Post and lintel

construction is also a mystery, as modern resources to move such heavy stones didn 't exist, but it does fit into some of the types we have discussed. Stonehenge uses a shell system, as it is built of stones for all of the structures. It is specifically post and lintel construction. Stones are upright with horizontal crosspieces for most of the…

The Paschal Meal Hippolytus brings out the link between the sacraments of initiation and the Eucharist being the summit. Also, the sacrament of penance reaches its peak in the Eucharist, hence, the central sacrament is the Eucharist. The understanding of the Passover for the primitive church and the Jewish paschal ritual has to be clarified. Roland de Vaux thinks that the origin of the Passover ritual is from the nomadic shepherds who offered young animal for the well-being of their flocks.…

Entering through the stone and iron gates announcing Lincoln University is a moving experience that prompts reflection on the historic memory of the university—the first degree granting intuition of higher education for African Americans that counts a Supreme Court justice, a Harlem Renaissance poet, and two presidents of African countries among its alumni. The history and famous graduates are often used in the marketing of the school, but how can this historic memory play a role, if any, in…

Tiger Gao Art History ASP w/ Mr. Callahan 10/10/2015 Why can the Pantheon in Rome be seen as the pinnacle of Roman architecture? The Pantheon was built by Emperor Hadrian between 118 and 125 C.E. and is regarded as one of the most iconic pieces of Roman architecture. Built without any steel rods, Pantheon withstood external influences in the past centuries and still stands as one of the best-preserved temples in Rome today, representing the pinnacle of Roman architecture. While the Pantheon’s…

Ancient Greece is renowned for cultural developments that ultimately laid a foundation for modern Western tradition. Their profound innovations in art and architecture greatly influenced the development of the world and will continue to echo through time. There is no better reflection of their architectural ambition and genius than the Parthenon. The Parthenon, constructed between 447 and 432 BCE on the Athenian Acropolis, stands as the most lavish, technically refined, and programmatically…

Ancient Greece has an interesting process to decide who will be one of the jurors to take part in one certain trial. The jury was elected by nine consuls by tribal ballot, and the tenth tribunal was drawn by the clerk of the magistrate. The court had ten entries, one for each tribe, twenty for each tribe, two tribes for the tribunal, one for the jury, one for each of the ten, and another for the box, The jury 's vote is here, in addition to two large bowl. At each entrance stood the rods equal…

2. Octavian was the grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. Octavian was believed to have been groomed by Caesar to be the next ruler of Rome. When Caesar died, Octavian and one of Caesar’s lieutenants, Mark Anthony, fought over who would become the next ruler of Rome after ruling together did not work out. Mark Anthony sought the aid of the Queen of Egypt, which at the time was Cleopatra, whom Caesar once sought help from. Octavian managed to defeat Anthony and Cleopatra and was given…

1. Law and the language of power: Compare the language used by Sophocles, in his Antigone, and in the Code of Hammurabi to describe law and authority. King Hammurabi had used harsh retaliation liberal language in the code of Hammurabi. The reason why Hammurabi used the harsh language in the Code of Hammurabi has to come with the time period of Babylonian society. The ancient Babylon had a high agricultural productivity and it results in a superior ability of supporting population dependents…