Gardens of Sallust

The Ludovisi Throne is 0.84 m or a little bit over two and a half feet tall and three sided. It is originally from Locri Epizefiri in the south of Italy and was found in 1887 close to the Villa Ludovisi in Rome. Since 1901 the Ludovisi Throne is held in Rome, Museo Nazionale. This piece is a perfect blending of late Archaic grace with severe style. This piece was created around 460 BCE and is a beautiful sculpture of this time period. The first panel shows a naked flute girl who is playing a double

Saint Augustine, also known as Augustine of Hippo, was born on 354 AD in a North African county in present day Algeria. Throughout of his life, Augustine has endured a lot of hard ships and lessons that he wanted to share with others. He decided in 397 AD to compose an autobiographical book “confessing” and recounting moments in his life. Confessions by Saint Augustine are a 13 book series comprised of Augustine’s life and how he became to be one of the most important priests during his time. During

On the 8 of November, [A.D. 35], I was born into this glorious world (Henderson 169). My noble family raised me in fairest Narnia in Umbria (Birley 30). Although I was born into a Senatorial family, I pursued neither a military career nor a public speaking one (Wend). From as far back as my ancestors can be traced, somehow they have always been involved in the political realm (Birley 30). My dearest great-grandfather, M. Cocceius Nerva, was consul [36 B.C.]; his grandfather, a man with the same