almost as important as Shamash. Shamash is seated and very slightly taller than the ruler‚ but at first glance they are almost on a level playing field. As for the Romans‚ the narrative banding on the column spirals upward are a continual depiction of Trajan’s military accomplishments during the Dacian campaign. As you follow the narrative (originally through the architecture that surrounded it)‚ you are drawn higher. At the peak‚ there would have been a statue of Trajan‚ symbolically and literally closer
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the reverse side of the District of Columbia quarter. The coin is part of the U.S. Mint’s program honoring the District and the U.S. Territories and celebrates Ellington’s birthplace in the District of Columbia. Ellington is depicted on the quarter seated at a piano‚ sheet music in hand‚ along with the inscription "Justice for All"‚ which is the District’s
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Michelangelo Buonarrati Alex Moir/3-15-00 Per.3/Mr. Mikulec The typical stereotype of artists of the past‚ is a lonely‚ tormented outsider‚ who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Well Michelangelo was just that. In fact the stereotype is modeled after him. He was an unsociable loner who didn’t have many friends‚ lovers‚ or even assistants to help him. His temper and rudeness drove others away from him and kept him lonely. However‚ even though he was not the most likeable or
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[pic] San Fermín Introduction San Fermín means the running of bull. [pic] 1. History of San Fermín 1.2. Medieval Period in the 19th century 1.3. Modern Times 2. Single Day Events 2.1. Chupinazo 2.2. The Riau-Riau 2.3. San Fermín Procession 2.4. Pobre de mí 3. Daily events 3.1. Running of the bulls 3.2. Giants and big-heads parade 3.3. Traditional sports 3.4. Bullfight 3.5. Fireworks History Of San Fermín [pic] The origin of the fiesta of San Fermín
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Ancient Greece The Ancient Olympics “And Time‚ in passing onward‚ clearly told the plain story‚ how Herakles divided the spoils that were the gift of war‚ and offered sacrifice‚ and how he ordained the four years’ festival along with the first Olympic Games and with contests victors.” * Pindar Olympian Ode 10.55-59 Even though there were other games within Greece‚ the Olympian Games became the most famous. The man credited with the creation of the games was none other than the hero and
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Formal Analysis of the Virgin and Child in Majesty Maria Teresa Chong HA112 sec.313 Professor David J. Drogin February 26‚ 2014 This sculpture is thirty-one inches tall that has an octagonal shaped base. The Virgin is seated on a stool. It has five columns and bases with very short pedestals. There are shafts with eight corners‚ which have four congruent longer sides and shorter sides. The bases of the columns are like the Ionian‚ but the capital is very similar to Corinthian
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Rosa Parks Section 1 Rosa Parks‚ her full name is Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. When Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was born February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee Alabama and died October 24‚ 2005 at age of 92. She turn out to be the first lady in the nation’s history to lie in a state at the U.S. Capital. During that period in the US history‚ Blacks were not allowed to register as easily as white people. they had to take a literacy test before they were given their voter’s registration. they also were only
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very characteristic of many Leonardo paintings. The Mona Lisa was painted toward the end of Leonardo’s career. In contrast‚ the David created by Michelangelo around 1501-4‚ is a marble sculpture of the biblical hero David. The seventeen foot tall statue depicts a young man standing in contrapposto. Most of his weight is supported with is right leg‚ while his left leg is relaxed. He holds his sling over his left shoulder and a rock in his right hand. His torso faces forward while his head twists to
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that this city was named after the Ogdoad and its creation myth. This is not to say that Thoth was not the primarily attributed to the Ogdoad. The Egyptians upheld this belief to at least the Late Period (as evidenced by a bronze statue of Thoth overseeing them while seated at a throne) (Shafer 1991: 35). However‚ it would seem that the Ogdoad could very well have been conceived as existing independently (as evidenced visually in the Book of Fayum) (Pinch 2002: 175). I believe the connection was established
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to live the rich life that Nero‚ a previous Emperor‚ had. Vespasian tore down Nero ’s Golden House and turned the land into a public park. He also tore down Nero ’s giant gold statue called the Colossus. With the money from the statue ’s gold‚ Vespasian built an amphitheater. He called it the Colosseum after the statue. But what exactly was it‚ and what went on there? The Roman Colosseum was a huge amphitheatre built between 69 and 79 CE (Mann). The events that took place there were gladiatorial
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