surrounding cultures. The Eumachia building‚ the largest building in the Forum‚ was almost certainly built after Roman colonization. Its porticus‚ marble doorway (which may or may not be original to the building)‚ and dedication to Concordia Augustus and Pietas show that the building may have been a show of dedication to the Roman Empire and its emperor Augustus by Eumachia and her family. Additionally‚ the city was organized into wards and social hierarchies in reflection of the Augustan restructuring of
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William Shakespeare Obituary William Shakespeare‚ 52‚ of Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire‚ England‚ passed away on April 23‚ 1616. The funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Church. William was born in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire‚ England between April 23-26‚ 1564. He graduated from King’s New School in Stratford and continued his life writing plays. William was married to Anne Hathaway on 27 November 1582; they were married 34 years. William was a playwright and director for the
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himself...odysseus is trying to get home to continue his life‚ it’s not really about anyone else. aeneas‚ on the other hand‚ has lost everything. his wife‚ his city‚ most of his friends and anchises shortly into the epic. aeneas is the representation of pietas‚ and his goal isn’t for personal gain or welfare‚ it’s for the divine conclusion that the fates and jupiter have ordained. aeneas reaps no benefit from his actions - they are purely for the gain of others‚ such as Iulus‚ and it advocates him as a
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Machiavelli worked for the Florentine Republic before the Medici family came into power. According to Vincent Barnett‚ being a diplomat allowed Machiavelli to gain experience and knowledge on the “winding ways of power politics” and to learn about many powerful political figures. This
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the Roman pantheon and often given Roman names. Even the Jews‚ with their one god‚ were tolerated. For the Romans‚ religion was first and foremost a social activity that promoted unity and loyalty to the state‚ a religious attitude the Romans called pietas‚ or piety. Cicero wrote that if piety in the Roman sense were to disappear‚ social unity and justice would perish along with it. The Roman distaste for Christianity then‚ arose in large part from its sense that it was bad for society. The effect of
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People often try to imitate a finished product if it has become popular. When this is done after several years it is considered a revival. Usually the artist or patron has a purpose such as modeling after a powerful culture or religious significance. They may slightly change or mix other styles to make the best of past and present. In Florence Italy there stands a baptistery. It resides west of the Florence Cathedral‚ which was modeled after the baptistery. The Cathedral began in 1296 by
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Basic description of each circle of Dantes inferno limbo Dante’s First Circle of Hell is resided by virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized pagans who are punished with eternity in an inferior form of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues. Here‚ Dante sees many prominent people from classical antiquity such as Homer‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Cicero‚ Hippocrates and Julius Caesar. second circle In the Second Circle of Hell‚ Dante and his companion Virgil find
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Leonardo has had a huge influence on modern art throughout history and even to this day. One of his famous works is a sculpture by the name of The Pieta. The sculpture depicts Mary holding her dead. son Jesus. This was a great influence because it was very rare to sculpt something with two figures in it (Michelangelo’s). Some people say that The Pieta helped launch his career. He then made probably one of the most famous sculptures of all time the David. He took a biblical figure David and made a
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It is best to be both feared and loved; however‚ if one cannot be both it is better to be feared than loved. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was born during the renaissance era of Italy in Florence during the 15th century‚ on 3rd May 1469. Regardless of his cliché image of a cynic‚ or his name being directly synonymous to devil‚ Machiavelli did establish himself as an everlasting political figure. Often referred as the father of modern political theory‚ Niccolo lived years pulling of numerous
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the painting to its bare essentials in which the artist created a powerful and moving image with a tragic solemnity of the Pieta. A gruesome subject to depict. The artist has commorated an event. Created a portrait of a martyr. A dying man in a graceful and heroic pose against a stark setting. In his hand he holds a bloody note. This reminds us of Michelangelo’s Pieta. Three quarters of the gray-brown bathtub is covered by a wooden board. The background‚ shades of gray‚ is entirely bare.
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