Entiertainment in Anceint Rome

Entertainment in Ancient Rome

Gladiators have been apart of Ancient Rome and its traditions for thousands of years. People all around Rome would come to see spectacles also including animals form exotic lands fight, and naval reenactments. Roman Holidays going back to the 2nd century featured gladiators fight; it was usually put on by the state for the people's (and the emperors) entertainment. The fights had a religious component to them, many of the deaths were scarifies for the gods or also a show of worship. The Roman Gladiators originated not from Rome but from the Etruscans. The Etruscans would usually put on a show when a king of war or a leader died. The Romans picked up this tradition and modified to their own. They made the fights more compatible for huge masses (and their entertainment), and they also made it possible to be able to continue fights through the years. Many of these adjustments were adding some drama into it and training the gladiators to fight and give on a show. But as the Etruscans did the Romans held a funeral service for the dead gladiators. Through the times gladiator shows were constantly trying to be halted by some parts of government. During the rise of the senate they limited it to two shows a year. But the people got around mostly by the help of emperors. During Augustus' reign though he only held 8 gladiator shows; he reigned for 60 plus years so you do the math.
The gladiators would be trained to fight since they were very young. They would start with wooden swords and mannequins and work their way up. At the age of about 15 the gladiators would start to fight real people with wooden swords, and after they master that the practice fight with real swords. After many years of practice they are ready for the games. The life of a gladiator was like the life of a person in the circus, although they don't travel. They wouldn't be paid but they would have room and board, paid by the state. After a great gladiator is done, he may have been killed or released, there would be a ceremony held for them by the people. Gladiators became an icon for Rome because of it's uniqueness and the tradition it gave Rome. With out the Gladiators the life style would have been very different for the Roman people, and Rome could have been very different today.

Sarah Ritter
Mrs. Tyma/Mr. Dave
Daily Life Essay
2.07.10

Gladiators in Ancient Rome

During the Etruscan rule of Rome, one of the most grueling sports ever was created. The sport was a fight to the death between two men, or gladiators as they were called. In the beginning, Gladiators were a type of religious ceremony. Every time a military or state leader died, two men were chosen to fight to the death in the leaders honor. This remained even after the end of the Etruscan rule. During the Roman Empire, the state senate was allowed two shows per year, but the Emperor did not have a limit. This does not mean, however, that they put on thousands of fights. Augustus, for example, only threw together 8 fights in over 60 years of ruling. It was not until Julius Caesar came into power that the Gladiators became a form of entertainment. Then gladiators “performed” on holidays.
After a gladiator was chosen they were sent to Gladiator school. Besides gladiators in training, their were other people staying at the school. Weapon makers and doctors were there to help the trainees. Guards hired to keep the slaves and prisoners from escaping also stayed in the school. There was also the trainer, who had the most important job. Almost all of the gladiators were men, but there are a few cases of women. Also, gladiators were almost always slaves. Slaves were chosen if they committed a crime, such as stealing from a master, or if it was decided they would be a good fighter. In the most rare of occasions a free man would volunteer to become a gladiator. He volunteered for the fame and glory that came with winning a mach. In school, gladiators were trained with wooden weapons first. They would then go on to more serious training until they were ready to fight. As a gladiator, you were either covered in armor so you were protected (defensive) or you were quick on your feet and had no armor (offensive). This depended on your strengths and weaknesses. If you were a gladiator you remained in school until the day of the fight. You even ate dinner with your opponent the night before the fight. When the sun rose on the day of the festival it was time to fight for your life, literally.

Citation: Aldrete, Gregory S. "Roman City: Gladiators" from Daily Life In The Roman City. Daily Life Online.Greenwood Publishing Group. .

Sarah Ritter

Sarah Ritter
Mrs. Tyma/Mr. Dave
Daily Life Essay
2.07.10
Gladiators in Ancient Rome
During the Etruscan rule of Rome, one of the most grueling sports ever was created. The sport was a fight to the death between two men, or gladiators as they were called. In the beginning, Gladiators were a type of religious ceremony. Every time a military or state leader died, two men were chosen to fight to the death in the leaders honor. This remained even after the end of the Etruscan rule. During the Roman Empire, the state senate was allowed two shows per year, but the Emperor did not have a limit. This does not mean, however, that they put on thousands of fights. Augustus, for example, only threw together 8 fights in over 60 years of ruling. It was not until Julius Caesar came into power that the Gladiators became a form of entertainment. Then gladiators “performed” on holidays.
After a gladiator was chosen they were sent to Gladiator school. Besides gladiators in training, their were other people staying at the school. Weapon makers and doctors were there to help the trainees. Guards hired to keep the slaves and prisoners from escaping also stayed in the school. There was also the trainer, who had the most important job. Almost all of the gladiators were men, but there are a few cases of women. Also, gladiators were almost always slaves. Slaves were chosen if they committed a crime, such as stealing from a master, or if it was decided they would be a good fighter. In the most rare of occasions a free man would volunteer to become a gladiator. He volunteered for the fame and glory that came with winning a mach. In school, gladiators were trained with wooden weapons first. They would then go on to more serious training until they were ready to fight. As a gladiator, you were either covered in armor so you were protected (defensive) or you were quick on your feet and had no armor (offensive). This depended on your strengths and weaknesses. If you were a gladiator you remained in school until the day of the fight. You even ate dinner with your opponent the night before the fight. When the sun rose on the day of the festival it was time to fight for your life, literally.

