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    Plutarch Controversy

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    Plutarch (45-120 AD), a Greek biographer and moral philosopher, is the author of Life of Antony: an ancient source chronicling the life and dealings of Mark Antony (83-30 BC). Part of a larger collection of biographies focused on prominent Roman and Greek figures, the Life of Antony was intended as a character study (Fear, 2008). Plutarch was exceedingly intrigued by the ways in which the personalities, integrities and shortcomings of legendary men influenced the path of history. Life of Antony is

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    Throughout Roman history the Roman gods played a huge role in the Roman life. The gods impacted the people of Rome in a political aspect, daily, and religious life. The Roman religion was a polytheistic religion. The gods included a collection of greek gods and foreign cults. In ancient times, the Roman religion and mythology was merged and became one. As a result, many aspects of the Roman life was dictated by their beliefs in the gods. The gods played an important role on the political facet of

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    eaten as is, but often they dipped the bread in wine or water. A Pplebeian may also sprinkle other food items on top of the bread, such as olives, cheese and raisins. During the early days of Rome, there was a tradition of giving out bread on a daily basis to those who were not working. Workers were allowed to pick up some bread while they were on their way to a full day’s work. Pardium Pardium was a meal that was eaten during the ancient lunch rush. The poor were

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    There is lots of strategies that have led the ancient empires to their success and staying strong. .Geography was a huge part of history, this is because many people live upon geography. They rely on geography to live. To add on, the success and failures all come from geography, which is very important. Ancient Egypt had many ups and downs through their empire, geography helped them a lot for planting crops and getting resources. Ancient Greece was affected by the geography near their location a

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    The Similar of Religions Have you ever realized how similar the Greek and Roman religions? This same question can be applied to many religions. The raw definition of religion is a particular system of faith and worship that someone follows. That these religions thought out history are not that different and are in reality are very similar, but maybe not a similar as Roman to Greek. There is always a bad and a good character in all religions Christianity and Judaism have the devil, the “Egyptians

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    There are lots of similarities and also differences between Ancient Greeks and Romans, some of the similarities are their government and their arts and literature. Their first similarity is in their government. In Greece, Pericles was an important figure in Athenian politics between 461 B.C. And 429 B.C., during this time Athens expanded its empire abroad while democracy grew at home. The period of classical Athenian and Greek history was called the Age of Pericles. Pericles created a direct democracy

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    all natural affairs. It is systems of worship, which must be observed precisely and correctly to at least placate at best, enlist help from those powers. Roman religion is set in stone as originating in the year 753BC, along with the foundation of Rome itself on 21st April, 753BC. On that day each year, the Romans celebrated the traditional festival of the Parilia (the festival was aimed at cleansing both shepherds and sheep), in honour of the god/goddess of the shepherds and sheep. The legend of

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    altars which, depending on the god/goddess, would also have a statue of a specific deity. At these altars, sacrifices of animals were completed here, along with Libations, most of the time were wine would be offered to the gods/goddesses. Architecture was something that was also very similar between Rome and Greece. The Romans adopted the Greek orders of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthians but they made it their own. The Romans made Doric Columns taller and slimmer, they also used the acanthus leaves

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    Augustus There is an old saying, Rome was not built in a day. The early Roman Kingdom emerged with the aid of the Etruscans, the original Italians inhabiting Italy around 800 BCE. Their great influence came in the forms of: living arrangements, burial rituals, architecture, religion, monarchy, and culture. Rome’s early successes were attributed to the bond they had with the Etruscans. As many leaders arose throughout Rome’s history, the greats wanted a divine connection to Rome, to be like Romulus and his

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    mythological tradition is particularly rich in historical myths/legends, concerning the foundation/rise of the city. - traditional stories handed down by the ancient Romans themselves explain the earliest history of their city in legend/myth. - most familiar myths, Romulus and Remus, the twins who were suckled by a she-wolf. - Used to describe how rome came to be - Once boys grown up, decide to establish a city where wolf had found them - The brothers quarrelled over where the site should be Remus killed

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