Italy is the largest religiously country both economically and politically. Italy has the fifth highest population in Europe, about 200 persons per square kilometer. Minority groups are small, the largest is the German speaking people of Bolzano Province and the Slovenes around Trieste. Although R...

During the 1st century A.D., Rome was experiencing extreme political instability. Neither of the dynasties during the century, the Julio-Claudian and the Flavian, provided long-term stability because of the ineptitude of the emperors. Most of the emperors of the period were fearful of other family...

It was a mess, 2nd century BC and Rome had no army. Troops were drawn periodically from the population of male, property-owning citizens between 17 and 46. Men were ranked by age and height to ensure that no one legion monopolized the prime candidates, officers from various legions took their...

The city of Rome has been known as a city of splendor in which no other city in the then known world could compare. Rome had been the chief city in the western world, enriched by wars, and by vast profits, which came from controlling the destinies of other lands and peoples. Rome was the center ...

Today, Spain is one of the most influential countries in Europe. It is a country that is portrayed as being strong, sophisticated and stable. However, Spain's past and the route in which the country has taken to be where it is now were shaped hugely in the medieval ages. During the medieval ages Ibe...

The Dream of Scipio' is an excellent historical novel which portrays a gripping account of three protagonists each placed in a different time frame. The whole plot is woven around the theme of the horrendous crimes that are committed by mankind as civilization succumbs to the dark periods ...

Christianity is defined as, "A major religion, stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1st century AD." (Shelton) It has become the largest of the world's religions. Yet in Ancient Rome in the first century...

Ostrogoths The Goths were Germanic people who probably migrated from Southern Scandinavia some time before the time of Christ. By the third century, the Goths had settled in the areas around the Black Sea. Those who settled in the area of the modern Ukraine came to be known as Ostrogoths. ...

Christianity is defined as, "A major religion, stemming from the life, teachings, and death of Jesus of Nazareth (the Christ, or the Anointed One of God) in the 1st century AD." (Shelton) It has become the largest of the world's religions. Yet in Ancient Rome in the first century...

Have you ever wondered where soap came from? We use it everyday for all kinds of things. Cleaning ourselves, washing clothes, and dishes. But this idea of cleanliness we have in our society today is no new thing. The origins of cleanliness date back to prehistoric times. The earliest people ha...

The new age of discovery began during the 16th century with the renaissance and western exploration. Great advances in science and medicine were being made and the mechanized world came to life with the industrial revolution. Most of what we consider modern science and ideas has been developed sin...

Rome was the greatest and most influential empire of the ancient world but still it could not last forever. According to the Roman Legend, Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus, two twin brothers. From that time until it became an empire the Latins, the Greeks, and the Etruscans influence...

How Do We Know They Were Telling the Truth? The inscription on the reverse of the radiate of Aurelian illustrated at right proclaims that hi si "Restorer of the World." How believable is his claim? Did he really restore the world th the Roman Empire and people? Follow the link to read the article a...

Art was one of the earliest manifestations of culture; this is because it fulfills humankind's need to interpret everything around them including their world and spiritual beliefs. Paleolithic art can be found to date back over thirty thousand years. The first discovery of this type of art ...

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest societies in human history. For thousands of years it flourished, having it's troubled times, but mostly succeeding in setting a precedence for all future societies. Many of the ideas and systems created in the Roman Empire are with us today, especiall...

"GREEK FIRE" The original Greek fire was an invention used as a weapon of the Eastern Roman Emperors. It is also said to have been invented by a Syrian engineer, one Callinicus, a refugee from Maalbek, in the seventh century. The Byzantines of Constantinople originally used ...

ANCIENT (3,000 BC – 476 AD) -Egypt & Sumeria – roots of Western Civilization -The Greece – Golden Age -2 periods: Hellenic & Hellenistic (Alexander the Great & followers) -Sophisticated culture–math, philosophy, etc. -Eventually conquered by Rome -2 periods: Roman Republic & Roman E...

Life in Ancient Rome Romans of the Classical era built what was perhaps the greatest empire of all time. Roman civilization has served as a model or basis for much of Western culture. Roman engineers pioneered the use of concrete, glass windows, the dome, central heating, and apartm...

The attempt to create the perfectly proportionate sculpture during the Classical Period in Greece was a task sought out by many artists. Polykleitos, one of the well-known sculptors of the time, completed this task through his famous bronze statues. In doing so, Polykleitos revolutionized art. Po...

There are a number of differences between the American and Roman civilization, which starts from a historical period. For Romans the history leaves signs of modernization in, which they are still following to an extent, while Americans have seen a number of changes ...

Welsh History Wales has a tumultuous and somewhat violent history. During the early years A.D., the country was in turmoil with the Roman invasions, and the biggest defenses that the Welsh had were the deep, dark hills scattered all over the country. Without the safety of these hills, Wales woul...

Italy and Greece Report Italy is located in southern Europe. Rome was once capital of the Roman Empire, but today is the capital of Italy. Nearly all Italians are Roman Catholics, although many do not attend church regularly. There are about 100,000 Protestants. Italy also has a very small Jewi...

The Romans built massive structures for the public use of Roman citizens, and the circuses were only one example of these massive buildings. The circuses, structures designed in a circle or course for chariots, were primarily designed built to house chariot races and other public entertainments (Cir...

The Medieval period encompasses a long span of years when castles, churches and many other great buildings were built. The way the people of the time built their structures tells us a lot about the lifestyle of the people, particularly the wealthy, and each country reflects its own style of architec...

The basic foundations of Greek thought can be traced back to the 2nd century B.C.E. when Panaetius attempted to consolidate the schools of Stoicism and Platonism, based on the teachings of Socrates and Plato; also, Posidonius and Antiochus began to vigorously rebuild the Academy and focused primaril...