Citation: Aldrete, Gregory S. "Roman City: Gladiators" from Daily Life In The Roman City. Daily Life Online.Greenwood Publishing Group. .

Jordan Reichlin

humanities

Mr.Whitson

7/3/10

Daily Life In The Roman City

Gregory S. Aldrete

Gladiatorial fights were not always in Rome. They most likely started from the people before them in that part of Italy, or the Etruscans. When they first started they were focused on a small scale mostly at funerals. But when Julius Caesar was in command he started to make them as a form of entertainment also. While trying to become more popular and several decades after his fathers death he had a enormous gladiatorial fight featuring over six-hundred gladiators. This actually did get him more popular respect since he provided entertainment and said they were for his father. The Roman senate could also do gladiator fights but they were only allowed to sponsor two a year though the emperor could do as many as he wanted to. Before fights the gladiators would eat dinner together. There were several famous incidents in Roman history when their were mass suicides because they were captured soldiers and did not want to fight their former comrades. The next morning they would all parade around with the sponsor at its head. Before the fight but after the parade they would also bring in criminals that had done some crime thats punishment was death. Right before the fight they would have their throats cut, spectators could choose wether or not they wished to see this or eat lunch. “Once at some games at which he was presiding, the emperor Caligula became bored because there were no criminals to be executed during the intermission. His solution was to order his guards to throw an entire section of the crowd into the arena to be eaten by animals.” Quote. At one of the largest games of all time in Rome an emperor had a 10,000 gladiators fight in about one-hundred twenty days.

Too become a gladiator was fairly easy. While woman gladiators were rare you could become one by choice. The other types of gladiators were either slaves/war prisoners or the occasional criminal. Before fighting you trained for many years. He went to a special school were they trained for many years. When he became reasonable at fighting styles the lanista or trainer would evaluate them and assign them a special way to fight. This was assigned by their strengths, weakness’s, their choice of weapons, and their style of fighting. There was not a certain time when they were supposed to fight. When someone wished to put on a show they would pay on of the schools for a certain amount of gladiators, the price depended on wether they were veterans or new.

Gladiator fights were not meant to be unfair usually. But what usually happened was a fight between a lightly armored man vs a heavily armored one. Two men with different equipment fighting each other. There were many different ways a gladiator could fight. He could be a retiarius or a man with no armor and a trident and weighted net. Another could be a Thracian who would wear little armor but had a small shield and sword who would try to tire their enemy out and find weak links in their opponents armor. Finally when they started to fight with no time limit or rules. When a gladiator was wounded the crowd would shout out. The gladiator was then obliged to ask for mercy by dropping his shield and raising a certain finger. The crowd then could scream out or signal using their thumbs wether to spare or kill them. If the crowd decided that he deserved to die the gladiator would stab him in the throat, though when he lived he would drop his weapon. It seems that some games the crowd was inclined to be merciful to the loser and others they would scream for their deaths. The record is supposedly eighty eight fights which is amazing since that meant that either they were a amazing fighter and lucky.

Jordan Reichlin

Mr.Whitson

Humanities

2/25/10

1.Augustus was a very successful man for many reasons. One of those which was probably one of the most important reason was that he was the adopted son of Caeser. Because he was his son he had his troops loyalty and the peoples. He was very careful in his rise to power though. He was very sensitive and careful. When he died he even planned for his next ruler to keep the peace! He also made a senate, gave governors regular salaries, and and kept peace. The nobles thought of this as the price of peace was augustus power. When Lepidus died who was the current leader of religion he took his place, so now he was also in charge of religion. His rule as also peaceful so people were almost always supporting him. “Virgil discovered the ideal figure of the Augustan Age: sober, tenacious, pious, a slave of duty” page 20. So from Virgils view he was a great ruler. The reason he did so much better than other rulers in my opinion is conflict. He seems to try to have minimal conflict with whatever he does. His laws help the people and do not make him supreme dictator, the people still have rights. He does not seem corrupt and the people see that and so do not hate him.

2. In the last paragraph of this it says that he thinks no other mans should ever hold so much power or be king in Rome. So he could also be talking about why Caesar was murdered. So he could be also giving a reason why Caesar was murdered because he had to much power.

