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The discovery of ancient Aegean, especially the most common form of Cycladic and Minoan culture and art of the era, is the portrayal of women. In the Cyclades (Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age), almost all of the discovery – from a few inches to 5 feet tall- women and men is a rare find…

In Samuel Taylor Coleridge”s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the author uses the story of a sailor and his adventures to reveal aspects of life. This tale follows the Mariner and his crew as they travel between the equator and the south pole, and then back to England. The author”s use of symbolism…

The play begins in Italy with an ancient feud between two families. We know this because the prologue says, “From ancient grudge” The quarrelling is between the two families the Montagues and the Capulets. The prologue does not state what the argument is about but we do know it has also been going on for…

Throughout the history of Ancient Greece thousands of great works of art were produced. Works were created in many different media, ranging from life-size statues to larger than life architectural structures. One type of art that can sometimes be overlooked, though, is pottery. There are many examples of great Greek pottery, but the two that…

Introduction Egypt is situated in the north-eastern corner of the African continent. It is composed of two very different regions–Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Lower Egypt–the Black Land as it was also called by the ancient Egyptians–with its fertile soil strip along the Nile River makes up the northern part of the country. The Red…

An art piece that is interesting as well as being discussed amongst others is that of the ancient Mediterranean worlds. The piece is Toreador fresco, from the palace of Knossos. The period for toreador is around 1500 B. C. E. The palace at Knossos is of the Minoan culture; therefore, the Toreador was created by…

In addition to age, gender is one of the universal dimensions on which status differences are based. Unlike sex, which is a biological concept, gender is a social construct specifying the socially and culturally prescribed roles that men and women are to follow. Women have always had lower status than men, but the extent of…

Roman architectural style originated from a combination of Greek and Etruscan but evolved into a style of its own. Among other innovations, Rome gave the world concrete, vaulting, roads, aqueducts and arches. The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia (late 2nd Century BCE) utilizes axial planning like the Greeks but it also uses arches and a new…

Classical Greek Art is characterized by the emerging need among artists to imitate and perfect the ideal human form through idealized naturalism. The Classical period is marked by the introduction of the contrapposto position first seen in the Kritios Boy (ca 480 BC). The function of sculptures during this period was mostly to glorify gods…

After teaching a lecture course called “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” at Beloit College in the spring of 1996,1 decided to bring it to the attention of other classicists, for three reasons. First, it attracted, and engaged the interest of, a large number of students. Judging by their frequent in-class references to The…