Pantheon

Using Greek Decor in the home By Daerus Anderson Mar 11, 2011 If you're about to decorate your home and are thinking of a theme to follow with sculpture, then you'll love home decorating using Greek mythology. The reason is that these characters from ancient Greece are so well known that anyone entering your home will know who they are and have stories to tell about their favorite characters and the various adventures they had. There are numerous characters from ancient Greek mythology that…

Sakinah Worsham Mrs. Kearney Lit/Comp. 10 30 Nov. 2016 Persepolis Analysis In the graphic novel, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, there is an image that covers the top row on page 5. This image has a white background, which suggests that the image is set outside. On the left side of the image, there are four women draped in black “veils”. The two women in the front have their fists in the air and all of them have their heads slightly up. All of them have their eyes closed and they are…

The Fayum portraits are panel paintings that were found in the Fayum oasis in Egypt. The style of this paintings date back to the Hellenistic Period 50BCE-250CE which is the Greek art period. These portraits were attached to mummies to cover the person’s face for burial (Encyclopedia of Art and Classical Antiquates). Fayum portraits illustrated a multicultural society of Roman Egypt. Those paintings were made by using pigments mixed with beeswax and various other ingredients like eggs, resin,…

Villa Rotonda is placed at the top of a hill in northern Italy. It is designed by Andrea Palladio and is one of the most recognizable buildings of the Renaissance. This building is also designed as a place for entertainment and is close to Vicenza. The building is unique because it does not only have one, but four facades. The design is symmetrical; a square plan in the middle and four porticos on each of the façades. Each of the porticos had pediments and they were each supported by six…

Ancient Rome, at its greatest extent, was 2,509,663 square miles. Everything they did helped the city grow. The Romans used art to help build the empire by showing power, advancement, and religion. These influences helped shape Ancient Rome. The Romans used art to represent power. In many pieces, you can see hints of this power. With the column in the middle of the town square, it shows a superior thing looking above everything else. It represents the hierarchy of the government. Also, the…

In 1824, America saw its first ‘legendary’ election. With four, very worthy presidential candidates, including John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford, and Henry Clay. Though it may have been the first ‘legendary’ election, it may have also been the first unjust and corrupt election. This election was a very tight one, John Quincy Adams received 84 electoral votes, whilst Jackson received 99. The reason why many Jacksonians saw this election as rotten was because, although Jackson…

Anubis (Anup) and Thoth (Djehuty) are both deities within the ancient Egyptian (Kemetic) pantheon. As such they have similarities but also many stark contrasts, beyond one being canine and the other being avian. I’ve chosen to explore the similarities and differences between the two from a historical, but also modern perspective. As an example of a similarity they are both involved with the Weighing of the Heart ceremony. In this ceremony the heart of the deceased is weighed against the feather…

As well as, religious architecture that help preserved cultural values and help expressed certain views to the people. For example, the Pantheon which was dedicated to the five planetary gods -Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus. Last, is personal views of propaganda. Many Roman leaders have architecture, sculptural, and paintings made during their era. A couple examples, are Ara Pacis…

In many of the sacred texts about creation that have been encountered this semester, there is a demonstration of a culture’s changing response to the feminine. Also many of the sacred texts establish an etiological justification for the subordinate position of women. The three creation narratives that I will focus on is the Greek, Iroquois, and Roman creation narratives. In the Greek creation narrative, the society as a whole does not view women in the most positive light. Trickery is most…

The Roman Empire went through changes that helped make them stronger and more prosperous. There were new ideas and beliefs, like Christianity. There were influential emperors, like Constantine and Augustus. The structure of the Roman Empire family significantly changed. The Pax Romana brought an era of peace that lasted for 200 years. The Roman Empire went through many changes that resulted in growth, these include, but are not limited to, family life, Pax Romana, and religion. Family life was…