Late Antiquity

For response of Late Antiquity. I would begin with Dura Europe and Jewish art, this was the powerful religious cross current in the late Antique world. This was founded after the death of Alexander the great by one of his successors. Furthermore, it was in hand of Parthians. There was synagogue painting during this arena. It was one of the good painting during this period. The center of long wall was the niche housing of sacred Torah with painting depicting episodes of Hebrew scriptures. The figures in this painting were from Samuel lack volume. Furthermore, there was villa torlonia in this art. It was in Rome, Italy. It was oldest catacombs were Jewish burial places. This was the one which features mural paintings which includes art of the covenant and two menorahs. Christian community house was also one of the good art building in those period. It had a central courtyard with meeting half and baptistery.…

Empire were really a decline and instead the rise of new cultures, artworks, and religions that still have remnants to this day. When the term “Late Antiquity” was first used in 1971 by Peter Brown in his book, he had no idea how much controversy there would be that resulted from it. Brown was different from prior scholars in the way he actually concentrated on the eastern portion of the Mediterranean and the Middle East instead of focusing on Western Europe and the Western Barbarian World…

1. Assignment Making reference to at least two of the works covered in weeks 1-5 of the module, addressing the following problem: ⦁ Account for the origins and development of biographical writing in late antiquity and the early middle ages (i.e. how and why did people write biographies in this period?). By addressing two works covered, how can we account for the origins and development of biographical writing in late antiquity and early middle ages? I.e. how and why did people write biographies…

The medieval period lasted from the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the western, Mediterranean region of the Roman Empire. During this time, diseases like the bubonic plague. The plague spread through fleas that were on rats on ships that carried cargo being traded. Warfare also weakened Europe as a whole causing it to change to a more rural and less populated place. People such as the Goths, Visigoths, Franks, Lombards, Angles, and Saxons also emerged as the…

Throughout history, many women have broken free of the ever-existent patriarchy to be remembered for centuries, a few such as Queen Victoria, Amelia Earhart, and Marie Curie. While others are legends in folklore, such as Joan of Ark and Mulan. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross, is the story of the life of Joan a young girl who craves knowledge and has a strong desire to learn. As she grew up she constantly had to validate her intelligence to men in authoritative positions, in order to obtain an…

with traditional Roman customs. Without trade and interdependence serving as the medium for Rome’s influence on the rest of its empire, we begin to see new cultures dominate the scene in Europe, such as that of the Greek-speaking people in the east and, more importantly, the newly migrated Germanic tribes of the west. Moving the capital out of Rome proved dire to the continuation of traditional values moving forth into the early periods of the middle Ages. We acknowledge that the decline had…

In the Bible, there is a famous story that is often shared with children from different religious backgrounds, David and Goliath. This story is about a young man (David) who defeats a giant (Goliath) with a slingshot and a rock. The story describes a young man who exhibits strength, courage, and the ability to conquer regardless of your size. In the Late Antiquity there is a painting of Samuel Anointing David possibly created between 245-256 that was found in Dura-Europos, that is narrating…

The life of cosmopolitan women in late-antiquity has remained something of an enigma to scholars. Perceptions of general decadence and moral impoverishment date back to the early research of historians like Edward Gibbon, who argued that a loss of virtue-ethics plagued the secular government. Authors of the 5th and 6th centuries, like Procopius and St. Augustine, offer little to undermine that notion. One would be quick to assume that the general decline in quality of life in the late…

Homer and Geoffrey Chaucer are from different generation, but they contribute to civilization in their generation. Homer contributes to the transition of oral records by the Greek culture to writing with the use of alphabets. Chaucer helps in establishing English as a major literary language. In the twenty-first century, English is a major language to majority of the people on earth. We have the classical culture of Greek, which colors our world with great stories and personalities. Homer is…

Masks For hundreds of years masks have played an important role in the lives of the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast. They signify ancient traditions dating from antiquity to present day. The dramatic, colorful masks of the Northwest Coast are some of the most fascinating artifacts produced by Native Americans. Mask Making Although the different tribes throughout the Northwest Coast have different traditions and cultures, there are many techniques and styles which are common to…