Ancient History Assignment: The Colosseum, Roman Empire, and Greece

This assignment delves into ancient history, focusing on the Roman Empire, the Colosseum, and Greek culture. The student reflects on their initial impressions of ancient Greece and Rome, acknowledging the historical significance of both civilizations. The assignment then explores how studying art and architecture, specifically the Colosseum, has shaped the student's perspective. The Colosseum, a monumental structure in Rome, is highlighted for its architectural significance and its role in Roman society. The student references the Colosseum's design and its ability to accommodate a large audience. The assignment also includes references to relevant scholarly works.

0Running head: ANCIENT HISTORY
ANCIENT HISTORY
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

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What were your impressions of ancient Greece and Rome before you began
this course?
As a reader and writer, the impressions were that Rome and Greece both were excessive
developments that finished before their time (Flower, 2014). The writer would have loved to
experience the lifespan and learned more about the culture throughout their period in history.
The writer also respects the Romans for their territory is one of the extensive supremacies to
survive in the previous long years.
How has studying their art and architecture changed your impressions of
these ancient cultures?
Learning architecture and art has not transformed the reader's impression of ancient
cultures (Kleine, 2016). As a reader for their impression was now highly opinions of Greece and
Roman cultures to be the forefathers of the present era.
What specific monuments, sculptures, or paintings helped you change your
thoughts?
If the reader has to select, then they would go through the colosseum. It was an excessive
structure that persisted the entire of the Roman Territory. The Colosseum also identified as the
Flavian Amphitheatre. It is an elliptical structure in the middle of Rome and Italy. The
Colosseum was the largest auditorium ever built at the period and contained a minimum of
65000 audiences. It motivated persons for the most excellent (Elkins, 2014). Even although the
roman people that battled in the competitions that were detaining within, were habitually
prisoners or slaves. It was generally an intelligent system that permitted them to exist

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continuously. The structural framework of this auditorium are really changing the reader’s
thought.
References:-
Elkins, N. T. (2014). The procession and placement of imperial cult images in the Colosseum.
Papers of the British School at Rome, 82, 73-107.
Flower, H. I. (Ed.). (2014). The Cambridge companion to the Roman republic. Cambridge
University Press.
Kleiner, F. S. (2016). A History of Roman Art. Cengage learning.