a passionate love affair that spanned several years. It did not end with Antinous’ mysterious and premature death along the Nile River nor did it end another eight years later with Hadrian’s own death. Their relationship, a romance tragically cut short, influenced history and culture for nearly two thousand years. The relationship between Hadrian and Antinous was pederasty in nature. An older man aged somewhere between 20 and 40 (erastes) would become sexually and emotionally involved with a youth
In the animated short, “The Flying House” Winsor McCay uses the power of animation to visually depict the story of a married couple that decides to steal their home out of fear of losing it and run away with it by turning the house into a makeshift flying contraption. With the wings and propeller of a plane, the house putters to life and uproots itself from the ground, much like Carl Fredrickson’s house in the Disney/Pixar released film Up, and takes off. Nearly this entire worldwide adventure unfolds
Beethoven’s Overture to Coriolanus is a short version of the tragedy of the Roman General Coriolanus. The Overture is a primarily homophonic piece that is played by a more intimate ensemble that consists of woodwinds, brass, strings, and timpani. Its genre is classified as a concert overture because it is a one movement orchestral work that tells a story based on a literary figure. It is also in sonata-allegro form. This style fits well into the type of music that Beethoven was beginning to compose
Sant'Elia was an Italian architect and a key member of the Futurist movement in architecture. He is primarily remembered for his bold sketches and influence on modern architecture. He began a series of design drawings for a futurist Città Nuova (New City) that was conceived as a symbol of a new age. Isambard Brunel was an English mechanical and civil engineer who is considered one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history. He designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge which links
vestibule, Hell in the Inferno is thus laid out. In circles I-VI reside the incontinent, also known as the wolf, wherein the sins committed against ones person, such as gluttony or slothfulness are punished. In circle VII lie the violent, also known as the lion. Here the damned souls are punished for their crimes against one another, self and God. In the Malebolge (circle VIII) lie the fraudulent, also known as the leopard. Moreover, the Malebolge is broken into ten bolgias to specify the punishments of the
18th dynasty, which is also known as the New Kingdom. His tomb was discovered in the Valley of Kings in the year 1922. From looking inside of his tomb researchers have gathered lots of information about his life. King Tutankhamun was born in the city of Circa in 1341 B.C.E. He ruled over Egypt for about 10 years, from 1332 B.C.E to 1322 B.C.E. At the early age of nine he started ruling over the Egyptian kingdom. Since the boy king was so young he was not very experienced on how to rule over an
Jonathan Phillips is a well-respected historian and author whom in addition to writing the, Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades has published three books that reference the Crusades and medieval times. In 2005, the author worked as a consultant on the History Channel series The Crusades: The Crest and the Cross, and he has penned several journal articles and is an active participant in television and radio consultations and interviews regarding the Crusades. Furthermore, Phillips received
Chapter Analysis Cindy Ho Introduction ~ How’d He do That? Recognizing patterns or symbols in difficult works of literature make it easier to read. The patterns and symbols in “The Fall of the House of Usher” helps one be able to fully understand the short story. For example, in “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the deterioration of the house symbolizes the deterioration of Roderick and Madeline’s health. The house is linked to Roderick and Madeline. Upon Roderick’s death, the house collapses shows the
Ancient Greece is known for having worshiped many gods. Gods in Ancient Greece represented many factors in everyday life, such as love, harvest, wisdom, sea, etc. Among all of them, there was the goddess Artemis. Artemis was the goddess of the chastity, virginity, hunt, forests, hills, the moon, and archery. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agroteca, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals". She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, although Arcadians believe she was the daughter
Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey begins at a point equivalent to the middle of a horrific basketball season. The team has yet to have one victory, more than half the men are down for the count, and the high hopes everyone started with have officially been demolished. Odysseus is on his journey home from the Trojan War a hero when he faces numerous hardships that eventually keep him from his homeland of Ithaca for twenty years. When the despairing Odysseus is introduced he has lost his entire crew and