Essays on Ancient

The ancient Romans were similar to todays generations in their eating habits but never ate three hearty meals a day. Ientaculum and prandium were merely appetizers that filled their stomachs unitl the large cena, the event they look forward to since awakening. They had names for their meals similar to ours, breakfast (ientaculum), lunch (prandium),…

How Great Were the Differences Between Han China and Ancient Athens? Isabelle Han China and Ancient Athens were both very successful cities. The Chinese empire was much larger and was a more unified nation than Greece. Greece was made of many city-states that fought between themselves more often than they fought together. But despite their…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (21 October 1772 – 25 July 1834) was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as well as for his major prose work Biographia Literaria. Throughout his adult life, Coleridge suffered from crippling bouts…

Introduction: The textbook is broken down in fourteen chapters and begins with a definition of terms. Those fourteen chapters consist of each having five sections with over twenty historical images. The author provides the audience an appendix of images used in this published work as well as gives his acknowledgements accompanied by a list of…

Celestial bodies – the sun, moon, planets, and stars – have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout human existence. Ancient civilizations like: China, India, Babylon, and Greece relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through the sky to record and determine seasons, months, and years. We know little about…

The Renaissance Art period from (c. 1400,-1600) was the defining movement in art history. Through careful reading of the subject one can say no other artistic movement has contributed more to development of art as a whole. In the past artist held the same position in society as any other skilled craftsmen and there recognition…

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the tomb of king Mausolus. Halicarnassus (Modern Bodrum, Turkey) was the capital of a small Mediterranean kingdom. In 377 B. C. , Hecatomnus of Mylasa, the ruler of this land, died and left control of the kingdom to his son, Mausolus. Mausolus’ reign lasted for 24 years. He loved and…

Does the Code of Hammurabi sound harsh, fair, or lenient? Penalties such as exile and mutilation were less severe than death, but was harsh justice necessary in Babylonia? Based on your reading of the code, was Hammurabi an enlightened ruler? In the actions of accusing a man for murder and not able to convict him,…

The Pyramids I.          Egypt has been known for the great structures that has withstood time and all the harsh natural and artificial elements. These man-made structures that are part of the eight ancient wonders of the world are still a frequently visited tourist destination today. As the new and younger generation continues to come,…

Ancient History- Personality: Hatshepsut 1. Historical Context: Geography, topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours Geography & Topography: Egypt is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, deserts to the east and west and cataracts to the south. During the period of old kingdom, Egypt was able to develop in relative isolation. Her…