be accompanying me on this exciting trip. ] We are…

Besides the Greeks not only worshipping gods, they also value humanity just as much. Their gods are idealized as beautiful beings but they looked like actual humans and had their own weaknesses. Their “idealized” human form represented high intellectual and moral goals and their architecture was based on mathematical systems of proportion similar to the ones applied to the human form. The pride in their own intellectual and physical achievements is clearly evident in the art that the Greeks…

Roman’s adopted many parts of the Greek culture as their own. Starting with their religion, they took the Greek’s gods and renamed them. First, The Capitoline triad was introduced during the 6th century B.C. The first being Jupiter who was the roman equivalent of what the Greeks knew as Zeus. Then Juno, Who’s Greek equivalent was Hera. and Minerva resembled the Greek goddess, Athena. Later, towards the end of the 5th century B.C., many more gods from the Greek religion were introduced. Diana,…

Throughout history, there has been an enormous amount of leadership figures—both good and bad. One of the most famous is Martin Luther King Jr.--the leader of the African-American civil rights movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent disobedience. Although there have been a significant amount of honest leaders who care for the well being of his/her people, there never ceases to be an evil commander who is self-absorbent, selfish, and corrupt.…

be violent and intense. One cult that ended in severity was the Peoples Temple based in Jonestown, Guyana. This particular cult was led by a man named Jim Jones. Jones had strong views on equality and wanted to create a place where people of all ages, races, and sexual orientations could live together in peace, therefore he started the Peoples Temple. The Temple was established in Indianapolis in the 1950’s. The Temple seemed to be a sort of Utopia and attracted many people who were longing…

To Whome We Are Devoted The appearance of Hindu temples, and the comissioned works of great leaders, all illustrate the practice of perfecting the image of religion in conjunction with shaping someones social and political image. With the emergence of major Hindu architecture, we have physical evidence of the evolution of mans relationship to god and gods, or so it would appear. This relationship to god seemed to change cross religions into a more specific devotional practice that now had…

of vital rights is not just right-wing propaganda, but rather a warning with truth behind it. Throughout history many people have given total devotion to a ruler in hopes of belonging to something larger then them. In both the cult of the Peoples Temple of Jonestown, and the novel The Butterfly Revolution people sacrifice their basic rights in hopes of a better life, to join something larger then themselves only to find…

The event took place in the nation of Guyana, South America, forming a settlement named Jonestown. Jones founded Peoples temple in the 1950s then relocated his congregation to California in the 1960s. After experiencing negative media he moved around 1,000 Peoples temple members to the Guyanese jungle, where he promised they would establish utopian community. Since it was meant to be a utopia, everyone was expecting to go perfectly, but there…

conquered the Greeks’ land, they became captivated by the depth of their culture. Believing it far exceeded their own, they adopted much of the Greeks’ culture. For example, the Greek influences on Roman religion date back far enough that the Romans base their foundation on the story of the Trojan War. Romans adopted a pantheon of gods and goddess. They simply applied their own Roman names to existing Greek deities. The Roman architecture also mimicked the Greek. For example, the Roman…