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    Alexander of Macedonia Darius’ conqueror‚ Alexander the Great‚ took this concept further. Discovered in his father’s tomb‚ an Ivory head of Alexander’s was found‚ showing that his image had been made for him in advance of him becoming king. In Pompeii‚ a copy of an original Macedonian painting‚ shows Alexander the great‚ shown fearless‚ fixated on his enemy and leading from the front. He is in the midst of battle with king Darius‚ shown fearful and panicking. Where Darius had used a symbol to

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    volcano A volcano is an opening‚ or rupture‚ in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object‚ which allows hot lava‚ volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamberbelow the surface. On Earth‚ volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging. Amid-oceanic ridge‚ for example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge‚ has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart; the Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by convergent

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    of the free form opus vermiculatum and the contrasting opus regulatum that is used for the background. Opus vermiculatum allows the artist(s) to portray human anatomy in artworks and this shows the development of art culture in Rome‚ particularly Pompeii. The Alexander Mosaic is said to be based off earlier paintings by either Philoxenus of Eretria or Aristides

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    Art21 Humor: Comparing and Contrast of two Artists Comparing and contrasting of two artists will show how some artists have similar reasoning behind the creation of their art‚ however; you will also see how the creativity merges into completely different styles of interpretation of their art‚ and what type of emotion art can be created from. Eleanor Antin and Walton Ford both have different backgrounds to what each considers a work of art‚ from real life conceptual photographic art to naturalistic

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    Classicism “Classicism: Aesthetic attitudes and principles based on culture‚ art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome‚ and characterized by emphasis on form‚ simplicity‚ proportion‚ and restrained emotion.” Classical Idealism · - Classical idealism is best understood if one starts at the beginning‚ with Plato and his notion of paradeigma‚ which in essence is describing the other worldly‚ or heavenly place that all beings were originally designed after.[2] - The classical

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    depends on the density and gradient of the slope. The pyroclastic flow consists of two parts. The Basal flow‚ flows on the ground and contains coarse boulders and an extremely hot ash plume. Another good example of a pyroclastic flow was seen in the Pompeii. The Unzen eruption in 1792 started with a dacitic lava flow coming from the Fugen-Dake lava tube. Suddenly the Mayu-Yama dome collapsed unexpectedly following a post eruption earthquake which started a deadly landslide and mega-tsunami which reached

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    tradition. Neoclassicism spread throughout Europe‚ but France and England were the countries that used neoclassical art the most. There are few reasons for the start of neoclassicism. The discovery of ancient artifacts at the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii was a big inspiration to neoclassicism. German art historian Johann J. Winckelmann may have also helped develop the movement when he stated that the most important aspects of classical art were "noble simplicity and calm grandeur (Buser)." Neoclassicism

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    South America‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ Asia and Australia. ACTIVITY 1: RESEARCHING THE WORLD ITEM DESCRIPTION 1. Tasmania Part of the Commonwealth of Australia 2. Sontorini Greece’s mainland 3. Uruguay Central East South America  4. Pompeii Province of Naples‚ Campania‚ Italy 5. Inner Hebrides Mainland Scotland 6. Haleakala Volcano in Maui‚ Hawaii 7. Petronas Towers Twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur 8. Montego bay Second largest city in Jamaica 9. Monaco

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    How did slaves affect the daily Roman economy? As Romans won wars and conquered lands‚ the population of these towns would in most cases become slaves. Some records indicate that Julius Caesar once sold a whole town in his Gallic campaign‚ for which the dealers gave him a receipt for 53‚000 men‚ women‚ and children. “Census records from Roman Egypt during the first few centuries CE‚ some 13 percent of adequately documented households owned slaves” (Scheidel‚ 2010). It is also said that in the

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    eruptions of variable explosiveness‚ ranging from the quiet lava outpourings that characterized much of the latest activity (for example from 1881 to 1899 and from 1926 to 1930) to the explosive Plinian eruptions‚ including the one that destroyed Pompeii and killed thousands of people in 79 A.D. At least seven Plinian eruptions have been identified in the eruptive history of Somma-Vesuvius (1). Each was preceded by a long period of stillness‚ which in the case of the 79 A.D. eruption lasted about

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