Macedonians

The Celts love of ostentatious display extended beyond jewellery and weaponry, with more mundane articles like drinking vessels, cauldrons and even fire dogs being heavily decorated. Not only did the Celts use precious metals to create their artefacts, they also made use of glass to create beautiful objects. Craft workers would melt and twist different coloured strands, to make jewel-like beads similar to the Murano glass we are familiar with today and probably crafted using techniques we…

supporters to start a rebellion in Egypt. Thus, Juba II became the perfect choice. A man raised within his own household, who upheld the same values as him, a scholarly mind, militarily accomplished, and with the proper pedigree to wed a princess (as the son of the conquered Berber king of Numidia). With a wedding of such important stature, it was attended by many noble dignitaries and recorded as a significant historical event. For example, the renowned poet Crinagoras composed that, Great…

It is the shared experiences that we impart with and our personal perceptions of the world around us that truly influence our ability to find a sense of belonging. The level of belonging we identify with is directly governed by these intrinsic values that we uphold. In the memoir “Romulus, My Father” (1998) by Raimond Gaita, these ideas are explored through the protagonist, Raimond Gaita and his promiscuous mother, Christine, as their separate ideals and views become juxtaposed to demonstrate…

Aristotle is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in many subjects; one of these subjects being political theory. He has influenced how the framers made the constitution and the content put into the important document. His works and opinions still continue to greatly influence our current government due to the lasting effects of where his beliefs were placed; like in official documents. His contributions to our government are very prominent, but he is often not credited.…

absolute monarch who centered his empire on a “cult of kingship” (pp. 120, 127). Similar to the imperial spies who aided the Persian government, Alexander’s rule began as an expedition from his father’s kingdom of Macedonia (p. 126). In contrast to the Macedonian style, however, the political authority of Persia, administered by satraps, based its imperial system on the examples of Babylonian and the Assyrian Empires (p. 121). Roman administration had “an elaborate body of law, applicable…

Titus Maccius Plautus was a Roman playwright who leads huge influence on theatre development. He mainly wrote comedies. His comedies based on Greek comedies and it’s fascinating because of its humorous. Meanwhile, Plautus was also engaging in social criticism because the five plays reflected some social problem of the Roman society. The first play of the five assigned ones is “The Pot of Gold”. The main theme of this one is the process that how Euclio changed to a good man, or the evolution of…

Greece is firmly rooted in its past. The history of Greece shaped the way the country is today. The Greek civilization began on an Aegean island of Crete about 3000 B.C.E (World Book 538). This culture was known as the Minoan culture. However, in 2000 B.C.E, villages began to develop in the mainland of Greece. These villagers called themselves Mycenaeans, after the powerful town of Mycenae in the Peloponnesus. The Mycenaean’s were in contact with the Minoan culture on Crete and adopted some…

effects. To do this an overview of how Rome became the fairest one of all is necessary. This essay will briefly examine how Rome rose to power and through power and greatness lost its upper hand and became torn. With the conclusion of the Punic and Macedonian Wars, the Roman conquests concluded and the city-state obtained great power, an immense amount of land and a great deal of new citizens, who now claimed Rome as their home. They…

years from the time of Alexander’s death to design and construct a funerary cart for Alexander The Great. This would make his mummified body conveyed to its tomb. On their way to the destination, the funerary cart was met in Syria by Ptolemy, a Macedonian general in Alexander’s army. “Ptolemy, in 305 B.C. proclaim himself as the king of Egypt, as Ptolemy I Soter and started the Ptolemaic dynasty” (Robert S. Bianchi). He then diverted the body to Egypt where it was buried in a tomb at Memphis. In…

We learned, changed, and took many things from Ancient Greece. We took their art and architecture and changed Greek government so we could put it into our lives. Ancient Greece is different from us, but similar in some ways because the first Christians were Greek and early scripture was written in Greek, not that all of them believed in Christ, but they made inventions we use today, and they were smart to choose their leaders. Geek ancient food there was much different from us today. We now…