History Question

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Roman Art Reading Response

Reading Response

Instructions for Reading Response: Please respond to the questions below after having read the readings for this week. Your answers can be short or bullet points.

1. Identify at least one article that you found challenging or interesting and describe why.
2. List at least 3-5 questions you have about the overall material you just read.
3. Thinking about the readings and videos for the week altogether, identify and connect 3-5 common themes.

Readings

1. Introduction
2. Overview of Roman Periods: .
3. Republic Rome
   2. Augustus (Was he really that great?)
   3. Pax Romana
9. Early, Middle, and Late Roman Empire
   1. 8.3 Assigment
   2. After reading about Augustus, it becomes evident that he extensively employed propaganda to emphasize his status as a divine leader. Asserting descent from the divine lineage of Venus, the goddess of love, he garnered praise as one of the greatest leaders in history. Augustus is particularly renowned for initiating the Pax Romana, a 200-year era characterized by heightened and sustained Roman imperialism, enduring peace and order, prosperous stability, hegemonic power, and regional expansion.A testament to his commitment to this golden age, Augustus commissioned the construction of the Ara Pacis. This monument symbolizes the flourishing period of Rome that he played a pivotal role in sustaining. A specific panel on the Ara Pacis serves as an allegorical representation of Rome, encapsulating the essence of this golden age:The central figure in the image exhibits a plump physique with full breasts, cradling two children on her lap amid a backdrop of surrounding animals and plants. This portrayal symbolizes Rome and its state of abundance during the time of Augustus. Yet, a critical question arises: at what cost did this prosperity come?This image, often presented in art history, serves as a visual narrative of Rome’s grandeur and the aesthetic allure of classical Roman art.Below is an excerpt that Calgacus wrote. He was a Caledonian Chieftan, and he wrote this describing Rome during the pax romana. It offers a different point of view from an outsider’s perspective. This is an important reminder that history is always written by the victors and is usually biased.
      

      Calgacus Excerpt

      Calgacus, Caledonian (Scottish) chieftain (83-84 CE), describing Rome: [Romans are] robbers of the world, having their universal plunder exhausted the and, they rifle the deep. If the enemy be rich, they are rapacious; if he be poor, they lust for dominion; neither the east nor the west has been able to satisfy them. Alone among men they covet with equal eagerness poverty and riches. To robbery, slaughter, and plunder, they give the lying name of empire; they make a wasteland and call it peace. Nature has willed that every mans children and kindred should be his dearest objects. Yet these are torn from us by conscriptions to be slaves elsewhere. Our wives and our sisters, even though they may e scape violation from the enemy, are dishonored under the names of friendships and hospitality. Our goods and fortunes they collect for their tribute, our harvests for their granaries. Our very hands and bodies, under the last and in the midst of insult, are worn down by the toil of clearing forests and morasses. -Tacitus Agricola 30-31

      Part 2

      Write a short response (2-4 paragraphs) responding to the questions below:

      1. In your own words, summarize what Calgacus is saying in this passage.
      2. From whose point of view are we viewing the golden age of Rome?
      3. Why is it important to consider alternative perspectives of historical events?
      4. Can you think of any contemporary examples that this passage reminds you of? For example, are there any countries or leaders alive today (or from the recent past) that are doing something similar?

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