Download or read book Gods and Heroes in Pompeii written by Ernesto De Carolis and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderfully illustrated book on Gods and Heroes in Pompeiian Painting. By way of introduction, De Carolis describes the characteristics of the different styles of wall paintings and the techniques used to create them.
Download or read book Roman Gods Heroes and Mythology written by Patrice Sherman and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romulus, founder of Rome; Minerva, the goddess of wisdom; and beautiful spirits called nymphs are well-known subjects of Roman mythology. Roman Gods, Heroes, and Mythology explores the gods, heroes, creatures, and stories of Roman mythology, in addition to examining their influence today. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book The Power of Art written by Caroline Campbell and published by Bridge Street Press. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To read most histories of art, you might be forgiven for supposing that great artists are superhuman, and the knowledge of different movements, periods and styles is essential to truly appreciate art. It's time to look at art in a new way. THE POWER OF ART delves into the stories behind remarkable acts of creation in fifteen global cities at pivotal moments of artistic brilliance. It shows how art is an integral part of our daily lives, embedded in the very fabric of our existence. From the enduring wonders of ancient Babylon to the menacing pastel architecture of contemporary Pyongyang, eminent curator Caroline Campbell intertwines the stories of artists with the broader social, cultural and political landscapes of their time. In each vivid episode, Campbell reveals how art, in all its forms, is a testament to humanity's inventiveness and ingenuity: it has served our fundamental needs for shelter, sustenance, spirituality, pleasure, order and community. But it can also evoke envy, anger, greed, and even be used as a means of social control. Spanning thousands of years of creativity, THE POWER OF ART will ignite your imagination and open your eyes to the art that surrounds us, whether it be a painting in a gallery, a public sculpture or an everyday object with hidden beauty.
Download or read book A Temple Not Made with Hands written by Mikeal C. Parsons and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays is a Festschrift for Naymond Keathley, honoring his many contributions to Baylor as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, as Senior Vice-Provost, as Interim Director of the Center for International Education, as Interim Chair of the Religion Department, as Professor, and as Director of Undergraduate Studies. He also served as president of the Southwest Region of the NABPR and was a long-time member of the Society of Biblical Literature. The authors of the essays include Naymond’s friends, colleagues, and students. All of the essays are (broadly) in biblical studies and biblical reception, including essays exploring the intersection between biblical studies and popular culture. Most of the essays take up various New Testament texts.
Download or read book A Day of Fire written by Kate Quinn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined novel following the lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day Mount Vesuvius erupts. Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius at the height of the Roman Empire. When Vesuvius erupted in an explosion of flame and ash, the entire town would be destroyed. Some of its citizens died in the chaos, some escaped the mountain’s wrath . . . and these are their stories: A boy loses his innocence in Pompeii’s flourishing streets. An heiress dreads her wedding day, not knowing it will be swallowed by fire. An ex-legionary stakes his entire future on a gladiator bout destined never to be finished. A crippled senator welcomes death, until a tomboy on horseback comes to his rescue. A young mother faces an impossible choice for her unborn child as the ash falls. A priestess and a prostitute seek redemption and resurrection as the town is buried. Six authors bring to life overlapping stories of patricians and slaves, warriors and politicians, villains and heroes who cross each other’s paths during Pompeii’s fiery end. But who will escape, and who will be buried for eternity?
Download or read book The Last Days of Pompeii written by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written on the rectos of 180 p. (MA 247) and 131 p. (MA 248), containing the following portions of the novel: Book I, chapters 5, 8; Book II, chapters 4, 5, 9; Book III, chapters 2, 3; Book V, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and last. With revisions and corrections throughout. MA 247 is followed by four blank leaves. MA 248 contains two additional leaves at end with notes relating to the provenance of the manuscript.
Download or read book Pompeii and the Roman Villa written by Carol C. Mattusch and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2008 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of the Bay of Naples as a popular vacation spot in ancient Rome evaluates the picturesque area as a villa site for numerous emperors and a retreat of choice for the artistic community, in a lavishly illustrated volume that features reproductions of period artwork.
Download or read book The Last Days of Pompeii written by Pompeii and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Days of Pompeii written by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Bart and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Good And Evil Serpent written by James H. Charlesworth and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The serpent of ancient times was more often associated with positive attributes like healing and eternal life than it was with negative meanings. This groundbreaking book explores in plentiful detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE to the present, and from diverse regions in the world. In doing so it emphasizes the creativity of the biblical authors' use of symbols and argues that we must today reexamine our own archetypal conceptions with comparable creativity.--From publisher description.
Download or read book Looking at Laughter written by John R. Clarke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-11-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fresh, accessible, and beautifully illustrated book, his third to examine an aspect of Roman visual culture, John R. Clarke explores the question, "What made Romans laugh?" Looking at Laughter examines a heterogeneous corpus of visual material, from the crudely obscene to the exquisitely sophisticated and from the playful to the deadly serious—everything from street theater to erudite paintings parodying the emperor. Nine chapters, organized under the rubrics of Visual Humor, Social Humor, and Sexual Humor, analyze a wide range of visual art, including wall painting, sculpture, mosaics, and ceramics. Archaeological sites, as well as a range of ancient texts, inscriptions, and graffiti, provide the background for understanding the how and why of humorous imagery. This entertaining study offers fascinating insights into the mentality of Roman patrons and viewers who enjoyed laughing at the gods, the powers-that-be, and themselves.
Download or read book The Classical Outlook written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Last Days of Pompeii written by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the World written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
Download or read book The Last Days of Pompeii written by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Religion in the Roman Empire written by Jörg Rüpke and published by Kohlhammer Verlag. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roman Empire was home to a fascinating variety of different cults and religions. Its enormous extent, the absence of a precisely definable state religion and constant exchanges with the religions and cults of conquered peoples and of neighbouring cultures resulted in a multifaceted diversity of religious convictions and practices. This volume provides a compelling view of central aspects of cult and religion in the Roman Empire, among them the distinction between public and private cult, the complex interrelations between different religious traditions, their mutually entangled developments and expansions, and the diversity of regional differences, rituals, religious texts and artefacts.
Download or read book The last days of Pompeii written by Lytton and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