3. There are many qualities that Augustus would want to emphasize. Smartness it tells about how one man outsmarts three other men. He does this by running from them and letting them chase them at their own pace. By doing this he does not have to face three on one but one on one. This also shows they ability he fights the strongest one first, while he is strongest. In the story he quickly beats both of the first men. He also fights three men kills them all and comes out suposively unharmed. So this story shows courage, intelligence, and revenge. He shows revenge by telling the final brother that he has gotten revenge for his brothers and this is for Rome to rule.

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sorry, i completely did the wrong story even though it doe not count i still want to post this.

The story was about Romans and another army. They chose triplets from each army to fight to decide it. in this quick fight two of roman triplets died then last one ran for it to make the other triplets spread out. then he quickly killed first and second one because they werent righ tnext to each other. then fought the third and quickly killed ihm unharmed.

I know it doesnt count but here it is

Caeilan Hill is one of the seven Hills of Rome. By myth it got it's name from Ccaelius Vibenna, probably because he was one othe the elite who settled there. During the republic it was where the elite lived. During it's history a wall was built, about 200 meters south of the church. It divided the hill into two. It was called the Servain Wall, the west was where the ciyr lied, and the eastern half was where the country or farms lied. This caused much diversity on the hill. It took many years for the cityfolks and the farmers to reach common ground. Near the height of rome a man called Emporer Claudius had control of Rome.

Ovid's poem goes from grief to more grief. After Memnon's and Achilles' mothers mourned, Tibullus dies (probably because this was a elegy for him). Venus therefor becomes stunned, and since he was stunned all good was banished from Tory. Then at the end of the poem Tibullus is held a funeral and was cremated.

Ovids Poem

In this poem fits into the second category. It goes from grief to more grief. It moves a little bit towards consolation when he says how other people have escaped or almost escaped. So that they're is hope. It compares Tibullus's death so that it even surprised the gods. It shows how that there're mothers mourned them and even the god mourned them.

Esquiline Hill

The Esquiline Hill is the highest of the seven hills of Roman times. In ancient Rome it was one of the better districts in their city, it was a residential area. At around 475Bc a shrine was build on the hill. It was a good neighborhood until a fire destroyed much of it in around 60AD. During Roman times the eastern end of the hill was for garbage and burial sites.

ELEGY POWER!!!!!

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Ovid's Elegy to Tebullus is defiantly grief to consolation. I have come to the conclusion that Ovid and Tebullus were secret lovers. In his poem, Ovid makes many comparisons to two lovers when one of them dies. "What use to have slept alone in an empty bed?" (Ovid line 34) In this stanza Ovid talks about the two lovers Nemesis and Delia after Nemisis steals her away from Tibullus. In the end, Ovid realizes Tibullus would not want him to grieve like this and that brings him comfort.

The Elegy blogpost

My opinion is that this Elegy becomes more depressing over time. This Elegy describes the grief of gods as well as humans. "No less was Venus stunned by her Tibullus's death." (line 15) This shows that even the gods grieved over Tibullus's death. His death also had an effect on all of troy. "May earth not lie heavy on you ashes." (line 68)

2.10.10
Capitoline Hill in early Rome

Capitoline Hill has some of the oldest ruins in Greece today. In fact, there is now a museum dedicated to ancient facts. The buildings that house this museum are palaces dating back to the Renaissance and medieval time periods. You can find Capitoline Hill located in between the Campius Martius and the Forum. The forum is where Rome was before it expanded. It was a very busy area and still is. “The Campius Martius was a piece of Rome (about 2 square kilometers) that was not just publicly owned but in the Middle Ages was also one of the most populated places of Rome.” (Emilie Fabricius Algreen)In ancient Rome, Capitoline hill was tused as the major defensive point of the city. In fact, in 390 Capitoline Hill was the only place in the city not raided by barbarians. The reason the hill is the major defensive part of the city is because it is the highest pint of the city, and because of the dangerously sharp shards of rock that laid beneath it. In he earlier times, the generals would throw their enemies off the top of the hill and into the shards beneath it. Ouch!


http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-capitoline-museums
http://www.willylogan.com

Robert's finial mountian blogpost

Robert Backer

Mr. Dave

Humanities 9G

2/6/10

The Quirinal Hill (today)

The Quirinal hill is one of the seven hills in Rome. The hill is normally quiet and has the Trevi fountain near it. The Trevi fountain is an amazing fountain with a sculpture of Neptune riding his chariot in the middle of it. It is also said that “the water at the bottom of the fountain represents the sea.” The head of State is the president in rome now and the Quirinal palace is the home of the president. The Quirinal hill also has the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on it. The church was designed by Michelangelo and was built in honor of the christian slaves. (sources)

(http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1247_The_Seven_Hills_of_Rome.html) (http://www.mariamilani.com/rome_italy/rome_quirinal.htm) (http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trevi.htm) (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-maria-degli-angeli.htm) (http://www.romaviva.com/fontana-di-trevi-quirinale/quirinal_palace.htm)

Edited Version

During the republic it was where the elite lived. If you lived on Caelian Hill you were elite in the government, or in society. During it's history a wall was built, about 2oo meters south of the church. It divided the hill into two. It was called the Servian wall, the west was where the city lied, and the eastern half was where the country.

