Roman citizenship

When one observes a profile picture, one tends to see optimistic, attractive traits to showcase that they have their life together. Everyone tends to parade their best self, a disguise of sorts. Long ago Hawaiian bones were stolen from their sacred grave sites and distributed across Europe, America, and other locations. In America, the bones were required to be returned to their origins, but not in Europe. Within in the play, Ola Na Iwi by Victoria Kneubuhl, a character named Kawehi who’s from…

The Pre-Socratics Epistemology One can only begin to fathom the way of life in ancient Greece. The culture was well preserved, but that was it. Their way of thinking can only be speculated by our current vorhaben based translations of their documented, and their way of life is only a fragment of our fantasy of what we hoped they did and believed. I myself can only resort to imagination as I dream of what life was like in an ancient Greece city. As I read the texts of Aristotle Selected Works,…

Athens Essay To begin to write on the topic of Athens is a remarkably overwhelming and broad undertaking. The city turned empire had some of the most creative and groundbreaking advancements to human society the world has ever seen. The city was one surrounded by controversy, a rogue doing whatever it wanted in order to achieve this city created in the wake of the goddess of wisdom, Athena. Some loved it, some did not. While many sources documented the city in a variety of aspects, we looked at…

In 2004, the Cleveland Museum of Art purchased Apollo the Python-Slayer (figure one) which they believe to be the only surviving piece from the Greek sculptor Praxiteles. After the purchase, questions arose regarding the authenticity of the museum’s claims as well as the murky history of how this piece was procured and how it was found in Germany in the 1980’s. Scholars agree that Apollo is ancient, but are irresolute of the label the sculpture should don. Two arguments sprung from the display…

pregnant. When times are tough do you look for the blessing in the midst of the trouble? Do you say to yourself; tragedy means there is triumph somewhere in the equation? Paul pens this letter in Romans this is a time not to rebel but a time to wait. Either way we have to wait during time like Romans 8; why is that? Does you think it matters how you…

influential church father. His autobiography, The Confessions, described his moral struggle, the conflict between his spiritual and intellectual aspirations and his sensual and material self. Knowledge would lead to virtue was taught by many Greek and Roman philosophers and Augustine rejected that idea. He claimed that rational knowledge cannot make someone strong enough to avoid lust or any other evil and that only God’s power and grace would grant that. This became the foundation of all…

likeness of his wife Sabina and his lover Antinous. He is able to begin to impart his love of architecture and the arts into Roman culture through this constant construction. The building of the infrastructure will ultimately influence Hadrian to continue to build and renovate Rome helping make it one of the cultural beacons of the world.…

“Barn Burning”: Who Is the Real Hero? In the short story “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner, Sarty is made out to be the real hero by growing strong through family value and short life experiences his father drags him through. Sarty seems to support and have faith in his family as well as going to the extreme of lying for his father. He has learned the importance of blood shared by relatives, but at the same time knows in his heart right from wrong, which includes telling the honest truth.…

The fall of the Roman Republic nearly saw the destruction of Roman civilization. From the ashes of constant infighting between powerful generals and senators, Octavian—the adopted son of Julius Caesar—rose to unquestionable power. This marked the beginning of the Roman Empire. Octavian, given the title Augustus, was regarded as the example that each emperor would model his reign after. In order to stay in power, the emperors had to ensure political dominance and foster unity among the people.…

“The Gladiator” (2000) Directed by Ridley Scott unfolds an enthralling movie that tells the story of Maximus Decimus Meridias an honorable Roman General who saved Rome through his sacrifices, obstacles, and transformation. Maximus sacrificed dearly through his life, losing his family, title, and freedom. He left his wife and son on his land in Trujillo to command the Northern armies under Cesar Marcus Aurelius. He gave of nearly 3 years of his life away from his beloved family to serve his…