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    Domenicos Theotocopoulos‚ otherwise known as El Greco‚ was born in Crete in 1541 and died in 1614‚ Domenicos was a talented Cretan painter‚ architect‚ and sculptor. He was given the name El Greco‚ translated literally as "the Greece"‚ because he was born on the island of Crete in 1521 and at that time Crete belonged to Greece. El Greco lived on the island of Crete until the age of 25 when he left to explore the world. In Venice‚ El Greco worked under Titian who was considered the Great Master

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    Nature of Evil in Greco-Roman Pagan and Judeo-Christian Societies Greco-Roman pagan societies feature the belief in many gods and deities‚ with their immense power create phenomena such as thunderstorms and volcanoes. In these societies‚ when something positive occurs‚ you are to give praise and make a sacrifice to the gods. But when something negative occurs like a disaster‚ these societies believe that you have angered the gods and will suffer their wrath. But when looking at these two occurrences

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    Art History 2 6 May‚ 2012 Why Do Artists Use Greco-Roman Ideals in their Works of Art? The term “history repeats itself” usually implys a negative connotation‚ but that was not the case in European art during the Italian Renaissance and the French Revolution. These were times when Italy and France were attempting to reinvent themselves after numerous centuries of stagnant oppression. During the Renaissance‚ Italians strived to surpass the intellect of the Greek‚ while in the French Revolution

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    fruit.   II. Rise in Christianity The rise in Christianity produced lots of dramatic changes in Rome’s society when pressure arose from the barbarians. Christians oppose the war‚ so maybe when the attacks were increasing‚ people from the Empire would not fight‚ due to them opposing the war. When the barbarians attacked‚ the fewer people would fight. Money that was supposed to be used to maintain the Empire might have been used for building monasteries and churches. Christianity might have attracted

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    John Calvin devoted the majority of his life to the promotion of Protestantism and made such a difference that his impact is still seen today in Christianity. John Calvin is considered one of the most prominent figures during the sixteenth century because of his paramount religious perspectives. He was mentored by many distinguished figures that were a part of the Reformation movement that effected some of the essential composition of Calvinism doctrines. Calvin’s unique perspecticdid believe in

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    After the persecution and death of Jesus‚ a Jew from Nazareth‚ the new religion of Christianity was sparked and Christians started to pop up all over Rome. Early Christians suffered lots of persecution‚ but eventually the persecution died down. Early Christians made an impact that first spread through the social aspect of Rome‚ but soon through the political aspect as well. People with high levels of political power were impacted‚ one of which being Emperor Constantine. Emperor Constantine issued

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    ingeniousness and beauty of Roman architecture has not been lost on us in the 2000 years since it was built. Even today‚ we still marvel at what incredible builders the Romans were‚ and at the sheer scale and integrity of many of their projects. It is hard to argue that today’s architecture will maintain the same lasting grandeur as that which the Romans built. If we can still respect and admire the grandeur of Rome as it was in it’s day‚ one can only imagine how much of an influence people of the time

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    Introduction Classical Greek culture had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire‚ which carried a version of it to many parts of the Mediterranean region and Europe. Greek culture influenced the development of Roman civilization because at first Rome absorbed ideas from Greek colonists in southern Italy‚ and they continued to borrow from Greek culture after they conquered Greece. Ancient Greece has had an enormous amount of impact on culture in the western world. For this reason‚ Classical

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    Christianity was an important influence on the development of early western civilization. Around 4 B.C.E. Jesus was born. The events of his life and death lead to the development of Christianity which first spread among slaves‚ the poor‚ and women who were dissatisfied with their place in the Roman patriarchal society. Christianity then spread to the upper classes and the educated. Around the 4th century C.E. the Emperor Constantine acknowledged the Christian religion‚ and by the 5th century

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    The Romans were ruling and the Jews wanted everything to be different. A Messiah‚ Jesus comes to save and teach them God’s will. The Romans are against this and do something to prevent it. - - Romans are against Christianity and start taking some measures about it. Emperor Constantine acknowledged Christianity as a religion. - - Jews and the Roman Empire The Roman Empire grew as a large population within a long period of time. Actually‚ the Roman Empire was developing gradually‚ so that

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