Nero

Peter himself. The important symbolism of St. Peter is being one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. The next sacred object and important symbolism is that fact that St. Peter’s was built upon a grave site that had grown up around the ruins of Circus of Nero. The legend is that Peter and other Christians were martyred in this circus (Kinney, n.d.). The St. Peter’s in Rome contains many different status that have been placed on top of the building, and throughout the building. Also, St. Peter’s…

Introduction/Thesis The book of Romans, written by the apostle Paul, touches on many different ideas that are relevant to a Biblical worldview. This was written for the many Christians who were living under the reign of Nero, in Rome. Paul describes the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture in Romans 1-8, and after reading Romans 1-8 and gaining a basic understanding of these points I will briefly describe them and summarize what how these particular topics affect my…

The Collapse of an Empire It has been said by many, “All great empires will fall.” This is a powerful statement, and history has shown it to be true repeatedly. By definition, an empire is a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority. Empires have existed since the beginning of time; for example, the Ottoman Empire, the Persian Empire, the Mongol Empire, and most notorious, the Roman Empire. Furthermore, all…

George Frederick Handel was born on February 23rd, 1685. His parents were George and Dorothy Handel of Halle Saxony Germany. His father was 73 when he was born and he was an eminent barber-surgeon who served in the court of Saxony Weissenfels and Margraviate of Brandenburg. Handel was inspired by music. Unfortunately, his father was very surprised and urged him to study law instead. His father restricted his use of any musical instruments. Luckily his mother, on the other hand, was very…

Fairlight Fairlight, a Sydney suburb in the Northern Beaches, is situated about 13 kilometres north east of the central business district. That makes it a great place to live outside the city and provides a short work commute. Some workers who commute to Sydney or the surrounding suburbs to work drive, while others take advantage of the public transportation system that serves Fairlight. The beach here is calm and perfect for swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving, but is too rocky for surfing.…

to even know what to say. The more I thought the more a few stories in particular kept popping up in my head. The stories I couldn’t stop thinking about were “The Gun” by Mark Haddon, “Good Faith” by Colleen Morrissey, “Trust” by Dylan Landis and “Nero” by Louise Erdrich. Each one of these stories brings up ethical issues on their own but the one that I…

Introduction: Suetonius and Augustus Suetonius’ approach to biography is elucidated by centring focus on the Life of Augustus. Suetonius rose to prominence as a scholar, and later gained positions in Hadrian’s court, with his work The Twelve Caesars dated tentatively to the reign of Hadrian between 117-38 C.E. He did not write in a chronological style like his contemporary Plutarch, but rather divided his work thematically, into categories such as birth, achievements, career, morals and death,…

In the drama Hamlet (1601), William Shakespeare uses the protagonist character Hamlet to illustrate the internal conflicts we all face as humans. Many times throughout the drama, we can see Hamlet struggling within himself—self-doubt, misogyny, depression. All of these conflicts define Hamlet’s actions. In the Hamlet Tragedy, everything is a matter of man versus mind. Hamlet battling his conscience attempting to figure out what he feels is best. Hamlet obviously struggles throughout the play…

actions towards the Senate and his raising of the Equestrian Order, Tiberius’ relationship with the Senate and the role of Sejanus, Gaius’ relationship with the Senate, Claudius’ actions towards the Senate and his promotion of equestrians, and finally Nero, his relationship with the Senate, his use of freedmen and the role of Seneca. Whilst I acknowledge that Augustus came from an equestrian family and so did the Flavians, I am omitting the Flavian Dynasty as I wish to assess…

Paul was born in Tarsus of Cilicia, possibly from an affluent family since he was also born a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 9:11). Tarsus, no obscure city, was already several thousand years old at the time Paul was born. Located near the coast of modern Turkey, it served as naval station and port. It was also an education powerhouse called by F. F. Bruce “a university city.” This explains Paul’s higher education, dexterity with the Greek language, and ability to parley with the top philosophers,…