King of Rome

Roman Emperor of the time, Titus Aelius as well as his son Verissimus the Philosopher and another, Lucius the Philosopher, son of Caesar. To clarify, this letter was not exclusively written to these three, but rather it was written as an open letter to Rome as well*. Thus, expanding the impact of Justin’s apology beyond the ears of a few power individuals who might suppress such a letter from the public. Justin’s intent with this letter was to receive a just hearing to prove that Christians are…

World Studies Period 7 Mrs. Mann The Roman Republic and the Common Good By, Samantha Schmitz Introduction Ancient Rome is known to be a powerful and well put together civilization that was somewhat meeting the common good. The reason that Ancient Rome was a successful city was because they had a republic. A republic is a democracy where the people of Rome get to choose their leaders. The city had a huge population with a strong government. They had the five meanings of government, which were…

one hundred well decorated and glamorous rooms, there are fifty detailed and hand made mosaics all of the over fifty intricate and beautifully designed mosaic floors were crafted by craftsmen from different countries as well as a fine architect from Rome, having to come over to make this luxurious palace, this palace took five whole years to build because of the materials having to be shipped form a variety of countries. There had to be three hundred and sixty thousand cubic feet of soil removed…

The Pantheon situated in Rome and Parthenon, situated in Athens are two famous Greek and Roman buildings respectively with great historical architectural style. Both structures have some degree of visual resemblance between them. Although their names seem to be similar, both buildings (structures) have some significant differences that distinguish them from each other depicting diverse cultural styles. One important note is that the architectural design of the Pantheon was influenced by Greek…

There was a dependency on slave power for all the Roman’s needs especially in helping to building Rome’s great architectural landmarks. Slave labor was used in building every Roman accomplishment from roads to aqueducts. There was a large fear in Rome that if this human labor was replaced the economy…

After ruling for 40 years as Rome’s first king, Romulus was believed to have been carried away into the sky, where he became a god. Romans were proud of their city that they were sure that the gods must have had a hand in its birth. (Chrisp, 2007 pg. 10) The Romans were proud of the works they had done especially their architecture. The Romans built some incredible buildings. According to the Encyclopedia, The origins of Roman architecture can be traced to the Etruscans, who migrated from Asia…

(fathers first, sons second, mothers third, son’s wives last). Men usually dominated family structure in China and loyalty to the family was very important. Gender played a greater role than family structure in Persia and Rome. Men worked outside jobs to earn money and women stayed inside and took care of the family and work. Women married at a young age. Classical empires fell due to external forces such as the Germanic tribes and steppe raiders outside of the Han Dynasty…

Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12th or 13th in 100 B.C.. His father died when he was just only 16 years old. That meant that the only person that he had left was his mother and he built a stronger relationship with his mother than he had before. As time passed by he had gotten married to a nobles daughter, Sulla, the women that he married was, Cornelia. In 69 B.C. Julius Caesar was personally chosen to be Quaestor, which is a base political office, then went to serve in several other key…

Johann Joachim Wincklemann is known for many important titles, but the one that points out the most is; "Wincklemann, one of the principal writers to influence the development of Neoclassicism1." In addition, Goethe; a famous German author, poet and scientist, was highly inspired in his Lessing's Laocoon by Wincklemann. Wincklemann thought the sculpture piece belonged to the classical era, but with further evaluation on the lines, facial characteristics within the sculpture it was decided to be…

Edward Gibbon has argued that the happiest time in existence for a man to be alive was during the second century, under the rule of the Five Good Emperors. One emperor that outshined the rest of the emperors was Trajan. Trajan rose to excellence due to his massive skills that he acquired throughout his career. Trajan also known as Optimus Princeps, is the best out of the Five Good Emperors due to his relationship that he had with the people and the senate. Trajan can be considered the ideal…