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There are 12 Olympic gods, each with their own personality and characteristics. They were worshipped in accordance with these personality traits and often displayed very human characteristics. Zeus - rule...

Built during the Augustan Age the Colosseum in Rome is the largest amphitheatre ever built, and due to its size and central location within Rome it has a variety of purposes. The Colosseum’s primary funct...

Greek tragedies often have masculine female characters because they were designed to shock their audiences. The Festival of Dionysus was supposed to be a cathartic experience for the Athenian audience, an...

An introduction is the first thing that an exam marker reads, and often it forms their impression of the whole answer - to write an effective introduction is therefore really important to the rest of your...

Firstly, it is clear that Augustus' building programme addressed the practical issue of a lack of public space. The Forum Augusti, for example, provided a public space open to everyone to go about their d...