It’s all about the gods‚ from sacrifice to entertainment. Circus Maximus was the largest chariot racing stadium built in all of Ancient Rome. Its original purpose was to hold religious ceremonies‚ chariot races‚ and other various events which were in honor of Jupiter. The stadium was one of the most popular places to be; enjoyed thoroughly by many ancient romans. Throughout history and many different emperors; there have been multiple reconstructions‚ and expansions of Circus Maximus. Initially‚
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Human habitation goes back as far as 500 B. C. E. Maybe even earlier than that. The Athenian haves a legend that gods did a competition to get the city named after him/her. It goes like this- the Acropolis‚ with Cecrops and the citizenry where determining which god would will earn the honor to be named after this beautiful city. Poseidon struck a rock with his trident and water gushed out. He did it so the people wouldn’t die or suffer from droughts. Another god Athena dropped a seed into the world
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once said‚ “No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” Honor is highly regarded‚ but some people believe that taking their own lives‚ instead of dishonoring their family‚ is a better option. In ancient Rome‚ it was considered honorable for a person to take his/her own life than bring dishonor to one’s family. What is honor‚ what is considered honorable‚ and what else can a person do instead of taking his/her life for honor are all questions that
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The geography of Greece had a big impact on its development of the years. The geography consists of many mountains along with being surrounded by water. These geographic advantages affected the development of its politics‚ military and economy and ultimately led to the success of Polis. Due to the geography of the region‚ the Greeks were isolated from each other due to the mountainous terrain. As a consequence of this isolation‚ “Greek communities tended to follow their own separate paths and develop
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__2__. | Name: Tahira S. Miles Course: American GovernmentTeacher: Rowe‚ GailDate: 9/20/2012 | Main Idea: | Notes: 01.05 | Greece (Module Reading) | Notes:Greek civilization thrived from Greece gave us many things Olympic theater‚ advancements in science‚ art‚ great works of literature‚ amazing architecture‚ mathematics‚ and our first democratic government. Greece is known as The birthplace of civilization. A city-state is A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and its surrounding
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Family Organization To imagine family life consisting of anything else that it is today may be a difficult notion to apprehend. Obscure as it is to believe‚ family life‚ in Ancient Rome‚ although seemingly similar‚ was an entirely different concept. The saying‚ “Dad’s going to kill me!” might just be taken literally. Family‚ or Familia‚ is composed of a paterfamilias‚ our equivalent of a father; his male children‚ married or unmarried; his wife; his unmarried daughters; his daughters-in-law;
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remained constant‚ and that’s the fact that religion played a huge role in all societies. An example of this would be the role of Christianity in Ancient Rome. Christianity was a religion that the Romans has never seen before and was challenged for its beliefs and morals. Although the Romans questioned the religion‚ Christianity spread rather easily in Rome as a result of its vast territories being in one governance. In the end as time went by‚ all the Roman gods went away and was replaced by the beliefs
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Founding of Rome: The story of Romulus and Remus and the story of The Rape of the Sabine Women * res publica- “people’s business”; Republican Period- 509 – 44/31 BCE Location of Rome: perfectly placed between the Etruscans‚ the Latins‚ and the Greeks * gave access to cultural advancement; Romans borrowed many things from the 3 groups * Rome was far enough inland to avoid direct assault from the sea but had access to water and its port city Ostia from the Tiber River Struggle of the
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Both Persia and Greece were very influential during 600 BCE-600 CE. They were both very similar and different in their political and economical areas‚ and they also had similarities in differences in their social life. Politically‚ Persia and Greece were very different in the way that Persia was ruled by a king while in Greece each polis was governed separately. Now economically‚ Greece depended on imported goods‚ and Persia was mainly an agriculture based economy. Their social lives also had similarities
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between the two social classes of ancient Rome‚ comprised of the plebians (common people) and the patricians (aristocracy). Plebians were often treated unequally in comparison to the patricians‚ who owned most of the wealth of the Republic‚ were the only ones able to hold high office‚ and kept plebians out of their marriages. In order to speak out against the discrimination and force concessions from the patricians‚ the plebians performed a boycott by walking out of Rome and refusing to serve in the army
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