Robert's blogpost

Robert Backer

Mr. Dave

Humanities 9G

2/6/10

The Quirinal Hill (today)

The Quirinal hill is one of the seven hills in Rome. The hill is normally quiet and has the Trevi fountain near it. The Trevi fountain is an amazing fountain with a sculpture of Neptune riding his chariot in the middle of it. It is also said that “the water at the bottom of the fountain represents the sea.” (For pictures click on the 3rd link down). The Quirinal hill also has the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on it. “The church was designed by Michelangelo and was dedicated to the christian slaves who died building baths.” (sources)

(http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1247_The_Seven_Hills_of_Rome.html) ((http://www.mariamilani.com/rome_italy/rome_quirinal.htm) (http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trevi.htm) (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-maria-degli-angeli.htm)

Sarah Ritter
2.08.10
Capitoline Hill in early Rome

In ancient Rome, Capitoline hill was the major defensive point of the city. In fact, in 390 Capitoline Hill was the only place in the city not raided by barbarians. The reason the hill is the major defensive part of the city is because it is the highest pint of the city, and because of the dangerously sharp shards of rock that laid beneath it. In he earlier times, the generals would throw their enemies off the top of the hill and into the shards beneath it. Ouch!


http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-capitoline-museums
http://www.willylogan.com

Robert's blogpost

Robert Backer

Mr. Dave

Humanities 9G

2/6/10

The Quirinal Hill (today)

The Quirinal hill is one of the seven hills in Rome. The hill is normally quiet and has the Trevi fountain near it. The Quirinal hill has the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on it and “The hill is named after the god Quirinus.” (sources)

(http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/1247_The_Seven_Hills_of_Rome.html) ((http://www.mariamilani.com/rome_italy/rome_quirinal.htm)

Esquiline

The Esquiline Hill was the highest of the seven hills of roman times. In ancient Rome it was one of the better districts in their city, it was a residential area. At around 475Bc a shrine was build on the hill. It was a good neighborhood until a fire destroyed much of it in around 60AD. During Roman times the eastern end of the hill was for garbage and buriel sites. Emporer Nero also build his golden house on it. \

Sarah Ritter
Mr. Dave
Hercules and Cacus
2.04.10

-1 What are the differences between the three accounts (Livy, Vergil, and Ovid)? Be very specific - every minor detail could be important. To be clear, I just want you to list unique details here.
Livy-
→ Stresses on Romulus and Remus's story about the vultures, and how Rome was formed.
→ Cacus was not a monster, he was a shepherd
→ Hercules kills him with his club
→ Oxen, not heifers and bulls.
→ Took oxen from fields, not stalls.
→ Romulus sets up temple for traditional latin gods and Hercules on the hill were he killed Cacus.
→ He was afraid of what stole his oxen, until he finds out where the rest of his oxen were.
→ Falls asleep after fighting monster, Geryon.
→ Falls asleep in grassy place near the Tiber River.
→ Cacus begs for his life, and calls to other shepherds for help.

Vergil-
→ Cacus is a murderous monster.
→ Who happens to belch fire.
→ Bulls and Heifers not oxen.
→ Cacus took bulls form stalls not fields.
→ Hercules grabbed his weapons, shot missiles at Cacus.
→ Hercules is enraged by the stealing of his cattle.
→ Cacus belched fire and smoke, completely submerging the cave in darkness.
→ The arrows caused sunlight to enter the cave.
→ People saw Cacus's carcass at the end.
→ People celebrated Hercules and the death of Cacus.
→ Cacus covers the cave with a rock.
→ Hercules took a tree, causing the banks to break and water to flood the cave and push the rock away.

Ovid-
→ Hercules breaks through the cliff
→ Cave is in a forest
→ Cacus puts part of a hill in front of the cave, not a rock.
→ Falls asleep in the Tegean house
→ Cacus first fought back with sticks, logs, and boulders.
→ Cacus can spew flames
→ Hercules used a triple-knotted club to kill Cacus
→ Hercules offered one of the ox to Jupiter (Zeus)
→ Sets up an alter after killing Cacus
→ The king's mother predicts when Hercules dies, and then turns into a goddess herself.

-2 Discussing each of the three accounts separately, what is the impact of the details told that are unique to that story? In other words, consider which details only Livy uses and the effect that those have on your understanding of Hercules and Cacus (and then repeat the same process for Vergil and Ovid). Also, consider the Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
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ip side - are there details omitted from that story that are used in the other two accounts? How is the larger message influenced by the inclusion or omission of those details?

