For my second installment of procrastination, I watched the 2014 movie Pompeii from Sony Pictures. In contrast to the always enjoyable experience that is Gladiator, Pompeii was fairly forgettable. It centers around the city of Pompeii (shocking, I know), which, as most of us are familiar, is built right alongside the famed Mount Vesuvius. Having …
I’ll start by saying I really appreciate the ability to sit down and watch a movie during finals week. Having seen gladiator before, the idea of a rewatch was exciting without the added bonus of procrastinating work from other classes. Gladiator is an absolute classic – a movie I consider a must watch at some …
The story of the Life of Brian takes place later than the history we have studied so far. The main part of the story is set in 33AD in the eastern parts of the Roman empire. It follows Brian, played by Graham Chapman, tackling the challenges of growing up as a young adult. The movie …
Here is the link to my piano adaptation: https://youtu.be/UK19zZQgAH After reading some of Catullus’s poems, I was inspired to look for a piano piece that was based off of his work. I found the sheet music of a piano composition entitled “Sparrow’s Lover”, by Tsuquon, which was a loosely based interpretation of Catullus’ poem 2, …
As part of our continued exploration into Roman culture and life, Ben Meyers and I decided that cooking a Roman style dish would be an excellent way to further understand the lives of the Romans. We found an article from the University of Chicago that detailed a variety of Roman recipes mostly from Apicius first …
Build Your Own Acta: Find a piece of media/pop culture that references or is inspired by Rome Write A 300-500 word reflection/summary on it and how well it represents Rome After completing my first two Acta I was at a loss for what to do next and I was looking around my room I realized …
Being able to watch a movie as an assignment during finals week was a nice change of pace and I don’t think I could have found a better movie to watch than Gladiator. Gladiator is a film about an extremely successful Roman general, Maximus, who is sold into slavery and eventually becomes probably the most …
For this actum, I watched the 1966 film A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The movie is set in Rome during the time of Emperor Nero. One of the main characters, Hero, falls in love with a girl (Philia) that lives in a house of prostitutes run by Marcus Lycus. At …
For this Acta, I decided to watch a History channel documentary on the Colosseum and other amphitheaters in Rome. While these amphitheaters were referenced in class, we never took an in depth look at how these amphitheaters were made and what went into them. These are some of the most well thought out structures in …
For this Acta, I decided to watch the movie Gladiator. I thought this was fitting to watch as my previous acta focused on the Colosseum, Roman amphitheaters, and gladiatorial fights as a whole. I believe that watching this movie helped me have a better understanding of how gladiatorial fights in Rome worked, even though the …
