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…, bearded figure. His principal shrines were at Dodona, in Epirus, the land of the oak trees and the most ancient shrine at Olympia. This shrine is famous for its oracle; it was also the place where the Olympian games were celebrated in his honor every fourth…

…HIS101 Builders of a Beautiful Kingdom The Ancient Roman culture had a direct impact on how we view art, literature, architecture, education and religion. Early Roman civilizations were very sophisticated and idealistic…

…Report from Los Angels County Museum of Art “Lady” The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is the premier visual arts museum in the Western United States. Its holdings include more than 150,000 works spanning the history of art from ancient…

…as a woman in Ancient Greece. In many Greek tragedies that we have read women either play a secondary role or absent at all. That is why it is so unusual to read a tragedy where woman is a main character and not only that – a woman is a foreigner, a barbarian…

…Perhaps one of the greatest aspects of the Arts today is the Performing Arts. Yet, without previous cultures such as the ancient Greeks, the Romans, and the Europeans, we would not have the entertaining, history enriched performing arts…

…, searching for ancient pieces of art. I was an art historian looking for further roots that influenced Egyptian art. We began to know each other pretty well as time passed. I learned his name was Mutopa. He had so much faith in me; he was willing to take my…

…certainly reaches considerably farther in time”(Gallenkamp 1985:35). Remnants of the ancient civilization can be found in the form of art and architecture. The archaeological site at the Mayan city of Uxmal has many examples of Mayan Art and architecture…

…to dominance, however, is neither necessary, nor was it universally followed. In many ancient, fruit-gathering societies it was women not men, who were considered the center of the family and tribal life. And although male dominance had became the rule afterwards…

…THE HISTORY OF CHINA, as documented in ancient writings, dates back some 3,300 years. Modern archaeological studies provide evidence of still more ancient origins in a culture that flourished between 2500 and 2000 B.C. in what is now central China…

…Horror is an ancient genre, it roots lodged in ancient myth and folklore. Since then the genre has evolved, even sometimes doing without elements of the supernatural on which the original horror stories where founded. Despite the emergence of natural…