Liviys story is a very vague sense of the story. I believe his sole purpose was to make you understand why Romulus built the temple where he did. The fact that he leaves out the fire-breathing monster and replaces him with Cacus the greedy Shepherd makes the story's foucs more on Romulus and his temple in Rome.

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Esquiline Hill in Rome is one of the least visited tourist sites. Though during the Roman empire it was a very important hill. It is in Rome and is one of seven hills that the city was built upon. The others hills names are Palatine Hill, Capitoline Hill, Aventine Hill, Caellan Hill, Viminal Hill, and the Quirinal Hill. high above the valley later the colosseum was built. Their is a church that is built on top of the Esquiline Hill.

Jordan

Livy’s-There are many differences in there storys. Livys story varies very much from other storys. It starts out with a history lesson about were the city of Rome was built, and how it was built were Hercules slayed a monster. Then it talks about how he crossed a river with his finest. He also talks of how Cacus trys to prevent hercules from finding his cave. He tried to hide were he brought them from Hercules but he was still found. When He was found he supposivly was slayed by a single blow from Hercules, after trying to get his comrades to help him. In the other story’s he puts up a fierce fight and has no comrades to help him.

Livys story is in my opinion the worst story or interesting one of the three story’s. Livy uses details that are associated with showing just how they chose a place to build Rome and some of its history before it was around. His story tells me the least information about the fight between Hercules and Cacus. It tellls me Cacus is a monster and a theif and Hercules is a hero. It is very different from the other story’s. I do not think it sends the message Hercules is a great hero. But details do not seem to support it because the climax of the story is. Hercules killed him with a blow from his club, after vainly asking for help from his companions. So the larger message is very untouched here.

Vergils

In Vergils story it talks about how Cacus drove off the cattle from their stalls. In other storys it does not say they had stalls were just temporarily there. It talks about how he was feeding them when one of the four cows that he had stolen from Hercules awnser the call. When he followed its path he found Cacus’s cave. In this story Hercules destroys the top of his cave were Cacus had tried to hide from him. There they had a great fight which Hercules eventually won. Then he had a great feast with the stolen cows and invited other shepherds to the feast to eat it with him. There they had enormous part with songs and priests. They also song a song of what monsters he had defeated and you had destroyed every monster you have ever faced.

Vergils story tells me about how they fought and why it happened. It gives me a Understanding about what happened. It tells about a great party after it were they celebrate Hercules triumph over the monster Cacus. I think it gives me the most information about the story. It is very detailed and helps show how Hercules is a great hero. It also gives me many details about the monster Cacus. I think this story shows the larger message very well.

Ovid

In Ovids story Hercules had two cows stolen not four. He also was not able to find them but he heard the cows mooing or he would have never found them. When he finds the cave they are blocked in by a boulder. But this time Hercules did break through it and had another enormous fight with Cacus. He won also and invited other shepherds to come. He also set up a alter to Maxima, the Mightiest.

Ovids story makes me think of how great a hero Hercules is.

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Sarah Ritter
Mr. Dave
Hercules and Cacus
2.04.10

-1 What are the differences between the three accounts (Livy, Vergil, and Ovid)? Be very specific - every minor detail could be important. To be clear, I just want you to list unique details here.
Livy-
→ Stresses on Romulus and Remus's story about the vultures, and how Rome was formed.
→ Cacus was not a monster, he was a shepherd
→ Hercules kills him with his club
→ Oxen, not heifers and bulls.
→ Took oxen from fields, not stalls.
→ Romulus sets up temple for traditional latin gods and Hercules on the hill were he killed Cacus.
→ He was afraid of what stole his oxen, until he finds out where the rest of his oxen were.
→ Falls asleep after fighting monster, Geryon.
→ Falls asleep in grassy place near the Tiber River.
→ Cacus begs for his life, and calls to other shepherds for help.

Vergil-
→ Cacus is a murderous monster.
→ Who happens to belch fire.
→ Bulls and Heifers not oxen.
→ Cacus took bulls form stalls not fields.
→ Hercules grabbed his weapons, shot missiles at Cacus.
→ Hercules is enraged by the stealing of his cattle.
→ Cacus belched fire and smoke, completely submerging the cave in darkness.
→ The arrows caused sunlight to enter the cave.
→ People saw Cacus's carcass at the end.
→ People celebrated Hercules and the death of Cacus.
→ Cacus covers the cave with a rock.

Ovid-


→ Hercules took a tree, causing the banks to break and water to flood the cave and push the rock away.
-2 Discussing each of the three accounts separately, what is the impact of the details told that are unique to that story? In other words, consider which details only Livy uses and the effect that those have on your understanding of Hercules and Cacus (and then repeat the same process for Vergil and Ovid). Also, consider the flip side - are there details omitted from that story that are used in the other two accounts? How is the larger message influenced by the inclusion or omission of those details?

