Varieties on the term, in the same way as neoclassicism, can besides allude to a particular school or style in a specific time period. ... At the welcome of the ruler Alcuin created an instructive educational module at the Castle School in Aachen that included readings of established writers. ... The works of Plato were particularly compelling, and a ring of Neoplatonic researchers headed by Marsilio Ficino (1433 "1499) looked to circuit Christian thought with Platonic philosophy. ... They likewise grasped non-Christian thoughts and restored old agnostic functions, which brought them und...

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Among them were numerous followers of the new Christian faith. ... It was written that these Christians were forced, as gladiatorial novices to run the gauntlet. ... Gladiators were trained at gladiator schools established during the late Republic at the time of Sulla 138-78 BC. ... Their schools were situated in favorable climates, and equipped with first class doctors. The schools were also provided with resident medical consultants to check the men's diet. ...

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One of Pope Alexander VI's most famous uses of Nepotism was when he made his son, Cesare Borgia, Arch-Bishop of Valencia even though his son was only seventeen years old, whom was still in school, and was clearly also not the most qualified individual for the position of Archbishop. ...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure. ...

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Everyone around us spoke in Italian and most could speak a good smattering of high-school English. ... The road felt like it was about fifty yards wide where the zebra goes across, and my friends and I got the sneaking suspicion that it was like a modern-day equivalent of the old Roman practice of throwing Christians to the lions; a deliberate piece of civic planning to give the local drivers a bit of sport with the tourists. ...

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is known for his early religious paintings that synthesize with the late Renaissance and the decline of the Church's power. His bold, naturalistic style revolutionized Renaissance art by introducing a new style that was adopted by many artists. "Judith Beheading Hol...

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