Ptolemy

didn’t want or need a co-ruler and because many despised the fact that a woman held incredible power in Egypt. This split the kingdom and caused a civil war to break, forcing Cleopatra to flee Alexandria for the sake of her safety. In 48 BCE it was Ptolemy XIII who had the most power in Egypt. Julius Caesar arrived in Egypt that same year because he was chasing after Pompey the Great as Rome was also in a civil war between those two leaders and because he wanted to collect the debt he was owed…

The zoo originated in ancient Rome and the rulers to collect around the exotic animals kept in the palace to enjoy, to highlight the wealth and status, then, the king of Egypt Ptolemy who built the first city planning of the zoo, with the progress of human civilization, in 1874 the Oxford English dictionary will be officially "Zoo" (Zoo) included in the lexicon. According to the World Zoo Association, more than 600 million people visit the zoo in the world every year. One of the ten people on…

6) Renaissance Why is perspective important for the Renaissance artist? With reference to two (or three) examples of artworks in which linear perspective plays an important part in the overall composition of the painting, discuss how the system was employed to create a desired illusion of depth, and what the artist wants to communicate through this. By: Bernice Seow The Renaissance was the period between the 14th to 17th century that originated in Italy and spread to the rest of…

In the insignificant existence of humanity, those who possess the scientific brilliance to discover new data as well as the brave audacity to challenge previous theories bring us closer to a true contemplation of the universe. Similarly, throughout the work of scientists, noticeably Nicholas Copernicus and Galilei Galileo, the human understanding of the universe grew from an arrogant system that revolves around Earth into the eloquent heliocentric system we now know to be true today. The…

Belief system was broken down into different categories and consisted of gods that ruled over each of the classes. This form of worship is much like the modern day college schedule. For example, most students going through college working for the professors that they attend courses with. From what I have gathered from the research that I have done the Egyptian people worship place their gods in high standing positions. This being said their form of worship tends to follow a lineage-based system…

Alexander became a young king at the age of 20, and later known as Alexander the Great. His leadership, wit, strategic plans, and knowledge helped him succeed in ruling the people. The way he portrayed himself to people was critical to the publics eye. “When he felt it was necessary, Alexander could be brutal, and his show of force brought the Greek cities back into line. But Alexander also could be merciful, as Plutarch demonstrates in the story of Timoclea…Aleander was so taken by her bravery…

Golden Age of Islam allowed for these discoveries through the critique of other scholars’ work. Al-Haytham’s contributions were generally focused towards optics, but through more open access to information Al-Haytham was able to scrutinize the work of Ptolemy to help develop an improved…

In the history of natural philosophy, one could rarely completely diverge from the stance of founding figures of the current paradigm, such as Aristotle and Ptolemy. However, it was possible to actually use the stances of founding figures to add credibility to one’s new paradigm, despite contradicting them. We even see this in Copernicus’s argument for a heliocentric universe, as in Book 1 of On the Revolutions…

explain the world as it really is, and instrumentalism strives for empirical adequacy, ignoring accuracy. Most people likely fall towards realism considering unobservable entities such as electrons or quarks are so widely believed in. However, like Ptolemy, it is not uncommon or contradictory to hold a mixture of these beliefs (DeWitt 75). It is completely possible to have realist attitudes towards some theories or subjects, and an anti-realist view about another. The possibilities are endless…

the stairs. Raphael was said to have added him after he saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel since they both were working in the same building under the same Pope, Pope Julius II. Raphael is more hidden than Michelangelo. He is standing next to Ptolemy as well as looking out at the…