History of Rome

The Greek and Roman empires has written their names in golden words in the world history and has brought huge legacy to humanity and they inspire almost of the world in one aspect or the other. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are two examples that portray how mighty those cultures were, with skillful artisans and avant-gardist thinker. Consider how the style and function (use) of each building serves as a typical example of its culture. The Parthenon was built 447-438 BC, by Iktinos,…

sanitation and sewage systems, roads, and much more. Of course those all have personal impacts, I really couldn’t imagine life without some of these things but to go in deeper is a harder task. Things I truly love originate from ancient Greece and Rome like theater, philosophy, the mythology of these two places and so on. Also, the modern Italian language came from Latin and that’s important too. To start through my list of the most pertinent things that come to mind, I shall discuss theater.…

pot of culture. It is believed that along with Egyptian kingdoms, the catacombs were subject to Greek and Roman influence. Greek influence came in the form of Alexander the Great when he conquered the area and established Alexandria. Then in 31 BC, Rome was finally able to gain control of Alexandria and implement their traditions. Not much else is known about the catacombs except that they were used for 200 years and most likely intended for a…

The impact that Greco-Roman had influence upon the development of religious architecture had an enormous effect on things. The Greco-Roman effected the art styles, the agriculture, and the types of religious that were being practiced in that time period. The architecture that stood out to me the most would have to be the different types of buildings that where created. The basilica is the most unique one in my opinion “the basilica was not a new architectural form”. (Farber) The reason why the…

Romans were centuries ahead of their time regarding gay social issues. Hadrian’s history not demonstrates an emperor’s psyche and intimate connection to homosexuality, but it also shines light on Christianity as a cult and its arrogance, ridicule, and resistance to evolve. Evolution and tolerance are essential for humanities progression and hypocrisy intertwined with judgment sets back the progress linked to social history and issues such as the gay rights…

It is very impressive how fast we evolve by creating new technologies and manufacturing new ideas every day. We can send people to the moon, we create buildings that can almost touch the sky and we can communicate with anyone around the world in a matter of seconds. But as impressive as all this is, nothing compares to any of the ancient cultures. All the ancient cultures like the Greeks, the Etruscan and the Romans created perfectly shaped buildings, statues and magnificent pieces of art with a…

Throughout history, researchers have relied on the visual artistic culture represented through pictorial language as one of the main ways to analyze Roman Society. Some of this information became highly controversial as it contradicted some of the ideals proposed by various literary documents and artifacts. One of the aspects that over time has provided historians with a perplexing definition of the relationship between sexuality and Roman everyday life was the erotic frescoes situated in the…

when he built the famous wall across Britain. Hadrian’s wall was truly a magnificent accomplishment. Unlike the Great Wall of China, it was not built from slave labor or anything of the sort, but skilled craftsman, many of who gave their lives for Rome. In 122 A.D., Hadrian ordered his troops to construct a wall for protection of Britannia and keep the Scottish tribes in check. The Picts were a particularly vulgar group of Scots. The tribe was responsible for one hundred percent of the attacks…

The Romans are known for their architecture. One of their greatest pieces of architecture is called the Flavian Amphitheater also known as the Colosseum. It was made from 70 to 80 ce in the city of Rome itself. The Colosseum is a massive arena in the shape of an oval. This an amazing design that allowed for around 50,000 people to come and watch entertainment. The Romans invented concrete and used it to create vaults. Concrete and vaults are two of the biggest contributions the Romans made to…

History of Europe and world is a history of so many walls since these first solid Roman concrete walls which made their new colonies so much safe, later archers on the walls of castles in medieval Europe which defended it so many times, walls during world war 2 that dividing Berlin after, to the modern story about wall on a border of USA with Mexico. This invention still played such important role in history and also in white people minds after Romans…