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The Twilight Of Liberty: Lessons For The United States From Rome’S Dying Republic, Matthew Mccracken
The Twilight Of Liberty: Lessons For The United States From Rome’S Dying Republic, Matthew Mccracken
Helm's School of Government Conference - American Revival: Citizenship & Virtue
A historical comparison of the rise of ancient Rome and the United States as great republics, how the former dissolved under the weight of social, political, and cultural strife, and how the latter may avoid a similar breakdown.
The End Is Upon Us: Attila The Hun And The Christian Apocalypse, Nathan Landrum
The End Is Upon Us: Attila The Hun And The Christian Apocalypse, Nathan Landrum
Masters Theses
Since their arrival onto the European landscape from beyond Scythia, the land north of the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, the Huns were originally perceived by the Roman world as a seemingly unknowable, uncivilized barbarian group that instilled fear on the unfortunate peoples in their path. As the Huns migrated further south and eventually permanently settled in the Great Hungarian Plain, the Romans’ original perception largely remained intact, but with great alterations. By the campaigns of Attila in the mid-fifth century, as numerous cities and towns were utterly destroyed across the Balkans, Gaul, and northern Italy, Attila and the …
The Portrayal Of Roman Gladiators And Slavery In Film, Megan Gingerich
The Portrayal Of Roman Gladiators And Slavery In Film, Megan Gingerich
Senior Honors Theses
This thesis project will endeavor to examine how prominent historical films set in the Roman Empire deal with slavery and gladiators, said research to inform a corresponding creative project. In studying and analyzing Ben-Hur (1959), Spartacus (1960) and Gladiator (2000), the three most prominent films that deal with the topics of slavery and gladiators in ancient Rome, I hope to uncover how films treat the topic, how the films are influenced by more modern values, and how accurate the films are. I will also identify commonalities between all three films, and supplement my discoveries with observations from two less successful …