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Pericles goes so far, as to convince the grieving families and members of the crowd that they should be proud of their sons, and he glad that they died at an opportune moment, “They know that this at least is gain- to meet an honorable end (as they now have) and to grieve honorably (as you do) for those whose lives were cut off at the fortunate moment” (Wills 255). Both ancient Greek culture and modern American culture share this idea of indoctrinating the people to believe in the nobility of…

Imagine yourself being surrounded by people who think you're a monster. In your heart and mind you know you're innocent. The hoards of people try to tear at your soul and drag you down. Nothing you say could ever make them understand, you are trapped. The loneliness, ignorance, and despair is all so overwhelming. This is what Brutus endured to an extent, at first everyone was on his side. Then there was a sudden shift and the citizens wanted him deceased. “If thou consider rightly of the matter,…

Research Paper: The Roman Colosseum For hundreds of years, the Roman Colosseum also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, has been one of the most popular and beloved tourist attractions in Italy. Aside from its gorgeous architecture, the amphitheater’s fascinating history and stories are what makes this iconic landmark into the charming monument that it is today. The colosseum itself, the famous gladiatorial games, and the warriors, also known as the gladiators, made a huge impact on Roman…

About two thousand years ago, Saint Paul wrote epistles in order to preach the Gospel to the Romans. The epistles that he wrote have significant impacts on Christianity; and gave the adherents a clear message that Jesus is the Lord, and the only path to God. His Epistle to The Romans gave latter historians and believers sufficient information to study about Christianity, and its development. He was one of the most important leaders in the history of Christianity. Paul was an Anatolian rabbinical…

During Caesar's funeral, Brutus and Antony gave speeches to the people. Both have some similarities and have many differences. Some parts of the speeches they reflect what happens at the end of the play. Brutus reflects a negative look on Caesar while Antony reflects Caesar as a noble man. Comparing these to together you can see how much they differ in tone. In the beginning of Brutus' speech he starts off with telling the people to have as much respect for him as he has for them. This makes…

Words Can Make the Biggest Difference Throughout history leaders of most countries have taken part in some sort of war. Violence and fighting seem to be the first course of action for a lot of people. Even though they’re extremely underrated, words can hold power that violence cannot. There have been many cases in history where a person using words have made more meaningful impacts using words over violence. Prime examples being Mahatma Gandhi and Mark Antony. In the play, The Tragedy of…

The cultural summation of Ancient Rome can be found in its closely intertwined religious beliefs and complex politics – and there was nothing more complex than the out of character privileges allowed to the pious women of Rome, the Vestal Virgins. The Vestal Virgins were a cult made up of six women, the Virgo Vestalis Maxima and five other Vestals. These women were in charge of worshiping the hearth-goddess Vesta and keeping her sacred fire of Rome always burning (Schultz 1505). The Vestals…

The first being Jupiter who was the roman equivalent of what the Greeks knew as Zeus. Then Juno, Who’s Greek equivalent was Hera. and Minerva resembled the Greek goddess, Athena. Later, towards the end of the 5th century B.C., many more gods from the Greek religion were introduced. Diana, who was a lot like Artemis, Mercury who was the roman equivalent of Hermes, Then there is Neptune, Who was the essentially the same god as Poseidon, Venus, who is the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite, Vulcan who…

"It acquired its name from the giant bronze statue that Nero had commissioned of himself to resemble the Colossus at Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." The Romans used different materials in building this amphitheatre. They made concrete by mixing volcanic materials with stone, sand and limestone. Other materials used were marble, travertine, tuff, tile, bricks, cement and lime. These materials were “very durable, as is shown by the present condition of the blocks in the…

receivest thy full petition at the hand of Brutus” (2.1.59-61). This quote demonstrates the letter that Brutus misinterpreted because he thought the people of Rome wrote the letter. Brutus did not know Cassius forged the letter. Brutus thinks it is the Romans who wrote the letter. Therefore, Brutus joins the conspirators, who later killed Caesar. The final example of the danger of misinterpretation is Titinius success. Pindarus states,”Titinius is enclosed round about with horsemen that make…