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Art and music are such an integral part of our everyday lives. Understanding the basic elements of each is essential to interpreting their meaning. Listening to music stimulates every part of the brain and alters our chemical composition and mental state. Art is a tangible reminder of civilizations from the past; it shows us a glimpse of a culture and lifestyle different from our own. Art and music are designed not to simply entertain, but rather to educate and inspire us. Music is not simply a sound

Introduction The Roman Empire was the most successful ancient civilization. They conquered most of the land. They also worked as one government not one leader. They lastly, had great architecture. Who Rome Conquered At first, Rome was just one, small city-state who spoke Latin, on the west side of Italy’s peninsula. Rome, as a monarchy, couldn't even keep foreign powers from ruling it. It started gaining strength from about 510 B.C. until the middle of the 3rd century B.C. During this the early

Additionally, it also has what looks like a three story building with the top story that has some sort of a balcony around it. Another thing is that in the interior of the temple contains is the “main worship statue in the Golden Statue is Shakyamuni and there is also a Shaka triad on the left, and a Yakushi triad on the right side” (“Horyuji”). It is one of the many temples created for the prince also it was dedicated to Yakushi Nyori, the Buddha of healing and in honor of the prince’s father. Furthermore

Before watching the Secrets of Stonehenge, I had learned of Stonehenge in my high school World History I course and through the occasional search on the Internet along with what I knew from word-of-mouth and pop culture. I had also read about Stonehenge in Module I of this course, Survey of Western Art. Stonehenge is one of the most famous and well preserved of many Neolithic megalithic man-made stone structures located in England today. In High School I had learned that it was likely used as a ritual

INTRODUCTION As the saying goes “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” however long it took to build the capital, the days, months, years, centuries of work can be viewed as a long lasting landmark which paved the way for new and challenging architecture to come (How Roman architecture influenced modern architecture [sa]). According to Tony Rook (2013: [sp] ch.2) the typical Roman temple shows the Etruscan tradition combined with the Greek one. Although some of their premature concepts were acquired from

Ionic, and Corinthian columns, but the Roman’s expanded on this and modified the capitals. Greek influence can be seen in the creation of Pantheon. The Pantheon combines the styles of Greek and Roman architectural styles with its combination of post and lintel and dome and arch. Inside the Pantheon are sculptures like the Parthenon, and is the most well preserved buildings from ancient Rome. The Pont du Guard in France remains the largest aqueduct in the world and after over 2000 years it still stands

The Greek Parthenon vs the Roman Pantheon Imagine asking a five-year-old to draw a picture of a house. A native Floridian probably wouldn’t draw the typical split-plan design with a tile roof and a screened-in lanai. The extent of the child’s artistic ability would probably consist of a box with a triangle on top of it. As fundamental as it sounds, the use of this structure has a long history dating back to ancient Greece. The classical Greek temple, the Parthenon, made use of this design

We are living in an extraordinary time, one where access to information is readily available than any other time in human history. Everyday new information’s are coming to light and scientists are discovering many more secrets of ancient times, how they lived, build and survived. Some amazing aspects of Ancient Roman civilizations have come to light about their building material which answers other question regarding their architecture as well. Roman Concrete Scientists have recently discovered

The civilization of Ancient Rome thrived from the sixth century BC to the fifth century AD. The Roman Empire was the second empire to conquer most of the Mediterranean Sea basin, the first being the Ancient Greeks. After taking over the former Greek Empire, the Romans assimilated many aspects of Greek culture into their own, including the Greek Architecture. The main attributions to Ancient Roman architecture are cement, the arch, the vault, the dome and centralized road systems. The Roman Architectural

Greek and Roman temples are the most influential temples of all times. It is argued that the Greek influenced the Romans and this may be the reason why their temples are so alike. The Parthenon and the Pantheon are the most popular temples of both eras. However, the Pantheon does not look like other roman temples would to Greek temples – and this is because it has interior space and thus has a completely different composition. Despite their quite similar looks, Roman and Greek temples have unique