Livy’s narration can be seen as important to our understanding of Roman Literature in that it gives an understanding of the background of Rome beginning from its foundation. Livy begins his narration by stating that Rome was founded by the twins Remus and Romulus who were the children of Rhea and the god of war mars. They founded Rome in 753 B.C. these two quarrelled about the city boundaries and eventually Remus was killed by Romulus became the first king of Rome. This belief that they were descended from a god according to legend gave them justification of their right to rule and eventually this divine ancestry that they believed they came from gave them justification to conquer other nations.
Introduction Royal statues were used by the Kings of Egypt to express power and authority. They were vehicles that expressed political and religious needs through propaganda but also served as living embodiments of the owners. Both the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom exist in their forms as a reaction to these two needs, balancing traditional cannon with portraiture to create suitable religious mortuary monuments for the ka to inhabit. [1] In order to compare the statuary of the two periods, each period must first be discussed with a contextual focus in order to explain the remarkable representations of the kings, especially regarding the treatment of their heads. Once the Old and Middle Kingdoms have been given separate overviews an in-depth comparative approach can be made between specific and typical statuary heads of Dynasties Four, Five and Six with Dynasty Twelve.
The specifically Roman deities adapted from the Greek original such as Zeus, were the Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. Jupiter was the overall protector of the state, Juno was the protector of women, and Minerva was the patroness of workers. The evidence from Pompeii indicates that these gods had become the most important at least on a state level, in Pompeii before the earthquake in recognition of the strong Romanisation of the town after the Sullan colonisation. Venus (adapted from Aphrodite) was also a deity with special Roman connections as she was the protectoress of Sulla who established the Colonia Veneria in honour of her in his conquest of Pompeii. "Vote for me and Venus Pompeiana will bring you
The authors themselves, Ghobashy and Kholaif, are from Cairo, which is the tourist destination where the victims were attacked. This adds credibility to the authors because knowledge of the place of the incident allows them to better communicate the events that took place in what the audience would describe as a foreign land. This relates back to authors purpose because, as a result of this “homeland” relationship between the authors and the Egyptian authorities the authors have a reason to defend the Egyptian security forces. Logos is established through data given by a tour company representative, the Mexican Foreign Minister, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, and information regarding the security force operations. The tour company representative provides data on the survivors of the incident reporting that “…eight Mexican tourists and four Egyptian guides were
Ahmose was succeeded by his son Amenhotep I as Pharaoh, at the beginning of the 18th Dynasty. A king and Pharaoh in the New Kingdom, was a role of much importance; culturally and politically. It was his (infrequently her) role to be a leader, warrior, builder, administrator, ruler and divine figure between the people and the gods worshipped in Ancient Egypt. The Pharaoh was often depicted in artwork and statues highlighting the power one had and the respect one must be shown. The role of a Pharaoh also included the erection of buildings and monuments that depicted the riches of the role crown and of the empire.
(Roman-Empire.net). Around 146 B.C. Carthage attracted neighboring nations, like the Roman Empire, and was destroyed in 146 B.C. at the end of the Punic Wars (Google.com Timeline). Rome rose because they had a weapon called ‘enfranchisement.’ Rome was Italy’s capital in the territories of the Roman Empire citizens had rights and privileges, with good government, security and a good justice system (Roman-Empire.net).
By examining the various primary sources, lecture notes, and textbook, I conclude that the Roman world was transformed by the way people understood the relationship between religion and the state during this period because each leader believed in a different way to bring success and dominance over Western Europe causing Christianity to evolve in the Roman Empire. From 284 to 305 CE, Diocletian ruled as emperor of the Eastern Empire. Diocletian “appointed three men to share his rule” creating a tetrarchy government to provide more effectual governance over the empire by balancing authority and territory. He convened for Lactantius, master of Latin rhetoric, to teach rhetoric at the imperial government and to manage the “Latinity of the imperial court’s official documents;” thus making Lactantius an important eyewitness to Diocletian’s reign. According to Lactantius’s On the Deaths of the Persecutors, in February 303 CE, Diocletian launched the last persecution of Christians which denied Christians of all legal rights.
The significance of the Ionian Revolt also dictated and contributed to the course of other battles that followed the revolt due to the new discoveries the states made of their opposing armies. Also, the potential economic and social consequences of the Ionian Revolt should be accounted for. Therefore, the significance of the Ionian Revolt can be argued to be both crucial, yet minor in some aspects. It can be argued that the Ionian Revolt played a significant role in regards to acting as a catalyst for the Persian War that would follow. Herodotus notes that when Darius was told of the Athenians’ actions in Sardis, he vowed to punish those who were to blame and he instructed the servant to recite ‘Sire, remember the Athens.’ Thus, Herodotus alludes that the implications of the Ionian Revolt acted as a spark to ignite the hatred and seek for revenge in Darius to the Athenians which can be reflected by the Persian Wars.
Another beneficial factor towards Caesar’s conquest was the disunity of the Gallic tribes, which was reminiscent of the Greek city-states. When the Celt’s hatred finally drove them together under the leader Vercingetorix, Caesar’s army was almost defeated (Source 2). However, he remained hopeful and fought alongside his troops, speaking words of encouragement. This provided the necessary motivation to win this battle among many others. Some historians may argue that the Caesar’s expansion of Rome was dangerous, but the lands he gained actually served as defensive buffer zones (Source 1).
Although Brutus initially was the approval of the Roman citizens Antony’s sarcastic speech made the Romans second guess if the assassination of Caesar was right. In the speech Mark Antony gave in Act 3 Scene 2 he was speaking about Caesar being ambitious and Brutus being an honorable man but keeps repeating it in a sarcastic tone. For instances Antony said “But Brutus says he is ambitious and Brutus is a honorable man”, then again Brutus said “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious and Brutus is an honorable man” because it’s repeated a couple throughout Antony’s speech. As well in Act 3 Scene 2 Brutus said “And for my sake, stay here with Antony Do grace to Caesar’s corpse, and grace his speech. Tending to Caesar’s glories, which Mark Antony By our permission is allowed to make.