used to refer to isolated Jewish communities in other cities. From which the word "Ghetto" derived‚ the Jewish ghetto of Venice is the world’s oldest. Jews from the East‚ Northern Europe‚ Spain and Portugal had been coming to Venice for short periods‚ in which they were sometimes tolerated or persecuted. In 1252‚ Jews were not allowed to settle in the main part of the city‚ so they settled on the island of Spinaulunga‚ which later became Giudecca. Until 1385‚ when the first Jews began to settle in
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Question: Roman free standing sculpture and stone bas-relief are said to be but copies of the earlier Greek work. Still‚ while there is much in common‚ there are differences. Discuss the likenesses and differences of the roman and Greek art. Then agree or disagree with the first sentence of this question and present evidence to prove your point. Answer: Greek sculptures and Roman sculptures are so much alike that many people believe that Roman sculptures were just copies of the Greek work before
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he Romans in Britain The Romans arrived in Britain in 55 BC. The Roman Army had been fighting in Gaul (France) and the Britons had been helping the Gauls in an effort to defeat the Romans. The leader of the Roman Army in Gaul‚ Julius Caesar‚ decided that he had to teach the Britons a lesson for helping the Gauls – hence his invasion. Julius Ceasar In late August 55 BC‚ 12‚000 Roman soldiers landed about 6 miles from Dover. Caesar had planned to land in Dover itself‚ but had to change his
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The Romans seemed to have done well for themselves when it came to technology and engineering. Perhaps‚ you can say that they have a “knack” for it. The had created so many things from water lines to engineering roads in order to make it easier to get from place to place rather than having to either go by ship or by foot. The Romans had created water lines that they could use for drinking water fountains and private water systems to use for hygiene and etc. They had also created functioning
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Destructive Passion and Past Repetition In “Roman Fever” In the short story “Roman Fever” we see a pattern in the lives of the women. I like to call this destructive passion. Destructive passion can be put into a literal term of passion itself. “Passion in itself is an emotion applied to a strong feeling about a person or thing.” (Merriam-Webster online) This also means that passion can be known has having a strong desire towards something or someone. Intense passion in the forms of love‚ fear
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was the Roman Army so Successful? The Roman Army was one of the most successful armies in the past as they conquered most of the land in Europe. There were very successful because of their excellent organization‚ strict recruitment policy‚ hard training‚ well equipped armors and equipment and intelligent tactics. Recruitment was the first important process to recruit good men to join the army. The selection process was strict. The man was aged between 18 to 25 and had to be a Roman citizen
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legal stratification of Roman society saw dissolution of traditional social values‚ increased injustice‚ and economic exploitation. While the central tenants of Christianity were based on equality‚ community‚ justice‚ the superiority of character over wealth and of God over man‚ these ideals presented a philosophical and spiritual alternative to the materialistic‚ hedonistic‚ cruel and selfish society that Rome had become and made this revolutionary ideology gain traction first in the lower classes
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When someone says they’re Jewish‚ that can mean a couple things. Either that is their religion‚ or their ethnicity‚ it could even be both. Judaism is the term of following the Jewish religion. Judaism isn’t a religion based off of one single founder or central leader‚ nor is it based off theological decisions made from a group. The Judaism religion is better described as an Israel way of life that’s based off of the Tanakh. The Tanakh is essentially a different version of the Christians “Old Testament
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Roman Theatre- • We look at Athens because we have the most sources • Most important form of entertainment • Very open‚ did not really need money to go to the theatre • Profound religious associations • Played an important political role • Stage was‚ like the agora‚ democracy was discussed and displayed in front of the Romans • Romans owed a lot to the Greeks in terms of theatre. They were very influenced by the Greeks • We see this in the architecture of the theatre • But Romans were
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After the interwar period between 1918 and 1939‚ Europe found itself in the midst of war again. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and the Soviet Union formed an alliance called the Allie Powers‚ to fight against Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan‚ who made up the Axis Powers. Brilliant military generals and leaders met throughout the second World War to discuss strategy and tactics. Strategy refers to the overall plan for defeating the enemy‚ while tactics refers to the specific military action to implement
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