Jonmundur Gretarsson LA 120 OL9: Art History through the 15th Century Assignment Final Essay Lindsey King 08/0812 Justinian‚ Bishop‚ and Attendants & Allegory of Good Government Justinian‚ Bishop‚ and Attendants & Allegory of Good Government In this essay I will discuss these two paintings and answer why they are both so unique for their time. I will also compare their content and context. I will also discuss how the mosaic Justinian and Attendants was used as means of
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Virgil: possible test questions 1. Bk I: 1-11 Invocation to the Muse I sing of arms and the man‚ he who‚ exiled by fate‚ first came from the coast of Troy to Italy‚ and to Lavinian shores – hurled about endlessly by land and sea‚ by the will of the gods‚ by cruel Juno’s remorseless anger‚ long suffering also in war‚ until he founded a city and brought his gods to Latium: from that the Latin people came‚ the lords of Alba Longa‚ the walls of noble Rome. Muse‚ tell me the cause: how was
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sacked the city of Rome. The Empire spent the next several decades under constant threat before “the Eternal City” was raided again in 455‚ this time by the Vandals. Finally‚ in 476‚ the Germanic leader Odoacer staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on‚ no Roman emperor would ever again rule from a post in Italy‚ leading many to cite 476 as the year the Western Empire suffered its deathblow. There also occurred a severe financial crisis‚
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evident resemblance to Augustus even though not all used the classical style or had a blood relationship with him. In his Forum‚ also used for ceremonies‚ Augustus validated his claim to be Caesar’s hair‚ placed his sculpture amongst Aeneas and Romulus founders of Rome and Julian ancestors. He was then shown as a natural successor. Alexander the Great remained a model for Roman generals and emperors who wished their portraits to convey their military achievements due to the romantic views of his
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19 BC THE AENEID by Virgil BOOK I Arms‚ and the man I sing‚ who‚ forc’d by fate‚ And haughty Juno’s unrelenting hate‚ Expell’d and exil’d‚ left the Trojan shore. Long labors‚ both by sea and land‚ he bore‚ And in the doubtful war‚ before he won The Latian realm‚ and built the destin’d town; His banish’d gods restor’d to rites divine‚ And settled sure succession in his line‚ From whence the race of Alban fathers come‚ And the long glories of majestic Rome. O Muse! the causes
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A .Mockingjay Written by Suzanne Collins Published in 2010 Genre: Young Adult‚ Fantasy Fiction B. Mockingjay‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ is the third and final book to the hit series‚ The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen has ventured through the Hunger Games and the third Quarter Quell‚ and has been rescued by the rebels in District 13 and has been convinced to become “the Mockingjay‚” which happens to be the symbol of the rebellion in Panem. As she takes lead of the rebellion Katniss
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Religion in the Roman Empire Religion in the Roman Empire was extremely diverse‚ due to Rome’s ability to blend in new religious beliefs from freshly conquered territory into the empire‚ from the Hebrew Religion in Palestine‚ the Classical Greek Gods of Homer in Asia Minor‚ the Druids in Gaul and Germania and Celt’s in Britannia‚ Rome’s religious tolerance was a vital hallmark which greatly attributed in its ability to successfully mend in new people and cultures into the
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------------------------------------------------- Book VI Summary Roman‚ remember by your strength to rule . . . To spare the conquered‚ battle down the proud. (See Important Quotations Explained) At last‚ the Trojan fleet arrives on the shores of Italy. The ships drop anchor off the coast of Cumae‚ near modern-day Naples. Following his father’s instructions‚ Aeneas makes for the Temple of Apollo‚ where the Sibyl‚ a priestess‚ meets him. She commands him to make his request. Aeneas prays
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POLS 3310 Tu/Th 4-5:30 Final Paper Machiavelli in his book “The Prince” seems to sap the very foundations of morality and stops at nothing short of capsizing the entire edifice of religion. His thoughts resonate with a loathing of true virtue and propagate corrupted politics. Actually‚ today the term Machiavellianism is used to refer to the use of deceitfulness to advance one’s goals or desires. In ‘The Prince”‚ Machiavelli breaks from the classical view of virtue as represented by his philosophic
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Throughout history‚ there have been many great empires‚ but they all fell at one point in time. Usually‚ this was because of a series of internal events that weakened an empire to a point where it was vulnerable to a final blow from an external source. The Roman Empire was the largest empire in history‚ which existed for about 1‚200 years‚ with times of war‚ prosperity‚ and innovation. However‚ all great empires eventually came to an end; in 200 CE‚ The Roman Empire started to decline‚ and about
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