The Equestrian– The Equestrian formulated the upper middle level social class. These people were rich Roman knights or Roman horsemen. Later on this social class formulated the Rome’s most flourishing & successful businessmen class. The Roman Plebeian– These people were involved in manual working ...
In ancient Rome, Venus was not only the mother of Rome’s mythic founder, the Trojan Hero Aeneas, she was also venerated by some of the most powerful families in Rome’s history, such as the Julii, who claimed descent from her. It is from the world of ancient Rome that some of the...
Basking in the glories of their resounding success in Rome, Felix Modestus and his players find themselves on the sacred island of Delos when Apollo decides it is time to check Felix’s growing hubris with a new and potentially deadly mission: he must show the people of Athens that Romans ...
The Parthians took advantage of the decline of the Seleucids in Iran and were able to establish the Parthian empire in 247 BC. They were a Parthian tribe from the Eastern Scythians who had a primitive religion before entering Iran and worshiped natural elements, such as the sun, moon, star...
Notable Artwork: Phidias’s “Parthenon Sculptures,” Raphael’s “School of Athens,” David’s “Oath of the Horatii,” Ingres’s “Grande Odalisque.” Classicism refers to the admiration and imitation of the art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome, focusing on harmony, proportion, balance...
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The consolidation of Hippocrates’ reception and what further became known as Christian physicians [christilichen Ärzten] starts with Lucas, the evangelist; followed by Alexandre’s physician, Frigio (177); the Christian school of Galena medicine in Rome (cc. 200); Proculus, a kind of Christ...
Ancient Rome - Culture and religion: Expansion brought Rome into contact with many diverse cultures. The most important of these was the Greek culture in the eastern Mediterranean with its highly refined literature and learning. Rome responded to it with
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