Aeneid

Have you ever wanted to know why we use geometry, calculus, and mechanics when solving most of our mathematical problems. Who came up with such brilliant invention, and how did they do all of this. We know without this method we would be missing a lot of important things when trying to solve problems. If we could, we should thank Leonhard Euler himself for being so brilliant, so bright, and original. Leonhard Euler was born on April 15, 1707, in Basel, Switzerland. Leonhard thought he had…

Augustine uses the Aeneid to explain the story of how Rome went through changes over time. In 509 the Roman government began as a Monarchy. Tarquinius was the King in charge of the Roman Monarchy and he was soon overthrown by Junius Brutus, causing the Monarchy to transform…

Greek mythology is the religion of the ancient Greeks. It was a group of myths and lessons that the ancient Greeks created. Roman mythology is a series of stories that represent ancient Rome’s creation. These two mythologies came about around the same time period, and were are parallel to each other religions and traditions. Each one have gods and goddesses, an afterlife, and a relationship with mortals, or humans. They are the same, but how they explain their religions are completely different.…

Athens and Sparta are both well-known cities that associated themselves with the Greeks and Greece. To this day most people can tell you at least were Sparta and Athens was located. The issue was that these two cities were major rivals and quite different. Sparta was very militaristic city that focused heavily on gaining more land and power for their city and for Greece. They required that all men join the military and help during wars. Sparta was known more as a laid back city that did worried…

from 79-81 CE, and Domitian who ruled from 81-96 AD. Under Domitian the Colosseum hosted a multitude of events from funeral games, gladiator fights, wild animal hunts, and public executions. It was thought that the epic poet Virgil, who wrote The Aeneid, designed the Roman Colosseum. But, that was later to…

Within the confines of history, much has been debated upon the different themes are rhetorical strategies utilized by Julius Caesar and Vergil in their writings: De Bello Gallico and The Aeneid. In their writings, they each encompass their views on controversial and debatable topics that are still discussed today. Both authors represent their ideals and goals within their books, and it is important for them to get their point across to complete their own agenda by which their books were written…

something that is seen as admirable. But what qualifies as something admirable is based on the context of the hero, including what time period the hero is from and what country or city the hero is living in. In both the Tale of Genji and The Essential Aeneid, the hero’s status is context-specific and this is seen throughout both texts. Murasaki Shikibu and Virgil portray Genji and Aeneas as heroes by highlighting their physical attributes, skills, and their charisma. Both Genji and Aeneas have…

Throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain in Rome, I made a promise to the Numenii to become an archaeologist. My last night in Italy, I stayed awake listening to Florence's Duomo and I knew there was no other option. Living an ocean away from what I love is difficult. I can get close, but never close enough. After reading about the bog bodies of Northern Europe, I wanted to understand bog mummification. With the nearest bog 4,000 miles away, I made my own. Researching the science of the bogs…

Roman culture each of the missions of these characters suggest that they have, and last what each of these characters is trying to achieve through their goals and how they show different images of Rome. The main goal of Aeneas throughout the book Aeneid by Virgil, is to continue to be fully devoted to the plan that fate and destiny has laid out for him, and at all costs to help Rome reach her pinnacle. Next, Enclopius’ goal in the book Satyricon by Petronius is to only fulfill his own lustful…

When looking through important epics and mythological tales, specifically The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, and Sinbad the Sailor, readers can see that women play a far different role than men. In each of these texts, the protagonist is always a male character, who is brave, strong, and determined. The women never play these roles, but instead are an accessory to these protagonists, as well as flat and static characters; such as Eurycleia in The Odyssey, with her main goal being to tend to…