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    Carol Twombly Essay

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    the type designer Charles Bigelow, the designer of Lucida, Apple Geneva and Wingdings. Bigelow’s work interested and influenced her work as a typographer. In 1988, Twombly joined Adobe where she contributed to the design of many typefaces such as Trajan, Myraid, and Adobe Caslon. As a typographer Twombly had a short but brilliant career. Pg 3 – 4 “The restriction of two-dimensional communication appealed to my need for…

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    Pliny, in his letter to the Trajan regarding how the issue of Christianity was to handled ,stated that he interrogated them to ascertain , those who confessed Christianity he interrogated them a second time and those who confessed, he ordered execution (Kim 37). Romans that he found them with such mistakes, he signed an order and they returned to Rome. In Trajan`s reply, he congratulated him for his wisdom and stated that those caught with such…

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    Roman Barbarians

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    The Roman Empire suffered many problems in its final year. Many believe the fall of Rome was mainly caused by the inflation of prices throughout Rome. The inflated prices would cause armies to become nonexistent, tax prices to rise, make everyday items becoming unaffordable. Army population would decrease due to soldiers not being paid and would have to barter to pay off the money. Tax prices would rise due to the government not being able to pay the soldiers, and inflation would cause prices of…

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    The Lansdowne Sculptures at The San Antonio Museum of Arts Marcus Aurelius was an aristocrat born in Rome in 121 CE. He ruled as Emperor from 161 to 180, most of those years along side a co-emperor, and was an accomplished warrior as well as a Stoic philosopher, which teaches that to be wise and intelligent one must not allow negative emotions to run rampant no matter what the circumstances may be. Which is why when someone suppresses their emotion today we say they are “Stoic”. This beautiful…

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    Hadrian's Achievements

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    people of all social classes. Hadrian was born in Spain in 76 CE and rose through the ranks of Roman politics and military, partly due to his relationship with Trajan. After Hadrian's father died in 85 AD, Hadrian was entrusted to the care of two men. One of them, a cousin of his father, later became emperor Trajan. As an adopted son of Trajan, Hadrian would go on to rule the Roman Empire from 117 CE to 138 CE, a time that was still considered in the Pax Romana. Hadrian, one of the “Five Good…

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    Hieratic Scale In Art

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    Often times we see hieratic scale in artwork as a way for artist to help the viewer understand the work more easily. Hieratic scale in artwork is a way for artists to convey the importance of a person by showing them larger. Not only do artist use hieratic scale, but they also show importance by the way they make the people look and how they are placed in the works. Also some artist choose to show importance by using the meaning behind the artwork without actually showing the important figure.…

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    Grq 4 Julius Caesar

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    GRQ 4 1. In Chapter 4, we saw that Julius Caesar was murdered partly because he seemed to be moving towards monarchical power. In this chapter, Octavian, taking the title of Augustus, enjoyed greater power than Julius ever managed. How did Octavian not only survive but succeed where Julius had failed? During the Roman Empire, it was best for a leader to be cautious of how they decided to use their power since the Senate was the judge and jury. The Senate had exceeding power, which meant anyone…

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    Nero's Palace Essay

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    Palace is a royal residence, where generally king, queen, or higher rank officers live. The word palace comes from the latin word Palātium which means the Palatine Hill of Rome. The Palatine Hill later become dominated by the massive palace complex of the Roman emperors. This is the hill where the Roman Empire began. Nero’s palace: Nero’s palace is popularly known as the Golden House of Nero. In latin it is known as Domus Aurea. The palace was built by one of the infamous roman emperor “Nero”.…

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    Persecution of a Roman Citizen 1. In the passage Acts 23:31, Paul is accused of treason by Ananias. Paul was a Jew, but since he was a Roman citizen, he was not executed right away like Jesus, rather, he got a trial. Paul was summoned to appear in front of Felix, and his accusers were asked to make their case against him. Furthermore, Paul was allowed to respond to their accusation and defend himself. From this account, when a roman citizen is accused of a crime, he will not simply be dismissed…

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    Italica Seville is the first Roman city in Spain, situated fifteen minutes from the capital, in the city of Santiponce. The city was established in 206 BC. The city was the hometown of two Roman emperors: Trajano and Adriano. A 1 day trip to Ruins Italica would comprise of- Amphitheater At present the theatre it is entitled as the Archaeological Ensemble of Italica. Tourists of Spain can enjoy the walking at the ancient streets to explore the public buildings and ruined houses. One such…

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