Livy starts out with saying that Remus received an omen (a negative point), Virgil starts out with with hunger being banished (a positive point) and Ovid starts in the midst of the story (not making a point), or they are very different in tone. Livy is telling facts or making is point as forward as possible. In stead of putting it in story form he is just saying what needs to be said as a fact. Virgil is in the form of poetry, or epic poetry. He describes things like Livy but he adds details and emotions to it. Ovid also uses poetry but he is using his poetry to tell a story. He gives much detail in every felling that a character has, he also uses much dialogue. Livy puts much stress on the ways Rome were formed as the others didn't. Livy sees Cacus as a totally different Ovid and Virgil. Livy says that Cacus is a Shepard while the others don't. Virgil says that Caucus is a monster, but I think that Virgil is trying to make a point, that Caucus is only a barbarian, or he is inhuman - just like a monster. In Ovoid's story that is different then the other two, is that Hercules removed the tree and flooded the banks around the river.

Ancient Greece and Alexander the Great

1. part 1. During the Corinthian War, the Persians helped fund the Athenian Military and got there fleet back to the way it was before the Peloponnesian War.

part 2. They were able to get islands from Asia Minor back under they're control and were starting to build their empire again.

part 3. In 376 B.C. the Delian League was reborn.

2. part 1. After the Peloponnesian War, Sparta had a Tyrant and started taking over cities in Greece. Many major cities started a war against them.

part 2. The Corinthian War was between Athens, Corinth, Thebes, Argos, and Sparta. It was all those cities against Sparta because of their Tyrant.

part 3. The temple of Apollo in Delphi was destroyed in 373 B.C.

www. scaruffi.com/politics/greeks.html- it is a good website because it has a timeline and looks believable

www.infoplease.com- looks beliveable

Part I

1. Oedipus in a way is responsible for his actions and some of it is isn’t his fault. In other words he killed a man and Oedipus didn’t know who it was, when it actually was the king and it was his father. But if Oedipus new that the man was his father then he wouldn’t have killed him. So I think that Oedipus is innocent. Oedipus also didn’t know that his mother was Jocasta and so its not his fault that he married her. He wouldn’t have married her if he knew before hand. I also think that Oedipus is not guilty because his father Laius wanted to kill him when he was a baby, so their is the revenge to Laius. But I know that if Oedipus knew that Laius was his father, then he would not have killed Laius no matter what Laius said to Oedipus. But if someone harasses you then you have to do something about it by defending yourself. Let say a random person on the street came up to me and said you suck and the Lakers suck! I am not going to just stand their and let him talk about me like that. I am either going to fight back physically or mentally.

Part II

“You can be confident that I will help.” Line (10). This is saying that Oedipus is sure that he will help the Priest. Oedipus is confident that he can help the priest.

“For our city, as yourself can see, is badly shaken.” Line (26). The priest is saying that Oedipus can see that the city is doing bad. He is mentioning how the city has badly shaken and it is not going in the right direction.

Oedipus Foreshadowing Redux

1. “If you’re to rule as you are doing now, it’s better to be king in a land of men than in a desert.” (62-64) This is saying Oedipus needs to continue ruling like he has done in the past and do not let the citizens suffer or we will all hate you. No one will be listening to you and that is where the ruling in a desert comes into play.

2. “We might get somewhere if we had one fact— we could find many things, if we possessed some slender hope to get us going.” (144-146) This is saying that if we find one clue about how Laius died they could find more clues and eventually find the bandits that had killed him. Once they find that, lord Apollo said it would help Thebes return to its grateful state since it is in a depression at the time.

Part I:

I do think that Oedipus is responsible for some of his actions. When he killed his father, I do not think that he was responsible for knowing it was his father, but he did kill a man which he could not say he is not responsible for doing. When Oedipus married his mother though I do believe that he was not responsible. In this case I was the fault of the mother if she recognized him. If Oedipus’s mother did not recognize him then I think it is really neither one of there faults. If people though did not have a choice of free will then I would look at Oedipus’s view differently. Fate to me seems to be something that is already planned for you,sort of like a story on how your entire life is going to be or it could be just the major things that you are going to do. Either way without free will I don’t think anyone can be guilty for a guilty person is someone who chooses the bad version of two options, but when you don’t have a choice then you can’t be claimed guilty. On the other hand you can only be innocent within yourself. Other people would not really be able to tell. To be innocent within yourself, it would have to be a person who is forced to do something because of fate but if it were bad the person doing it would not like what they were doing and know that is was wrong.

Part II:

"Act to consolidate your fame, for now, thanks to you eagerness in earlier days, the city celebrates you as its saviour."(47-49) - In this the priest is saying because of how smart and how much Oedipus wanted to escape his fate he was a great leader to many people.

