Antinous was a young Greek boy from Bithynia. Together they embarked on 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)
Charlemagne began. While at first his reign was not very remarkable, Charlemagne would soon become one of the all time greatest leaders of Western Europe. Over the next four decades, successful military campaigns brought much of Western Europe under his rule. As his empire continued to grow, Charlemagne’s influence of Western civilization became more significant. From the systematization of many aspects of daily life with law and Latin to his standardization of religion, Western Europe was changed dramatically
Britain was suppressed. The Antionine wall was built to extend the Roman frontier by 100 miles from Hadrian’s wall. 4. What did the emperor do that was beneficial for the people of Rome? (Be sure to explain why each thing he did was good for the Romans) When his wife died he founded the Puellae Faustinianae, a charity for the daughters of the poor. This was meant to benefit the girls. 5. What did the emperor do that was detrimental for the people of Rome? (Be sure to explain why each thing
Through the many forms of art in our history, I will focus on the architecture of Stonehenge and the Pantheon. Both buildings exert multiple similarities towards each other such as their circular structure, yet due to being built in different eras they served different purposes and underwent their rightful technological differences. I will observe these two art forms in countless ways through the means of compare and contrast to build a greater understanding of their historical ties. Using their
Introduction: In every scene of a country’s life, there has always been a leader at the forefront of it all. Many countries have flourished under the good leaders while they have been destroyed by the bad ones. However, the question that begs to be asked is what is a leader and where are they usually found? According to John C. Maxwell, a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. Leaders know the way and since they know the way, they would have to test it out and when that particular