Byzantine Empire‚ which split Rome into two. The world at this time was witnessing the mass movement of pastoral people interacting with sedentary people and the weaknesses of many empires including the Han Dynasty‚ the Guptas and Rome. During the Pax Romana Era‚ the Roman Empire was at its peak in the Mediterranean because of powerful‚ unified governmental rulings. The army and the emperors ruled over a huge amount of land; from North Africa to the northern parts of Britannia‚ a city-state. Throughout
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From about 30 B.C.E to the 200’s A.C.E the Roman and the Han Empire’s fell. The Roman Empire had 2 centuries of Pax Romana (Peace in Rome) that ended with the death of Marcus Aurelius and started the decline and fall of the empire. In the Han Empire Liu Bang ruled the Empire very peacefully and restores unity to China‚ Bang established a centralized government‚ lowered taxes and softened punishments. Following Bang’s death Wudi ruled the Han empire and was known as the Martial Emperor because he
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different kinds of people. Second; The decadence of the Roman world‚ this had many people open to new ideas and ways of living. Third; Roman roads‚ this made traveling faster and easier than traveling through deserts and forest to get around. 4; the Pax Romana ‚ this was so that the roman empire were at peace with each other and not at civil war which made traveling on the roads a lot easier because peoples were not shooting each other from either side anymore. Finally 5; Caesar’s gift to the Jew’s‚
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Deification of Caesar Transformation‚ the subject of the poet’s work The transformation of Caesar into a divine being: Caesar’s Comet during Games of July 44 BCE in honor of Caesar’s victories Ovid‚ Metamorphoses: “And Venus . . . raised from the body of Caesar the fleeting spirit‚ Not to be lost in air‚ but borne aloft To the bright stars of Heaven. As she bore it‚ She felt it burn‚ released it from her bosom‚ And saw it rise‚ beyond the moon‚ a comet Rising‚ not falling‚ leaving the long
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Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf) and Female personification (Tellus) were represent of the goddess and they came from different periods. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria‚ discovered by archaeologist Joseph Szomabathy and dated in ca. 28‚000 - 25‚000 BCE. She is really tiny‚ she just height about 412 inches and the carved from limestone. Tellus is a very good work of the artist name Ara Pacis Augustus‚ It was found in Rome‚ Italy‚ dated in 13-9 BCE‚ Marble‚ and high 5’3”. It is the procession
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire vary in their political development and achievements. The Roman’s developed two different codes of law‚ one that applied to citizens and another that applied to non-citizens. Rome’s trade routes were built using stone‚ which made it very easy for merchants to travel from one city to another over a vast amount of land. China‚ however‚ used a single code of law for all their citizens and conquered peoples‚ and used a long and treacherous trail in their trade; that
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In the Mediterranean region from200 CE to 1000 CE‚ many cultures were affected by political transformation which either changed their society or helped it to remain the same‚ one being that of Rome. The Roman Empire over time continued their original laws‚ usage of humans for entertainment‚ and status of women. However‚ over the course of time Rome changed its religion which was mainly polytheistic to monotheistic‚ privileges of different sections of society‚ and its division of the Empire.
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Empire had was its collapse in the late classical period. Han China and Gupta India‚ also struggled with a collapse in their own empires at the same time. In the year 100 CE‚ the Mediterranean‚ and majority of Europe‚ was in the middle of the Pax Romana. In 180 CE‚ Rome’s decline was viewed as a decline because of a faulty leadership and outside invasions‚ this was due to‚ lack of strong leadership. This caused Rome’s collapse to speed up. Other factors blocked it’s ability to prosper‚ but without
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Introduction This essay consists of the research done on works of art: Ara Pacis‚ which is located in Rome and Panthenon‚ which is located in Athens. The purpose of the essay was to do research on both and compare and contrast them. Both works of art have been constructed in a fascinating way‚ and have been significant since the time they were built until now. They both are visited by hundreds of tourists every day because of their importance in culture‚ beauty and purpose. Ara Pacis In 13 BCE
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For many centuries‚ the Roman Empire flourished and was able to make many great accomplishments and creations that have influenced modern culture today. Despite the success of this empire‚ it soon began to crumble after the Pax Romana‚ which was a period of 200 years of peace and prosperity. Many factors contributed to the decline of this empire‚ including the spread of famine‚ disease‚ and the effects of Christianity‚ as it spread throughout the empire. However‚ the three main reasons that contributed
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