Pantheon, Rome

famous building looks the way it does today. The Colosseum is officially known as the Flavian Amphitheatre since it was the work of Emperor Vespasian who was a part of the Flavian dynasty era in Rome. Around 70-72 A.D., Vespasian constituted the Colosseum be designed and built as a gift to the people of Rome (“Colosseum”, 2009). Construction on this masterpiece took just about a decade but unfortunately, Vespasian died before the Colosseum opened. His…

is fable and the descendants of Carthage were rather the Phonecians from Tyre who acquired land over the natives of Africa, the Lydians and Nudmidians (Morey, 1901) The government of Carthage was similar in structure to the tyrant kings of earlier Rome, being aristocratic and under military rule. Further reading tells us that the Carthaginians excelled in trade, building commercial links with the world powers if the time. This included the nations such as Arabia, for heir frankincense, Egypt…

Roman Empire had a lot of influence on western societies today even though the Empire has been gone for a long time. The quote, “Rome never fell: it became something greater, an idea that achieved immortality” we can see that the Roman culture had survived, which in a sense means that the Empire also survived. Here are a few examples of important cultural ideas from Rome that still exist today. First of all, there is the Roman language, Latin. Since the Roman Empire conquered many different…

The Byzantine Fresco Chapel opened in February 1997 as part of the Menil collection which displayed the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the western hemisphere from the time it opened till February 2012. A frescoe is a quickly done painting in watercolor on wet plaster on the ceiling or wall, in order that the colors penetrate the plaster and when it dries they will become fixed. After it was announced that the collection would permanently return to Cyprus, the frescoes were later stolen from…

The Roman Empire is unique in its original and effective ideas Ancient Rome’s government set an example for future countries that used it as generations passed. Rome established a Republic, where citizens voted for The Great Roman empire also contributed a great deal of great ideas of their time and use today, such as the development of the alphabet, sewers and sanitation, the original concept of “lawyers”, and roads. The Roman Empire did invent “Aqueducts, Underfloor heating, Concrete and…

republic and finally by an emperor. The Roman Empire lasted 500 years, beginning in 27 BC and ending in 476 AD. The fall of Rome was caused by several factors, some of which having more of an impact than others, three of these potential factors are, the spread of christianity, the struggle to find enough troops and resources to defend the empire and the increasing size of Rome also had a big impact on the ‘Fall’. PEEL 1 One of the major issues that impacted the fall was their exertion to gather…

Rome was a fascinating place with new types of art skills, beliefs and philosophies, languages, architecture, and contributions. The Romans spread an earlier type of floor art called mosaic. A mosaic is a picture made up of many small colored tile pieces or glass pieces. Roman art mainly focused on emotions, feelings, moods, and all sorts of imagination that the artist had visioned. Sculpting techniques from the Roman age were also a popular view to look at in modern times. The Romans…

Ancient Rome Summaries The Geography of Ancient Rome: Ancient Rome’s development of civilization was affected by geography. Rome began with the downfall of the foreign kings in 509 B.C. , but Romans like to say that the history of their city is from 753 B.C. Ancient Rome is located in Italy, Europe, and is near the Mediterranean Sea. The first settlers of Rome were the Latins. The Latins came from a region surrounding Rome. They chose Rome as a spot for its mild climate, good farmland, and its…

Rome. Before it was a mighty empire it was a republic with allies. One of the many was with the Ptolemies of Egypt. Most known and famous was the last queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII. There is more to the tale of the Ptolemies of Egypt. The paper will start with discussing Ptolemy I and the establishment of his dynasty in Egypt. The beginning of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt started with Alexander the Great. Ptolemy Ι was a Macedonian general serving under Alexander the Great. “Egypt had been…

Roman Lifestyle Festivals Many festivities take place in rome specifically the colosseum. Festivals were held in rome for purposes like showing gratitude towards gods or celebrating great battles which ended in victory. There were three kinds of festivals, annual holidays that held a fixed date like worshipping gods or games, annual holidays that were moveable in other words feasts which magistrates or priests would handle the date, or holidays that were for special celebrations. Holidays on the…