"For in this matter, even if a god were not prompting us, it would not be right for you to simply leave things as they are, and not to purify the murder of a man who was so noble and who was your king." (255-259) - Oedipus is saying that though the gods did help them it still would be wrong if the people were to let the murder of Laius to just get away with it with no punishment.

I believe that Oedipus is innocent because he was given the fate that he would kill his father and marry his mother. He tried to avoid his fate by leaving Corinth since he thought his real father was the king of Corinth. Laius, who is his real father, even tries to get rid of him so his fate won't happen, but the servant would not get rid of him. He did not get to have free will because he never got a chance to leave his fate behind him. When he met Laius he did not know who he was and he defended himself from the servants. They were making him leave the road and he didn't want so they started attacking Oedipus. What are you supposed to do when someone attacks you. Not attack back? That is what he did and killed all of them including Laius. If you lack free will you can't be guilty because it would happen whether you like it or not. You can avoid it as much as possible but it will happen and that was what happen. You cannot escape fate which is the reason why Oedipus was not able to have free will during his life.

Anagnorisis

Ever since 7th grade I have always had a weakness for History class. English, Math, and Science were always pretty easy for me and I enjoyed the classes, as well as looking forward to going to school each day. History class was hard, really hard, for me. The subjects either did not interest me or we just kept covering the same material. I always had to force my self to pay attention and not fall asleep in that class, I would take notes in many different formats and I would look over the material about three times a week. On the homework and class work I always got good grades usually A’s sometimes B’s, but whenever we had a test I would always flunk it. One time I ended up getting a bad grade on my quarter report card, and so my homework schedule had to change. After school I would always take the buss home, school ended at 3:30 and I usually got home at about 3:45 - 4:00. Once I got home I would start my nightly homework and try to finish as fast as I could, but once I was done with that, my grandmother would then help me with my history. We would go over my homework and then look at the notes I had, and make notecards for the coming up test. I usually finished my homework at 5:30 or 6 and then from 6 to 10:30-11 I would study my humanities notes. I did this every single night I would memorize the information and then my grams would test me. Whatever I missed we would go back over and then she would retest me again. We continued to do this until i knew all the information, studying for about 4 to 5 hours on just history. The next test I got all A’s and B’s on passing them easily, but once a test was over I always had to start studying for the next one. On the last test for my 3rd Quarter I had been studying really hard hoping that I would get and A or B like all the rest of the test. Then next day I walked into class and when I got the test I knew everything and finished pretty quickly. Since I had lots of time I went over the test two more times making sure I had done everything, then I got up and turned it in. The next day when the teacher handed back the test I saw that I had gotten a C- , I didn’t know what I had done wrong. When I looked over the answers I realized I had hurried through the information while studying, and had studied the wrong information. I ended up getting a B that quarter. I was sad I had not gotten the A I had wished for but new that I deserved a B ‘cause I had been lazy and not checked my notecards before studying.

Lost Bet

In 2008, I was 12 years when I thought the Packers were going to beat Giants in the NFC championship game. I was so confident that the Packers were going to beat them I bet one of my friends who was a big Giants fan $50 that the Packers were going to win. I told everyone at school Packers were going to kill the Giants in that game. He was getting really annoyed at me and so were a few other kids. Even Sportscenter said the Packers were going to win by a lot. Every was going my way until that dreadful fourth quarter and when the game was over and the Giants had beaten the Packers in overtime. I was completely stunned and upset that I had lost $50. I couldn't believe and to make matters worse my friend called me up after the game and told me I owe him $50. I was almost crying afterwards. Later that day I had to ask my parents for $10 because I had only $40 on me and I needed 10 more. When I told about the bet, they got pissed off at me and was even more upset. The next day at school I was embarrassed and my friends were making jokes about me being dome and accepting a bet I should have never accepted. Other kids who knew about the bet did the same thing. I was angry, upset, and embarrassed for the next week. Then, I also made a bet the Giants would win the Super Bowl with the same guy who I made the Packers bet with. He also loves the Patriots and he wanted them to go undefeated. Even though he likes the Giants he wanted the Patriots much more. The bet was five dollars and I won it so I felt much better. I have supported the Giants since then and he made me a Giants fan.

The Critical Moment, Lakers lose

A Very Depressing Moment in My Life

The Los Angeles Lakers are my favorite sports team, and 2 years ago in 2008 the Lakers made it to the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. I had a great feeling about them winning the championship. I have never experienced the rivalry of the Lakers and Celtics until that year. I was very exciting thinking the Lakers were going to easily take the championship away from Boston and watch my team beat an old school rival. So as the NBA Finals began I went to Los Angeles over the summer and the gam was in Boston. As I arrived at my cousins house thinking the Lakers would be dismantling the Celtics, the Lakers were not only losing but falling behind badly. I was shocked and didn’t know if it was a dream or reality. Eventually the Lakers lost that game and I was very disappointed and sad. But it was only the first game I said. Then the Lakers lost the second game of the NBA Finals which made me very depressed and upset. The Lakers then came back to Los Angeles and luckily I was able to go to the game. The Lakers won that game which made me very happy. But then it turned to game four. As I was watching the game the Lakers were winning by more than 15 points in the game and I was happy and for surely thought that the Lakers were going to win. Then it turned into the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics made a comeback and defeated the Lakers. I was shocked and I thought the Lakers were going to win the game and they lost, it was a very sad night for me and my cousins and I could not have been more sad that year. The Lakers won the next game, but eventually went to Boston for game 6 and lost the game of the series and it was an embarrassing loss. I was definitely not one of the happiest people on Earth.

