At around 20BC a statue was created in celebration for Augustus’ victory over the Parthians. This statue is known as the Augustus of Prima Porta‚ and was created in the image of Augustus in Prima Porta‚ Rome. A man named Tiberius commissioned the creation of this statue in honor of Augustus‚ and depicts himself as a hero of the particular battle on the breastplate of the artwork. As previously stated‚ the statue is in commemoration to the victory over the Parthians. The Romans lost many battles
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Marble Statue of a Youthful Hercules‚ a Roman marble sculpture from A.D. 69 to 98‚ Flavian dynasty‚ depicts the Greek Mythology hero: Hercules . In contrast‚ Commemorative Portrait of a Chief (Lefem)‚ an African wood sculpture from 19th to early 20th century‚ is an portrayal of one of the rulers of Bangwa chiefdoms . Both sculptures contain concepts of the power and strength using the idealized male figure and reflect the physical perfection of the beauty of the ideal
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and the Statue of Gudea. Within each of these we find similarities and differences which I will be discussing at length within this paper. I will also be considering the intended purpose or function that each of these sculptures has. To begin‚ we will look at the medium. The most obvious similarity is that these are both sculptures of individuals and are meant to depict the person (or people) in a somewhat realistic manner. Memi and Sabu are themselves slightly larger than the Statue of Gudea‚
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historical significance and narrative. While a good amount of the text does have to do with description of the work‚ there is also interpretation of the characters and their respective emotional states. With said emotions having to do with the French Revolution and those involved‚ as well as their reactions to the personification of liberty herself. Title: A discussion of attitudes having to do with the French Revolution. Original Essay: La Liberté guidant le peuple (Liberty Leading the
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often than not‚ one can tell that artists are relaying a certain theme‚ message‚ or idea within their work of art. By looking at certain aspects‚ such as texture‚ shape‚ and light‚ the viewer of the artwork can try to interpret it (Belton‚ 1996). The Statue of Gudea and The Royal Acquaintances Memi and Sabu are two sculptures made a very long time ago‚ both in B.C. One of the most defining features of a sculpture is‚ of course‚ shape. The whole point of sculpting something is defining the shape into
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moon in 1969 . Neil Armstrong‚ mission commander‚ Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin‚ lunar module pilot‚ and Michael Collins‚ command module pilot . The significance of the Apollo 11 mission where they go samples from the moon ‚ millions of people watched ‚ and that the president Richard Nixon called Neil Armstrong when he was in space . One of the significance of the Apollo 11 mission was they go samples from the moon because if that mission wouldn’t had happened we have might of not discovered something
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Significance of the code of Hammurabi: The code of Hammurabi holds extensive list of laws that scholars to date still debate on how the Babylonians interpreted and lived by the code. The purpose of Hammurabi imposing these laws was to stipulate rules for commercial interaction‚ celebrate the wisdom of his rule and set punishment and fines to meet justice requirements. The significance of the code is the principle of Talion (an eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth); which means that a person who has
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Lenin’s Famine of 1921-1922 Lenin’s famine of the year 1921-22 occurred in Russia and is also referred to as the Poyolzhye famine. An estimated five million people lost their lives as a consequence of the famine which barely lasted for a period of two years. The main reasons that resulted in the famine were due to the economic turbulence experienced as a result of the First World War and also the Russian Revolution. As a result of the famine‚ several internal revolutions were recorded and this necessitated
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are selected at random and their mean and standard deviation found to be 7.992 mm and 0.01mm. Can you conclude at 5% level of significance that the first batch of screws has greater mean than the second batch? 2. A sample of 8 independent observations provides the following: 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.5 4.9 4.2 4.4 3.8 Can you conclude at 5% level of significance that the mean is below 5? 3. A house cleaning service claims that they can clean a four bedroom house
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WWII (The Battle of Stalingrad‚ 2016). One reason for this is that it stopped the German advances into Eastern Europe and Russia. After the battle‚ they won no decisive battles‚ and the Soviet army had the control‚ with the German’s in retreat (Significance – The Battle of Stalingrad‚ 2015). The Soviets began to regain the land they lost to the Germans. Everything the German’s gained in their other successful offensives in Russia had all been lost and their 6th Army was no more (Battle of Stalingrad
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