Aristophanes and Plautus From the beginning of time women have been seen as inferior to men. Since creation to present day, females have been denied rights, mistreated and held unaccountable for complex thought and reasoning. The views of women held by the citizens of each historical period a...

Is This Kosher? In today's society there are many things that we accept as the standard. These standards have formed over generations and are past from one to the next. They become part of our everyday lives; so common that we don't even think about them. However, my generation is bec...

The Collapse of the Roman Empire Many factors contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The challenges from barbaric tribes threatening the fourth and fifth century Romans were intensified by a Roman tendency towards an autocratic centralized monarchy. Barbarian attacks and inflation for...

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...

What Is Mercury? As anyone who's ever broken a thermometer can attest, mercury is a fascinating substance. It also has an interesting history. Named after the fleet-footed Roman messenger of the gods, mercury has been used for more than 2,000 years. Mercury ore cinnabar has even been found smear...

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...

Between the first and fourth centuries Christianity gradually became the prevailing religion of Rome. The burden of how to respond to this new religion was placed upon the Roman government. Many kings or emperors of the Romans responded to Christianity in a different fashion. Over this large amo...

Rome, as any society, suffered from imperfection. The city experienced some of the greatest architecture, art, entertainment, and trade, however it suffered from many wars, poverty, and cruelty. It was a city of extremes. Even through hardships the Ancient city of Rome achieved sophistication and o...

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. ...

The mark of the Beast At the time when all would have fully matured in either submission to God or rebellion against Him, Christ will return to the earth just as was promised. This time He will not come as a baby in a manger, but as a king in all His glory and majesty. In this event which marks...

The rise of Christianity was one of the major influences of western society. At the height of the stable and secure Empire of Rome came the emergence of the greatest philosophical development of western history. But like all other transcending moments in history, some obstacles and developments work...

Prehistoric: The prehistoric period is used to describe the period preceding written history. The people living during this period of time were known as being from the stone age because this is when stone was used for tools. For example, flint was chipped and shaped into tools and weapons. Als...

The Byzantine Empire is sometimes referred to as the East Roman Empire. The word Byzantine, in fact, comes from "Byzantium," which is the Greek name for a city on the Bosphorus. It was established with the foundation of Constantinople, the capital. The Empire included parts of both southern and Ea...

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...

"I came, I saw, I conquered" (Andrews). This was spoken by one of the greatest leaders to ever rule Rome. Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 102 B.C. to one of the original patrician families of Rome. He was educated by a tutor, Marcus Antonius Gnipho, whom provided Julius with an ex...

The Roman Colosseum The Roman Colosseum, now called the Flavian Ampitheater, was built between the years 72 AD-80 AD. "When the Colosseum was finished in 80 AD there was a huge celebration. There were many games and sports played that sacrificed many wild animals and men. The shows were v...

The Roman Colosseum The Roman Colosseum, now called the Flavian Ampitheater, was built between the years 72 AD-80 AD. "When the Colosseum was finished in 80 AD there was a huge celebration. There were many games and sports played that sacrificed many wild animals and men. The shows were v...

Palastine is where Christianity first appeared and it was Alexander who wanted to unite the world by spreading the insights of the Greek civilization. Hellenism formed from elements of Greek origin combined with other elements taken from conquered civilizations. Many Jews were opposed to ...

The fundamental goal of art is to convey meaning and express important ideas, revealing what is significant to every society. Art is as varied as the life from which it springs and each artist portrays different aspects of the world they know. It may be said that artists do their work to discover ...

Athanasius: Defending the Doctrine of God Athanasius was born in Alexandria around the year 295. In his youth, he attended the Catechetical School located in Alexandria. Later, in his early twenties, he became a deacon. Athanasius was ordained a deacon by Alexander, who was currently bishop of Al...