Roman citizenship

Rome lasted from 31 B.C.E. to 476 C.E., and both had advanced social and political systems. Even though both empires had gone through many difficulties and severe changes, Imperial Rome Empire still kept many political and social aspects from the Roman Republic, and Han China from the Qin Dynasty. The Han China empire and Imperial Rome empire had governments that were heavily engaged in economic activity, so they can be able to build a strong social and political order, and to have control over…

The Discobolus ( Discus Thrower) Artist was a man named Myron. Date of its creation is 460-450 BC. Housed in the National Museum of Rome, showed at the palazzo massimo. Theme- The discus thrower was a sign of nobility of the human beings, it represents beauty of the male body in sport and what man can achieve. The Discobolus, also known as the “Discus Thrower” was one of the first statues to be made and positioned the way it was. It showed great strength and athleticism…

"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" by Jacques-Louis David in the year 1801, is perhaps one of the greatest surging examples of Neoclassical art we have today. It is an oil painting on canvas whose saturated color shows an unusual amount of reverence to a mere man in charge of an army. Such exquisite detail and illumination in classical art was reserved for deities and heroes-- through this work it can only be assumed artist David equates Napoleon's strength with that of an epic figure or at the very…

The Fall of Rome Just like it’s beginning, the end of the Roman Empire didn’t happen all at once. For almost 500 years, Rome ruled over the Mediterranean Sea and put fear into neighboring countries with their powerful military and vast territory. Other civilizations didn’t dare to cross them. But all good things must come to an end… What caused the Roman Empire to fall? Invasions, corruption, instability, military weakness, and natural disasters are just a few. There were not only foreign…

Intelligence plays a key role in being truly “great”. Alexander The Great was exceptionally intelligent, and assembled his army to achieve greatness. As a kid, Alexander’s mother and father hired a teacher for Alexander. As stated in The background essay, ”philosopher Aristotle taught him academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare.” Thus, Alexander became very smart at a young age and continued to gain knowledge throughout his childhood. Also, Alexander conveyed his intelligence throughout…

Civilizations throughout all time and around the world have had their own traditions and unique cultures. China had a belief that there was a cycle that should take place with their emperors called the Dynastic Cycle and within that the Mandate of Heaven (Duiker) This means that emperors cycle in and out of power in a unique way, and it is the god’s decision on how this comes about. This tradition is demonstrated clearly through the Ming dynasty’s overthrow of power by their neighbors Manchus…

the first Roman emperor. Augustus was never a modest emperor and was aware of all of his accomplishments. In his personal record of his undertakings in Res Gestae, Augustus wrote about his political life, military happenings and his support for the public along with a political statement. Augustus Caesar was supportive of himself and the decisions he made and wanted his people to know this as well. The Res Gestae was a successful piece of a propaganda, especially coming from the first Roman…

Between 200 BCE and 200 CE, the two leading empires in the world were China and Rome, due to their widespread and rapidly expanding territories. Both empires expanded significantly throughout the span of their empires. To control such vast areas, Rome and China implemented comparable practices, yet significantly different. The Chinese government was much more centralized and bureaucratic, when being compared to Rome. In governing such extensive territories, bureaucratic and legal considerations…

In ancient Greece during the Archaic period, youth and athleticism were highly valued when creating statues. Both Kroisos, from 530 BCE and the Kritios Boy, from 480 BCE were both nude and had some form of muscular features sculpted onto them. However, the Kroisos has a stiff posture and is realistic while the Kritios Boy is more naturalistic and shows the first form of contrapposto. Both the Kroisos and Kritios Boy are made of marble and have muscular features carved onto the bodies. They…

Julio-Claudians use traditional and foreign religion as a political tool? In this essay I will investigate the ways in which the Julio-Claudian dynasty used traditional Roman religion alongside foreign cults as political tools to legitimise their imperial role by emphasising divine heritage and by providing religious cohesion by conflating traditional Roman religion with aspects of foreign cults. I will use both ancient authors and modern scholarship to analyse the ways in which the…