Republic vs Democracy – Are Star Wars Closer Than We Think?
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” are words speaking to public morality, while harnessing our highest aspirations
Ancient Rome
Meroë Head of Augustus – Africa defies Rome, British Museum
The bronze Meroë Head of Augustus, which was excavated by Professor John Garstang (1876-1956) in the Sudan in 1910, has gone on display at The British Museum
Vitruvius On Architecture – The Art of Enclosing Space
The art of enclosing space is something 1st century Roman architect and engineer Marcus Pollio Vitruvius knew about and recorded in his treatise on architecture
An Ancient Roman Villa – A Cultural Ideal of Rural Life Pt 2
A villa in ancient Roman times was all about the cultural ideal of rural life and in it, surrounded by nature, man could become the master of his own destiny
Italian Villas & Gardens – The Fatal Gift of Beauty & Water
The continuing tradition of Italy’s villas fountains and gardens reveal their national love for festive display and enjoying the fatal gift of beauty and water
Rome: Piranesi’s Vision – A Man for All Mediums and Seasons
18th century engraver Giovanni Battista PIranesi’s works exaggerated vegetation rampaging unchecked through Rome’s antique buildings, impressing Grand Tourists
Art of Living Well – Antiquity to a Villa in Australia Today
Our art of living well has evolved since antiquity in Europe to a residence in Australia today through a diverse and special mix of peoples and their cultures
Ancient Rome – An Important Precinct of Power and Glory
Seven hill towns became the city of Rome when the valley floor was drained to provide a collective future by building the Cloacae Maxima, the great Roman sewer
Whoever you were if you were born within the boundaries of the Roman Empire you had the right to hold the highest office in the State. Under Augustus the concept of an eternal Rome emerged, revealing its link to the legendary past and its promise of a new era.
Contemporary Art & Design
The characteristics that define contemporary art are evident in every age: confidence in execution, structure, form and style. A dispute known as the “Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns,” dominated the intellectual life of Europe between 1683 and 1719. The crux was whether the Moderns (those living at the time)…