Ravenna

Before Becoming Dante In The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1321, he describes his journey through three realms starting in Inferno leading up to Purgatory and finally arriving in Paradise. Inferno is one of the three parts in which Dante uses more description, including allusions from his background and from his religious point of view, including the Bible, old text, and Greek stories; creating a mixture of sources that he used. Not only that, but he also uses the…

Within the novellas of Boccaccio's Decameron, there are countless examples of women being controlled by the men in their lives. One example is the relationship of the Marquis of Saluzzo, Gualtieri and his wife Griselda depicted in the Day 10, Story 10 novella. Pressured by his people, Gualtieri decided to marry Griselda, who was a poor farm girl. Gualtieri asked Griselda a series of questions that exemplify how women were essentially ruled by their husbands, including, “If he were to marry her,…

During The time of The Roman Empire we were given emperors who understood the needs of the empire .People who put in place rules, structures and successors who would result in the continuation of a great empire. With Emperors such as Septimus Severus during the third century and Valentinian the Third during the fifth century we see a shying away of the golden age of Rome and a republic deemed more towards selfish desires, and fulfilling their own needs and wants rather than the State of Rome.…

Steven Wells Great Buildings in Architecture Prof. Price 3/9/15 Dome of the Rock Jerusalem (687-691) vs. Oratory, Germigny-des-Près (806-810) There are many differences between the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Oratory at Germigny-des-Près. There are also many similarities between them as well. Before I can get to the comparison between them, I would like to talk about them individually. Both buildings are used for religious purposes to this day. The Dome of the Rock is a temple shrine…

their country To honor that they make a holiday out of it. So people can remember that day and be honored.. Saint Ursula's day is on October 21. “She headed for Rome, with her followers, and persuaded the Pope, Cyriacus, and Sulpicius, Bishop of Ravenna, to join them. On their return, Cologne, Germany, was being sacked by the Huns, who after Ursula refused some advances of their prince, beheaded all 11.001 of them, supposedly in 383. One of the 11,000, St Cordula, escaped death on the first day…