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9: Of Days Brightened and Spirits Lightened
Word count: 488 Time to read: 3-4 minutes The day started off by me sulking and…
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Solo presentation: How did the Romans imagine their defeated enemies and celebrate them in their Art?
This column was erected by Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius, and followed the tradition we…
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Logistics of Horse Racing in Ancient Rome (Hamood Solo Presentation)
When people think about entertainment and entertainers in Ancient Rome, gladiators are often the first people…
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10: something a little extra
Today was extra spicy, the heat wave was really kicking into full gear. I sweat right…
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W: day trip to florence
My day trip to Florence was one of the most hectic, exciting and stressful days of…
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Personal presentation: the cult of Mithra
Mithra was a God, like many others, reconstructed over various religions. Some alleged that his origins…
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Day 10: Why is Jonah (Yunus) so popular in early Christian funerary art? And, how is this similar or different from Jewish or Islamic representations and interpretations of Jonah?
One of the most recognizable figures in early Christian funerary art is Jonah. Throughout the Roman…
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9: Experiential Learning
984 words. If I had to caption the featured image of this post, I think I’d…
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3 Tale of Two Towers (800 worder)
Today was such a cool day. Today we saw so much cool stuff. We saw how…
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Day 9: Power and space in the colosseum
Word count – 500 Time to read 3 minutes Walking through the Colosseum, I was thinking…
Rome via Brooklyn 