Western Civilization By Joshua Cole And Carol Symes

Rome is known for its’ empire (The Roman Empire). Rome started out small and ended up becoming this huge and undefeatable force of nature. Rome received their success by either attacking other nearby towns/neighbors or granting them treaties or citizenships. E. Badien, the author who created an article called, The Organization Of Italy, explains how Rome organized Italy, and got their neighboring cities and nations to join them and turn ancient Italy into a leading state of power. In Badien’s observations, he finds that granting citizenship and the Latin’s helped Rome to become powerful and assisting Italy to be more structured. First, we must start out slow by talking about how Romans discovered Italy, and then the fun part starts out later. In the textbook, Western Civilization by Joshua Cole and Carol Symes, they explain to the reader that when the romans landed on Italy they met a group of people who already inhabited the land. The romans called these people Etruscans. These natives were influenced by the Greeks, such as the alphabet. The only thing that the Etruscans did not copy from the Greeks was that the Etruscans treated the women with respect, and actually gave them a certain power to the Etruscans society. Many Romans and Greeks who began to live there disagreed with the idea of women having a certain role in society. As Romans and Greeks settled into their new homes, the Greeks started to influence the Romans by copying their alphabets, arts, and beliefs (Cole,Show MoreRelatedArt Analysis : Egyptian Art917 Words   |  4 PagesAnna Lam Professor Hayburn Western Civ. Art Analysis 2 March 2016 Art Analysis Paper Egyptian art has always been extremely interesting and Egyptian art has influenced a lot of other societies in the past. They have created the three pyramids, the sphinx, Pharaoh sculptures, and so much more. The one piece that is very intriguing was the Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Daughters stone. 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