The Ancient Roman civilisation is known for their vast empire‚ spreading across Europe and parts of Africa. With so many people in this vast empire‚ many tactics and factors came into play to keep them happy and safe. These factors enabled emperors to do both of these things‚ and continue to expand their empire. Arguably the best way to keep the barbarians out were the borders‚ both natural and manmade. When barbarians tried to attack Rome‚ the mountains stood in their way. Even if they made it
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he did many things that were either cruel or for selfish reasons such as achieving support and rising in power in Rome. On the one hand‚ Caesar always did his best to please the people of Rome. He spent his time creating games such as lavish gladiator games and other forms of entertainment to keep the people happy‚ and he expanded the Roman Empire by nearly a third of its original size. When he arrived in Egypt after the Egyptians had killed his rival Pompey‚ the Egyptians brought Caesar the head
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Analyse the techniques used in a music video of Robbie Williams- Rock DJ‚ directed by Vaughan Arnell. Rock DJ‚ directed by Vaughan Arnell‚ was Robbie Williams’s first come-back video after been in rehabilitation. In this Video Arnell uses various techniques‚ camera angles and shots to show the lengths artists will go for fame and fortune represented by the DJ. Rock DJ has been banned from television due to the Cannibalistic scenes which ironically gave the video more attention and won several
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married Caesar’s daughter‚ Julia. This tie broke down when Julia died in childbirth (Gill). #7.Julius Caesar was elected Pontifex Maximus (Gill). #9.Caesar was fond of gladiators because they were crowd pleasers. Caesar wanted the people of Rome to like him so that he would become their ruler‚ so he held spectacular gladiator shows to please them. He used bread and circuses to gain popularity of the people. At these shows‚ he offered free entertainment and free bread to the poor people of Rome
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the civil rights they deserved. In Rome‚ the most entertaining place to go to was the Coliseum. The Romans used the Coliseum for gladiator and wild animal fights‚ as well as theatrical productions and entertainment. Like the Romans‚ the United States has theaters and stages for plays‚ on/off Broadway shows‚ and even concerts. Although America does not have gladiator and wild animal fights‚ something slightly similar is Medieval
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Italy is a large arena that was dedicated to the gladiator games in the first century. The Colosseum in Rome‚ Italy is an important part of the world’s history. If the Romans had not built the Colosseum‚ we would not have most of the sports‚ or stadiums we have today. The Colosseum has inspired sports and stadiums all over the world. The large‚ man-powered‚ awnings on the Colosseum inspired the retractable roofs on large stadiums. The gladiator games were the modern-day Olympics in the first century
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Spartacus and Full Metal Jacket were the most inspirational and significan films of the bunch. Spartacus is about a rebellious (slave of the same name) purchased by Lentulus Batiatus‚ owner of a school for gladiators. For the entertainment of corrupt Roman senator Marcus Licinius Crassus‚ Batiatus’ gladiators fight to the death. On the night before the event‚ the enslaved are "treated" with female companionship. Spartacus refuses to engage with Varinia‚ a slave from Brittania‚ and they form a sturdy relationship
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reference to the fall of the Roman Empire‚ most people’s minds immediately gravitate toward the bath houses or the gladiator arena.1 Most people find these acts to be immoral at their face value‚ but there is a greater level 1 Keith Bradley‚ “Leisure and Ancient Rome‚” Canadian Journal of History 31‚ no. 3 (December 1996): 425-26. of immorality involved in the bath houses and gladiator arenas. The obvious thoughts of these social issues are bad enough‚ but one must consider that the people in power
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Introduction In this essay I will be discussing Richard Wagner’s artistic vision known as ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ and the historical context which inspired it as well as th e intended relation between music and text in this genre and how it differs from the considerations that gave rise to opera in the Baroque period. Finally I will make clear how Wagner’s use of motifs in his music dramas relate to his aesthetic ideas about music and language. ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ In order to understand the theory described
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Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained from birth to be a great ruler like his father. At age eleven‚ he dedicated himself to religion‚ although he considered philosophy to be the "true‚ inward" religion‚ one which did not require ceremonies necessary in others. He was appointed by Emperor Hadrian to priesthood in 129. The Emperor also supervised his education‚ which
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