This stele has all the distinct characteristics (mentioned previously) of the grave-markers from the eastern part of the Greek Empire. ... Romans were also inclined to use the stele amongst other things, to commemorate their dead. The Roman style, however, was not entirely the Romans" style. ... Due to the fact that Hadrian led a Classical revival during his reign of the Roman Empire, Apothesis of Sabina, not surprisingly, contains an element of the Classical style: allegory. ... The Greek stele is more intimate and very naturalistic and the Roman stele portrays glorification ...

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Romans identified their own gods with counterparts in the Greek pantheon and adopted Greek iconography. Greek art was more idealistic, but Roman art was generally commemorative, narrative, and based on history rather than myth (Adams p.124.). ... Because there were important differences between the Greek and Roman approaches to histor...

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It was dated back to 5400 BCE. 3150 BCE (Egypt)- One of Egypt's earliest rulers, King Scorpion 1 was buried with around 700 jars of wine. 3000 BCE (Egypt)- Pharaohs acquired a taste for wine and established their own limited domestic production. 323 BCE (Greece)- It was said that heavy wine drinking caused Alexander the Great's death of a "mysterious " illness. 193 BCE (Rome)-North African wines dominate after septimius severus' rise to power. 146 BCE (Italy)- The Italian peninsula became the world's first wine-producing region, right around when Rome became the lead...

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Some of the people that mixed with the Egyptians include, Arabs, Ethiopians/Persians, Turks, Greeks, Romans, and other Europeans. ... Christians (Coptic Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Coptic Catholic, Roman Catholic, Armenian, Episcopal Church, and a variety of Protestant churches) believe in Christ. ... Egypt had many empires. ... After the Egyptian empire collapsed the Greek empire was established. ...

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EGYPT Did you know that the Great Pyramid of Khufu is the biggest one of all because it stands 450 feet high and 755 feet square? It was made from 2 million or more giant blocks of stone. I bet you didn't know that the al Azhar Mosque University might be the oldest university. It was built in 971...

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The Jews were one of the many invaders, who were kicked off of the land they lived on taken over by the Romans in AD 135 but, kept the idea of regaining control of the area, which they considered home. ... The land was ruled by the Ottoman Empire, but the Ottomans saw little value of Palestine and paid no attention to the land or the people. ...

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Introduction For my I-search I chose to do research on alchemy. The areas of alchemy that I chose to do research on are the history of alchemy, superstitions about alchemy, famous alchemists and alchemy as it is today. Alchemy is mostly used to change one element into another and making und...

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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 siz...

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Cleopatra is often described as a decadent foreign woman and a noble ruler. She is leader of Egypt, which is part of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra rules her people but has to answer to Rome. In the play Rome and Egypt are clearly define. Rome being defined by the typical male virtues of war and ho...

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