Lawrence of Rome

Spartacus was a person in the first century B.C., this means, that he lived in the era of the romans. But the real question is, why did he become famous? Spartacus was a slave leader of the third servile war. The question why the other two servile wars are less famous, will be explained later. Spartacus became famous when he started the third servile war, before the third servile war, we don’t know much about him. Most people say, Spartacus served the romans for some fights and killed a roman…

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,…

The Ottoman Empire was once a very successful and powerful empire. Its prime location allowed for control along the borders of the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, some of North Africa and some of Europe. The Ottoman Empire experienced some success, but along with success came hardship with colliding with the Western Nations. During the Ottomans fall, the Powers of the West looked at the Ottoman Empire as the “sick man of Europe” due to the weakness showed. Having this reputation surely was…

• The historical importance of the word Justinian is that he was high ranking Byzantine nobleman that restored Rome’s fading glory. For example, he sent his general Belisarius to conquest North Africa from the Germanic tribes. Also, they seized Rome from the Ostrogoths. In addition to that, they seized most of Italy and some parts of Spain. • The historical significance of the term Justinian Code is that it is a set of uniform code that served the Byzantine Empire. The Code contained Rome’s…

mid-700’s BC, a very small group of people called the Latins, had settled to form a small town near the Tiber River. This town would later grow into a mighty civilization, and would grow largely all throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Since Rome was also very efficient, Rome had affected us today as a country through their government, science, and art, which helps to prosper in our everyday lives. One of Rome’s important achievements was their government. This was super important because this was…

The Greeks have had a huge impact on the development of western society. Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle have been exceptionally important figures in the world. Homer’s contributions to literature are enduring in both “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” Certainly, the conquest of the known western world by Alexander the Great was a major influence in the region as well. However, one of the greatest and enduring contribution of Greece towards the Western world is found in their forms of…

When Mark Twain saw the Capitoline Venus it ““prompted him to write a short story, “The Capitoline Venus,” in which he described the statue as the “most illustrious work of ancient art the world can boast of”” and when you look upon the Capitoline Venus it would be very hard to argue. (The Capitoline Venus) The Capitoline Venus and the Esquiline Venus are to statues that depict the Roman goddess of love. Though they are of the same subject they are depicted in too very different ways. The…

Quite a bit of our insight about state strategy under the Mauryas originates from the Arthashastra composed by Kautilya (all the more famously known as Chanakya), who was a Brahmin pastor under Chandragupta Maurya. In spite of the fact that it was composed toward the end of the fourth century BC, it seems to have been rediscovered just in 1905, following quite a while of insensibility. The treatise in its present structure is in all probability not the content composed by Kautilya, however it is…

The arch served in many important structures in ancient Rome. It allowed them to build strong and permanent bridges as a part of their extensive system of roads. This was important because it allowed the Romans to move their armies around the empire more efficiently, bridging rivers and chasms that could cost…

helped maintain the peace, stability, and wealth for the Roman Empire. At the time, despite having Nerva at a very old age, he was considered to be one of the good emperors because he had taken over the Senate’s offer to be next in line to rule over Rome preventing a second civil war from having to breaking out. Nerva was also the first to start the practice…