Late Antiquity

While Pirenne exaggerated Gregory while explaining a strong Merovingian poetic tradition, he takes Gregory’s writing too literally when he describes 6th century Frankish architecture and makes a claim contrary to archeological evidence concerning Merovingian architectural prowess. The Frankish city Clermont, according to Pirenne, was “marked by Byzantine luxury,” (Pirenne, 134). In this case, Gregory agrees with Pirenne, describing the church walls as, “adorned with many kinds of marble,”…

Dwight Coddington March 21st 2016 Introduction to Humanities The reintroduction of Greco-Roman antiquities to a world of demographic, cultural and economic decay brought about a new era defined by a distinct increase in interest surrounding the powers of the human mind. Accepting of the title humanism, it was a manifestation in late-medieval art, architecture, politics, science and literature. Generally, humanism stresses the individual's creativity, reasoning, and aesthetic powers. However,…

Marathon was a major battle in the first war between the Greek city and the Persian Empire. It was a major victory for the Greeks, and some historians argue that it is one of the most important battles in the history of the world. At Thermopylae in the late summer of 480 the Spartan king Leonidas held out for three days with a mere 300 hoplites against thousands upon thousands of the best of the Great King's troops. It has also been the site of several battles in…

The Renaissance was a period of great cultural and technological changes that swept Europe from the late 13th century that was integral in the development of Europe in a roundhouse. Despite all parts of Europe was different changes, there were two primary revivals that were more noticeable. They were Italian and Northern Renaissance. Both of these revivals had a profound impact on Europe. But they also had some typical differences between them and each one was unique in its own way. The word…

Wilson has a section dedicated to the schools in late antiquity. Wilson identifies what he believes to be important people during this time that had a lot of impact on schools in the empire. Some of the schools mentioned are located in Gaza, Athens, and Alexandria. “Gaza school is associated with the invention of the catena” (p. 33). Procopius most likely a member of the church was the chief member of the Gaza school. (p. 31). Procopius taught pupils to paraphrase sections of impotent text. It…

Many analysts and historians claim that the current era is an era of science. Scientific innovation occurs at an almost startling pace and no ideas are safe from criticism. With this context in mind, it is sometimes hard to grasp the fact that until recently, human inspiration was not primarily derived from the possibilities of the future. Instead, it came from tradition. This article will review the works of Andreas Vesalius, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Francis Bacon to explain how their…

A Thousand Deaths Quiz To fully understand the story A Thousand Deaths, by Jack London’s you have to understand the various inside hints that are laid out throughout the story. For instance,” Late in his life, his father had abandoned the musty charms of antiquity and succumbed to the more fascinating ones embraced under the general head of biology” and “ After having penetrated the dual mysteries of physiology and psychology, his thought had led him to the verge of a great field, for…

is where the tablecloth actually comes from, because if you think about the Christmas table decorations with beautiful blankets, it is always an advantage to know the story. Already in antiquity small tables were provided with mouth cloths, which were changed to every food. However, it should then take until the late middle age until the cloths were fixed to the tables and used as a support. At that time the tablecloth had mainly the task of serving for the cleaning of the hands. The tablecloths…

the arch and the dome that made buildings strong and well-engineered. Since the establishment of the Roman Republic in 509 BC to about the 4th century AD Roman Architecture covers this period. After that period this architecture was reclassified as Late Antique or Byzantine architecture. No proper architect example survived from before 100 BC, and the majority of survivals are from the later empire, after about 100 AD. Roman architectural style kept contiuning its influence over building…

In antiquity, a willingness to preserve patriotism or die for principle was paramount. These ideals opposed what was currently the state of France; self-centered aristocracy’s desire for luxury above the good of the state. Philosophers criticized societal…