The Phoenicians were a unique and diverse culture that made many developments and advancements in the ancient world, particularly in the development of sea travel – creating ships that could travel farther and faster than any other ships of the time period – craftsmanship in the form of specialty dyes using advanced techniques as well as the creation of blown glass, and the advancements in the trade system by mainly exporting products that were created with an intended buyer in mind. ... Later, during the Roman Empire the area along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, where ma...

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The four elements chosen to research for the ancient Romans were clothing, food, art, and music. ... The outfit was a sleeved garment which was made from two wide pieces of cloth sewn together near the top, the article would then be pulled over the head and fastened with pins or buttons with various styles and fits to form a makeshift dress, to complete the look the women may wear a belt under the breast, at the waist, or perhaps at the hips. ... Roman art is mostly in architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Although luxury objects in metal-work, gem engraving, ivory carvings, and g...

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ART HISTORY ESSAY In a history that has extended over a thousand years, Roman architecture has proven to be "eternal". ... This renewed interest in architecture was also seen as an art form and such things as bridges, aqueducts, arenas and public forums developed and grew from it. The arch and vault became essential parts of monumental Roman architecture and formed the basis of construction for their huge structures of such enormous proportions. ...

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Basically these bloody forms of entertainment served a political purpose. ... Gladitorial combat was brought to Rome in the fourth century BC, and became a popular form of group entertainment throughout the Empire. ... http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/soc_studies/rome/Colosseum.html http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiator2.html http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/exhibiti/rhegladiators.html ...

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Seeing as though the Senate was the most powerful part of the Roman government, it was only natural that they were the most experienced and educated in the art of war. ... These classes were formed base on the tactical knowledge that they had. ... Now knowing this Marius tried to dissuade Bocchus from forming the alliance with Numidia. ...

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In ancient Greece by the 800 BCE, the city-state formed. ... The first important form of Greek literature was epic poetry. ... Lyric poetry, shorter forms of poetry, began to replace the epic. ... In ancient Greece, drama was a form of literature. ... Greek art illustrated by the copy of their living and it's concerned both with some formal proportion and with lots of actives of action and emotions. ...

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This is often depicted in art as two babies being cared for by a wolf. ... Most researchers believe that there is some truth behind the Romulan legends and these three early tribal divisions formed the basis for levies into the citizen army of Rome in the earliest times. ... The Italian dictator Mussolini revived the symbol of the fasces for his government during the 1930's and 1940's, but he was never able to form a government whose prestige equaled that of the Roman monarchy. ...

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In a time of Turbulence in Rome, Three army Generals decided to form an alliance, Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus . ... Augustus chose to express his powering through the art of titles such as princes not dictator, other honours carried more symbolic meaning but they were no less significant for that: they helped establish Augustus's pre-eminent place in the state and craft the beginnings of an Augustan ideology. ... Then he followed this deed up issuing Coins which represented his accomplishments and a form of propaganda. ...

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The Renaissance Era which were around the 14th century through the 17th century were greatly inspired by Roman and Greek styles and Rome was greatly influenced by Greece when it came to engineering and art too. ... The Romans made this concrete by mixing lime and volcanic rock to form mortar. ... The reason why is because our Founding Fathers were influenced by ancient Greek and Roman forms of government. ...

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However, as the city-states grew richer, large fleets of merchant ships were formed and cargoes were carried across the Mediterranean. ... Scholarly evidence and archaeological excavations have beyond any doubt proved that our modern ideas about science, governance, art, and philosophy are based on the ancient Greek civilization. ...

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