HUMAN 1A Lecture 5: Week 5, HUMAN 1A
Document Summary
Seven columns of the temple of juturna (1756) Excavations in italy included paestum (poseidonia), herculaneum, pompeii. Paestum"s architecture led to a revival of greek architecture. Herculaneum, buried by ashes and lava in 73 ce, 1738 discovered. Extractors, not only had architectural and social curiosity, but have awe in what nature could do. Robert hubert"s paintings brought on sadness from people, such as the fire of. Memento mori= remember you will die , you get all these spoils, but eventually you will die. These paintings extends the idea of memento mori from individuals to whole civilizations. The proportions show that the individual is small and also that the huge empires can fall. Rousseau is comparing the rusticity and simplicity, with the decadence to the later rome. Early rome is compared favorably to imperial rome. Rousseau also claims that an empire at its richest is also at its weakest. Prometheus gave mankind fire, and was punished.
