A key factor which made Christianity popular in the Roman Empire was that it offered an afterlife. However‚ this was not enough to give Christianity an edge over the other cults which also offered an afterlife. Other factors were the facts that it was Salvationist and had a savior‚ it was redemption‚ it offered the reward of heaven‚ and it was messianic‚ missionary‚ egalitarian and compassionate towards the poor. Resistance to the persecution and imperial support were other contributory factors.
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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 Greece is generally
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is different between the ancient calendar and the one we use today is that the Babylonians assigned thirty days to each month. When they realized that was about five days too few‚ they added a thirteenth month to the calendar every six years. The Romans modified this to have months of varying lengths within a twelve-month framework‚ and from then on‚ we have universally used the same standard divisions to track time. From then on gifted minded individuals searched for a mechanism to use for accurate
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Though the roman empire and the roman republic vary in their political structures they are quite common in the structures of their social hierarchy and reasoning for their downfalls. The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire highly differ in their political structures. The republic: created in 509 BCE. was a form of representative democracy. It consisted of 2 consuls of which were appointed by the senate and then voted on. These consuls were the head officers and the were appointed for one year
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Between 500 BCE and 500 CE‚ the Roman civilization experienced changes both politically and culturally. Firstly‚ Rome’s government transitioned from a Republic to an Empire. Later‚ that empire was split into two parts; east and west. In terms of changes in culture‚ it was impacted by the shift in religion‚ as the Romans shifted from polytheism to monotheism. Despite all the changes‚ Rome still remained culturally diverse. The Romans overthrew the Etruscans in 509 B.C.E. The Etruscans
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goddesses‚ athletes and famous men which shows their most perfect‚ graceful form LITERATURE- classical style- elegant‚ balance o Epics of Homer‚ Sapho (love and beauty)‚ Pindar (athletic contest) o DRAMA- most important contribution ▪ Based on popular myths and legends ▪ Discussed moral and social issues‚ relationship of people and gods o TRAGEDY ▪ Aeschylus (The Orosteia)‚ Sophocles (Antigone)‚ Euripides (The Trojan
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Women in Western Civilization Women’s Roles in Society and Contributions to the Art during the Renaissance Period GENTILESCHI‚ Artemisia Judith and Her Maidservant 1614‐20 Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti)‚ Florence The Renaissance is the period in history that served as a liaison between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age era. Historically‚ it is the period known for great changes and adaptation‚ the cultural movement and the rebirth period that lead to great contributions to the arts
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Nearly two thousand years ago‚ the Roman Empire conquered all territories west of the Persian Empire in modern day Iran and Iraq. The empire extended southwards into North Africa‚ and as far north as the British Isles. For close on to four centuries‚ the Romans controlled and conquered most of Western Eurasia and the Mediterranean. However‚ their rule came to an end because of the centrifugal forces of political and economic issues‚ foreign invaders and belligerent tribes‚ and socio-religious transformations
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Achievements and Contributions of the Ancient Civilizations Summary: Ancient civilizations that made significant contributions to today’s modern society. the wheel‚ the alphabet‚ and government. New ideas and inventions of ancient civilizations were important‚ but how they evolved and led to new and more complex ideas and inventions are imperative to our society today. There are a plethora of contributions that early civilizations have made to today’s society. For instance‚ the Phoenicians
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The Dominican and Franciscan orders grew in the 13th centuries‚ with the advent of the medieval-modern civilizations‚ intent on spreading Catholic teachings. The preaching and crusades however needed more education‚ hence the adoption of new classes in the newly established universities in Oxford and Paris to better their theological‚ philosophical and religious work (Gracia‚ Jorge & Timothy‚ 2008‚ p 80). The phase saw more intense studies into the scientific literature from the Greek scholars and
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