Vesta

situated near Colosseum and is one of the greatest signs of Roman Empire. The location of this forum was well known, but the excavation work was started in the 20th century. There are many temples in this forum, which are dedicated to Venus, Saturn, Vesta, Romulus and many more. If you have not seen this forum when you are on your trip to Rome, it is same like as if you have visited Paris, but you have not seen Eiffel tower. This is an interesting place where you can spend several hours without…

important than these). They typically believe these gods lived on Mount Olympus, a mountain in Greece, that at the time, was too high for anyone to visit. Their beliefs are similar to the Romans. The Roman gods; Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Pluto, Vesta, Minerva, Diana, Apollo, Venus, Vulcan, Mars, and Mercury match up almost exactly to those gods. Each god represents the same thing. They each have the same symbol as well. In addition to worshipping the gods,…

Female Force in Classical Rome Throughout much of history women are seen to be caretakers and wives. Their main role was to bear children, take care of the households, and cater to the needs of men. This is true for many societies and even holds true for Classical Rome. Women could not hold a public office, vote or even serve in the military. Even though woman in Rome lacked the same rights as men, they did have an impact on Roman culture and society. Women were able to influence politics…

Throughout his life, Isaac Asimov, had numerous jobs, although he will forever be a science fiction writer. Born on January 2, 1920, Isaac Asimov spent the first few years of his life in the Soviet Union. By the age of three, his family moved to the United States. Within moving to the United States, Isaac Asimov worked at his father’s candy store when not in school. At the store he worked the magazine rack. The rack consisted of the Amazing Stories science fiction magazine. Despite Mr. Asimov’s…

topic though. The main gods in greek roman mythology while the same beings had different names. The main 12 and their roman counterparts are Zeus/Jupiter, Poseidon/Neptune, Ares/Mars, Athena/Minerva, Aphrodite/Venus, Hera/Juno, Hades/Pluto, Hestia/Vesta, Hermes/Mercury, Hephaestus/Vulcan, Apollo/Apollo, Artemis/Diane. Now to something more modern. Second is modern day appearances. There are many examples for both sides so i’ll focus on about two or three from each. On the greek side…

Mercury was the messenger of the gods and they laid on him a large amount of trust. Apollo’s twin sister, Diana, was the goddess of the hunt and was quite the opposite of Apollo. She was cold, bitter, and ruthless. Minerva was the goddess of wisdom and Vesta, Juno’s sister, was the goddess of hearth and home. All of these idols were believed to have the characteristics of human weaknesses and they are shown throughout all of Roman mythology. The society and religion of Ancient Rome began to all…

inclined orbit, tilting 17 degrees relative to Earths plane.” (Zachar, Kendler) Between Mars and Jupiter, inside of the Kuiper Belt, there are numerous objects that are larger than the planet Pluto. Some even have their own moons. Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta were discovered inside the Kuiper Belt, all with relative spherical shapes. This would increase the number of planets to over twenty. With the discovery of a possible tenth planet, astronomers had to reassess what the definition of a…

that, “ ‘Inspector Gregory, to whom the case has been committed, is an extremely competent officer. Were he gifted with imagination he might rise to great heights in his profession.’ “(Conan Doyle 179). Holmes used his deducting skills to find a wax vesta buried in the mud that Gregory completely missed. Then Holmes uses his imagination to find horse tracks in the ground, which leads him to find the missing horse. Next Holmes knows that the guard dog didn’t make any noise because a stranger…

the asteroids seen today (Space.com). In the 1800's, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered what he thought to be a new planet. He named the asteroid Ceres and by the 19th century, there were several smaller bodies found and that were named; including Pallas, Vesta, and Juno.…

Time Traveler Portfolio On the 10th of October, I took a three day journey to see what Ancient Rome was like in the mid-3rd century. When I got there Rome fell into the first Punic War. I watched as Rome advanced forcefully into Hieron’s conquered land and sought for peace and an alliance between them. Later the Romans built the first massive fleet of warships. At Mylaee, Gaius crushed Carthaginian’s squadron with their new maneuverable ships. I observed them using the…