Western Roman Empire

Hubris can be defined as excessive pride or self-confidence but it can also be described as arrogance. Man’s excessive pride can only lead to one thing, which is his downfall. It can make people blind to the truth. If we let pride get to the best of us, we won’t listen to others because we think that our opinion is the only right answer. Antigone and Haemon both showed hubris in Antigone. The negative impact of hubris was the present theme in Antigone by Sophocles. In the play Antigone, Creon…

Gladiators where entertainment for the Roman Empire. Gladiators lasted about one thousand years. Gladiators were mainly slaves, but freemen could join. The free men that joined were no longer free and were now slaves and had owners. Before becoming a gladiator you had to go to gladiator school. After you completed gladiator school you had to take an oath. When in a gladiator fight the crowd could bet on who’s going to win the fight. The crowd could favor this gladiator for the other and place…

I. Some structures are built for a specific purpose, others as a form of art and some, a symbol of a growing country. After 2 ½ years later the Gateway Arch has become one of America’s iconic symbol of growth and prosperity. The Gateway Arch is located in St. Louis Missouri, it’s also on the east side of the Mississippi River. Eero Saarinen an architect came up with the design and won a contest from it. The Gateway arch is a fascinating historical structure built through the hard work of…

industry in Chicago downtown. As you can see in the picture, the combination of a culminated entrance with a magnificent dome gives both buildings a spectacular view. The museum of science and industry (MSI) has Greek-Roman style architecture. The reason that I cannot classify it as simply Roman or Greek is because it is a combination of both those style of architecture. For example, the existence of dome and columns that support a triangular pediment implies that the…

Evangelist, Polycarp defended Jesus’ humanity and divinity fighting against the Docetists and the Gnostics. Most remembered for his martyrdom, his death gives witness to Jesus human nature. Taken to Rome, Polycarp was condemned for his faith before a Roman audience. As Jesus died on the cross, Jesus asks the Father for unity in the Church. As a Father of the Church, Polycarp spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, defended the Church in apologetic writing, and fought the many heresies of the first…

Ancient Greeks became recognized for their amazing designs in art. In Art History and Artists Ancient Greek Art it says, “During the classical era they developed their own style that historians would later call the Severe Style.” In Art History and Artists Ancient Greek Art it says, “The Greeks from the Archaic Period made statues of men called Kouroi and women called Korai. These statues had similar characteristics and stood stiffly with their arms at their sides.” In the Classical Period most…

What if America just vanished one day? What would happen to the land of the free? Many empires have been in the exact same position and have fallen hard, let’s hope America isn’t the next. Societies like the Inca empire, Aztecs, Rome, Persian Empire, Easter Island, and the Byzantine empire have fallen due to war, disease and economic troubles. These societies were weakened by economic troubles and disease which usually lead to being overthrown in war. They just couldn't pick themselves back up.…

The Roman Colosseum and it’s effect of Roman Society By: Teodoro Uberuaga Did you know that the Roman Colosseum had gladiator fights, animal hunters, mock sea battles and more. Could hold over 50,000 people. By looking at The Roman Colosseum, one can see that it had a big impact on Roman culture and politics, because they would hold public executions of Christians which made the religion appear treacherous. The colosseum main uses were: politics, entertainment and public executions. The…

In 1906 San Francisco suffered a devastating earthquake and fire. Naturally, this brought a building boom to the area; making the years 1906 to 1910 Maybeck’s most productive. One year after the earthquake Professor Andrew Lawson (famous geologists associated with the Golden Gate Bridge) asked Maybeck to design his house. However, around that time, Lawson also had discovered that the Hayward Fault ran almost directly underneath where his house was suppose to be build. Instead of picking a…

The Roman aqueducts have revolutionized the way humans get water, and as a result, modern countries are still using the same basic concept. As Rome grew, emperors needed a way to supply water to cities. Engineers developed a system of pipes that transported water from lakes and rivers to a city. After the water reached the city it first went to a system of brick-and-concrete tanks called castella,or castles. From there it was relocated through pipes and sent throughout the city to places like…