Oedipus the King

1.) A.) There was a forshadowing that "But when I count the days - the time he's been away - I now worry what he's doing. For he's been gone to long,well past the time he should have taken" (72) B.) It tells of how Oedipus had gotten a bad feeling of how it was taking his brother so long to retur.

2.) A.) Then there was also " They all died - except for one who was afraid and ran away. There was only one thing he could inform us of with confidence about the things he say" (140) (b) This tells of how they wanted to kill the men that had killed his friend.

3.) A.) "While you are ruling now it is better to be ruling of men than a land of desert" (60). b.) This shows that it is better to be able to controle and know the people in the city than it is to just be a ruler.

- Cadmeians - to refer to, or to talk about a group

- suplient - asks for help or a plea

- agonies - long amounts of pain or prolonged suffering

Answers for Oedipus Play

1. Foreshadow- 1. “ With the god’s help
 this will all come to light successfully, or else it will prove our common ruin.” 175-177 This may anticipate that Apollo may save Thebes or destroy it.If he is right Thebes will survive and flutter with beauty and greatness. If he is wrong our city could be destroyed. That would be bad.

2. “For he’s been gone too long,
 well past the time he should have taken.” 87-88 This anticipates that Creon may have been killed on his way to Apollo's temple or on the way back. This would not be good for Oedipus because he sent his brother to try to be the savior of Thebes. He may have gone missing which may still mean hope for Thebes because he may escape his captors and find his way back. Creon could have also gotten lost and never find his way back. If he doesn't make it back, Thebes could lay in ruins.

3. “I would be a hard-hearted man indeed,
 if I did not pity suppliants like these.” 14-15 This anticipates that Oedipus will help the citizens of Thebus any way he can. Towards the end of the play I predict that Oedipus will have saved the people of Thebus and brought the city back to life.

Question 2.He says that the murderes of the former king of Thebes should be punished by death. He says if you show yourself you might not get the death penalty but you will still be severly punished. I believe this is justice for the murderes because they murdered the king of a city and that should be punishable by death just like it is in the United States today if you kill the president. If you kill someone, it is your fate to go to jail as a punishment. Fate and justice are intertwined because justice is punishing the guilty to protect the citizens and that would be their fate if they commited a crime. You can have justice and fate at the same time because of the explanation I gave in the last sentence.

Question 3.Cadmus- introduced writing to the Greeks and founded the city of Thebus

Delian- a citizen of Delos

Countenance- an expression on a face

Oedipus Post

“For you came here, to our Cadmeian city, and freed us from the tribute we were paying to that cruel singer” -Line(40-43) “My poor children, I know why you have come- I am not ignorant of what we yearn for.”(67-68). Oedipus is saying to the people of the land that he is not ignorant and that he is a good person. He told them in a hint way before, and before actually showing them that he is not ignorant. ”The action takes place in Thebes.” The people of Thebes kind of got a hint that Oedipus was coming through the palace doors and that the priest would most likely be their too. Before Oedipus entered through the palace doors the people had a thought of that.

2. Oedipus is saying that if the person who murdered the king has to reveal him self. Oedipus is also saying that who ever murdered the king doesn’t reveal him self then the charges and the consequences will be more severe. Fate is development of events and justice is basically a behavior. If the person that killed the king doesn’t reveal him self any time soon then his consequences and charges will become more severe and it could be possible that it is death. Oedipus is also saying that if somebody knows that the killer is a stranger, from some other state, let him not stay mute. If the killer is from another state than they must reveal him as quickly as possible.

3.Define:

Suppliants: Suppliants basically means a beggar. It could also mean a person who is in the lower class begging and asking for something from someone who extraordinary amount of power.

Saviour: A saviour is a person who saves something or someone. For example an example of saviour could be superman, he is a saviour because he saves people and does good things. But a saviour doesn’t necessarily have to be a person, a saviour could also be a person who puts out a fire at their neighbors home.

Shrine: Shrine is basically a place that is holy. For example a temple or a church for the Jewish and the Christian faith is considered a place that is holy.

Prophesies: A prophesies is basically saying that something will happen in the future. For example a prophesies could be about hover cars in the future. Prophesies could also mean inspiration.