Temple

want it to look like the ordinary Roman temple because it wouldn’t have been acceptable nor appropriate. Due to the fact that the roman temple was a representation on the pagan cult. Like mentioned before the Christians didn’t want their building to imitate any of the Roman temples. So they tired to do the complete opposite of what other religions did as far as decorating their buildings from the inside out. With the Roman temple unlike the basilica the “temples serve as treasuries and…

This temple provided its audience evidence of Rome’s refinement by Augustus. Augustus confirmed the transformation of Rome in this temple, because he “found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble” (Grout). Marble is a luxurious stone that automatically signals wealth, and by Augustus exploiting the marble from…

known that Caesar had originally intended to build this temple during his rule. Augustus’s completion of the Temple of Mars Ultor was a strategic political statement to affirm himself as Caesar’s heir and finishing this temple showed he was finishing Caesar’s work and continuing his lineage (Cartwright 2013). The design of the temple is an example of Roman appropriation of the Greek past and was designed to reflect the style of the nearby Temple of Venus in Caesar’s Forum to create an…

the unbelievable Gilgamesh — stands the most seasoned surviving ziggurat, delegated by the supposed White Temple, a holy place named in cutting edge times for its whitewashed mud-block dividers. Accepted to have been devoted to the sky god Anu, the sanctuary sits on its ziggurat stage 40 feet over the ground, its corners situated toward the cardinal purposes of the compass. The White Temple is humble in size (around 60 feet long) and was manufactured, not for open services, but rather for…

During his visit to the Thyagaraja temple in Tiruvarur, a temple town, he heard Ramaswami Deekshitar sing hymns at the temple. He was so impressed with his singing, he invited Ramaswami Deekshitar and his family to Chennai. Deekshitar agreed and came to Chennai along with his wife, 3 sons and daughter around 1790. In Chennai Mudaliar gave the family a house in Chennai and all the necessities. Ramaswami Deekshitar as his daily routine used to visit temples under the patronage of Mudaliars, and…

Upon arriving at The Temple B’nai Jeshurun I was not exactly sure what to expect or what I had got myself into. I had assumed that my class would be looked at weird and treated funny because we were spectating their Jewish worship. However, after arriving in the sanctuary the people were very friendly and welcoming. Some even came up to us and shook our hands and told us they were glad to have us there. Sally Frank was very helpful and mentioned someone of the holidays we had learned about in…

The Temple of Divus Iulius was created by Augustus in the Forum Romanum and was dedicated in 29 B.C.E. Creating this temple with the name and dedication to his uncle and adoptive father, on the site where he was cremated, established this clear connection between Augustus and the people, giving them another space to remind them of the deceased Caesar, and now his heir. Through elements of plan and decoration the Temple of Divus Iulius develops connection between…

The scene under study, from the film A Passage to India, depicts the Englishwoman Adela Quested exploring the local Indian area surrounding Chandrapore and discovering ruins of a native temple. While no words are uttered during this scene, it is crucial for understanding the full scope of the cultural conflict between the native Indians and the English colonisers. It is also worth noting that parallels and comparisons can be formed between the imperialism found in this film and that which can be…

intertwining has been the term ‘fertility rites.’ For this purpose, as stated by Reay Tannahill, author of Sex in History, “When the shaman donned the garb of a priest in the very earliest days of civilization, the prostitute also found - in the temple - a comfortable niche that she was to…

Athens, was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Athenians’ patron deity. Built after a period of success, the building was symbolic of the power held by the Athenians. Its intricate design adapted existing architectural styles into something new and unique, and it has inspired architectural designs around the world ever since. Believing that she contributed to their success in the Persian Wars, the Athenians built a large temple in dedication to the goddess Athena. This temple, known…