Third Rome

was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV and it is located in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Works of art like this one were funded by the Vatican Church as a way of expressing devotion to God and showcasing the wealth and power the Church possessed at the time. Despite being known for his shameless nepotist tendencies, it must be recognized that Pope Sixtus IV focused many of his efforts into rebuilding both the city of Rome and

original name is Caterina Benincasa and she was one of twenty five children. She was the Third Order of the Dominicans, an academic Philosopher, a studier of theology and she had a primary influence on the Catholic Church. Due to her having such a large influence, she was declared a Saint and doctor of the Roman Catholic Church. Born on the 25th March, 1347 Siena, Italy she passed on the 29th April, 1380 Rome, Italy at thirty three years. Her passing was caused by a stroke she’d suffered from eight

the Greeks and decided to punish Laocoön for his treachery by sending two giant snakes to kill him and his sons. However, there was one Trojan who heeded the warning, his name was Aeneas. Aeneas, fled Troy and this eventually led to the founding of Rome (“Musei Vaticani – sito ufficiale”). There are a lot of different theories just on this one story. I have seen that the snakes were sent by Athena, Poseidon, and even Apollo. There is also debate on whether the Trojan horse was a gift to the city of

the Protestant Reformation, that ended up destroying the Medieval Mindset and replacing it with a mindset that questions everything about authority. The third and final section of Manchester’s novel is entitled, “One Man Alone.” This section focuses on Magellan and the three year voyage of

In this essay, I will be writing about the great Colosseum of Rome and what was held inside to give the citizens of Rome some entertainment. The Romans had many choices of what to do during their spare time, such as ball games, board games, and watching gladiatorial fights in the Colosseum; this was the most popular type of entertainment. To many people today, Roman entertainment was classed as cruel. However, not all forms of entertainment involved such violence as within the Colosseum. There

city of Rome, is ruled by the Pope and is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. (Ruhl 1) (Blake 2) Vatican city, the smallest country, has the smallest population in the world. The Vatican stamps their own coins (Ruhl 3). The full name of the country is the State of Vatican City, and it is the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican is usually referred to as a City State and often called “The Holy See”. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome,

city of Rome, is ruled by the Pope and is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. (Ruhl 1) (Blake 2) Vatican city, the smallest country, has the smallest population in the world. The Vatican stamps their own coins (Ruhl 3). The full name of the country is the State of Vatican City, and it is the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican is usually referred to as a City State and often called “The Holy See”. It stands on Vatican Hill in northwestern Rome, Italy

place my Art exhibit inside of Rome, Italy for many reasons. One of which is that Rome is known to have very beautiful building architecture and is known for great masterpieces such as The Pantheon and also the Colosseum. Due to the extremely high number of tourists that Rome gets year-round, if an art gallery that yielded extremely high expectations were placed here then it would receive a very high volume of people daily. So due to this and its culture I decided that Rome may be one of the better choices

The Laurentian Library was commissioned and constructed by Michelangelo beginning in the early 1520’s in Florence, Italy. The library was a turning point for architecture in how buildings were artistically conceptualized. The library was built to house the 4,500 printed books and the the 11,000 family manuscripts of the Medici family. It was made for the Pope at the time, Pope Clement VII, who was a Medici. The library was meant to display the Medici family’s intelligence and to celebrate knowledge

Health Organization has also come to conclusion that “[…] 60 to 70 percent of all transplant surgeries […]” (interlandi) come from third world countries and go to first world countries. A high percentage of third to first world country transplants show that this is a global issue. There is a direct correlation between illegal organ sales/ transplants and first and third world countries. The sale of human organs should remain illegal because this is a huge global problem. Another reason the sale of