d´Este‚ attempts to obtain one of „night“ paintings. This never happened because neither was for sale. Third states that he painted frescoes on facade of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi – residence of German merchants in Venice.[5] In 1530 about him writes patrician and art expert Marcantonio Michiel who mentions in his notes seven Giorgione’s pictures in private venetian collections. In the late 16.century do not rumour any authentically information about Giorgione.[6] It is well known that he was trained by
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The family was very important in renaissance Florence as it constituted the primary unit of association. Within renaissance Italy there can be seen to be three distinct ideas as to what constituted a family‚ the nuclear or immediate family‚ the extended family including aunts‚ cousins‚ grandparent and the bloodline or linage which included all ancestors who shared the family name. The Florentine concept of the family or famigilia was‚ as theorized by Goldthwaite‚ the nuclear unit‚ not the extended
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The works of Jane Austen are often dismissed as “quaint” novels focusing on romance and other domestic themes‚ however much of Austen’s works serve as social commentaries and criticisms‚ and touch on such controversial topics such as: the social hierarchy‚ social mobility‚ gender constructs/constraints‚ etc. Of her novels‚ Austen’s Persuasion is (arguably) the most blatant example of criticism for the aristocracy/social stratification. Set during the Napoleonic War‚ Persuasion portrays the tensions
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People of Rome)‚ one of the ___________ of the Roman Republic. 3. Rome was divided into two broad classes: the ___________ – the small group of aristocratic families and the ___________‚ basically everybody else. The ___________ were drawn from the Patricians. 4. The Senate was a sort of a mixture of ___________ and giant advisory council. Their main job was to set the policy for the Consuls. 5. Each year the Senate would choose from among its ranks _______ co-Consuls to serve as sort of the chief executives
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The spread of democracy was being seen in governments for the first time when adopted by Athens and Rome. In this essay I will compare the similarities and differences between the Ancient Greece and Roman forms of government. Explain how the structures of the government worked and how the society picked who was fit to hold office. Also in the terms of how the officials were picked‚ explain who were the people in the society who actually were able to vote. Lastly‚ this essay will explain what lead
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Ancient Roman Laws Although the history of Rome’s regal period is based in large part on legend‚ and was so in antiquity‚ tradition was strong‚ and many of Rome’s laws and customs‚ committed to writing much later‚ have their roots in the distant past. Ancient Rome had many different types of law in government. Out of all of the ancient Roman laws‚ the Julian Marriage laws‚ the laws of the kings‚ and the Justinian Codes‚ are some of them. The Julian Marriage laws were very specific and
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non-Romans can earn citizenship if they are a good fighter. He also creates the Praetorian‚ which are 9‚000 of the best soldiers who act as the emperors body guards. Also‚ he reduces the number of members in the senate. He allows equestrians to become patricians‚ which causes social mobility. He throws parades and celebrations where the plebs can get free food. Augustus believes social moral has declined mainly in the rich and limits their extreme parties. He believes religion can cure so he builds many
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Han China and Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire both had a great influence not only on its people but the world as a whole. The two had similar and different methods of political control. Both ruled their people under a bureaucracy‚ they had civil servants to maintain their large empires‚ and their foundations were made of great and strong rulers. Aside from the similarities they also had several differences. Take China for example‚ they focused more on Confucianism and they had a Mandate
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"When Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus sought to establish the liberty of the common people and expose the crimes of the oligarchs‚ the guilty nobles took fright and opposed their proceedings by every means at their disposal" - Cicero. The Gracchi Brothers were revolutionary in both their goals and achievements‚ as they changed the politics‚ the economic situation and the social problems of the Roman Republic. During the Gracchi’s existence‚ Rome was facing a number of social‚ political and economic problems
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republic. Between 509 B.C. and 133 B.C.‚ Rome adapted the government to fit the need of the people it served. It also developed the military power to not only conqueror not only Italy‚ but also the entire Mediterranean world. In the early republic the patricians controlled power‚ the land holding upper class. Senators‚ who served for life‚ interpreted laws and issued decrees. In the event of a war the senate might elect a dictator who ruled for only six months in time of emergency. (“Roman Republic.") In
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