The Arch of Septimius Severus is one of the most triumphal and boldest arches in all of Ancient Rome. Paid for and dedicated to Septimius Severus, council of the time, the arch is built in brick and travertine and clad with marble slabs. This arch still stands tall to this day in the southern end of the Roman Forum. (a forum is a rectangular plaza surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the City of Rome). It was built to commemorate the Roman victories
com Augustus, Marcus Aurelius and Trajan were voted as the best. Septimius Severus who was also a great emperor was not even on the list. There are many things that go into making a good emperor such as military strength, taxes and life of the people in Rome. Septimius Severus was a great emperor because he had many of these needed qualities. He had some admirable wins in war and also helped the Roman Empire to grow. Septimius Severus greatly improved life for soldiers in the army and also did great
In this essay it will discuss the extent to which the principate is a history of military dictatorships. Meaning to what extent did the military hold authoritarian control. In fact, the principate was not a history of military dictatorships, but an Oligarchy, where the Emperor, the Senate and the Army all came together to rule the Empire. Although, some had more power than others. The essay will divide into two main parts one explaining how it was not a military dictatorship but showing examples
leader. As such, she is able to take charge in any situation within a minute. In this story, When Dumbledore was gone; she stepped in to fill his shoes. In the upstart of the Battle of Hogwarts, McGonagall ousted the current headmaster who named Severus Snape and took charge of the school and securing it against Voldemort and his Death Easters. In addition, McGonagall was very intelligent and wise witch. Her intelligence is shown in many ways throughout the series. She has always shown the ability
Fate is usually described as what happens during one’s lifetime. Many people conceive that their fate is already planned out before they are born. From the time that books have been written, authors have written about people finding fates through some prophecy. Although many people might consider it futile, the person attempts to change it. However, many of these characters then realized knowing their fate is usually worse than not knowing it. In particular, Macbeth and Lord Voldemort (from Harry
Harry Potter has to deal with death in a very different way in the final book than most normal people do. Harry has dealt with death his whole life because his parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort when he was just a little boy. People that are important to Harry slowly die off because of what he is. He is “the boy who lived.” There was a prophecy created by a professor at Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry, before harry was born that said "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark
It seems like every year Hollywood does a motion picture interpretation of a novel and although the movie may become a box office hit, the novel will always be much more detailed and in depth. Movie producers and directors try to fit an entire book filled with the tiniest of details into approximately an hour and thirty minutes of entertainment, therefore are forced to cut out many important details. For instance, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” a children’s literature novel written by J
childhood friends, until they started at Hogwarts when they were separated into different groups. Throughout their schooling years (and his whole life it turns out) he never fell out of love, but Lily found a new love – Harry’s Father James Potter. Severus Snape was enigmatic to the audience and most characters in the films. He had strong and harsh attitudes toward his most vulnerable students, but in retrospect was respected by other professors. Snape is also the only person known to have been both
talked for a few hours. Lucius had asked for her forgiveness for the pain he had made her feel the previous years. At the end of their talk they had become great friends. The discussion was the start for a great friendship with Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape, who had come to their conversation in the middle because he wanted to see his old friend, for Hermione.
The story of Harry Potter amazed a whole generation of not only children, but also adults, and still does. Rowling’s series, tells the story of Harry Potter and his fight against Lord Voldemort, which takes place in the world of magic. The difference between Harry Potter and Lord Volde-mort is explained by Dumbledore at the end of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone using the following words: „’If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. He didn’t realise that love as powerful
described as „[...] the crowning apotheosis of the series.“ (Caetano 114). Despite Severus Snape is not acting for charity’s sake for the most of the story and murders Dumbledore, we learn that he is a ‚good’ character. „Snape is motivated by his profound and lasting love Lily, Harry’s mother.“ (McDougal 161). Due to this love, Snape follows Dumbledors order, kills him and becomes the hero of the story. Severus’ last name, Snape, represents exactly the symbolic dualism between ‚good’ and ‚evil’
Severus Snape's character increasingly progressed in each book. When I began the Harry Potter Series I hated Snape in the first four books, and it was only when J. K. Rowling began to further develop Snape as a character could I truly begin to understand why he acted as he did. Snape went from being a Death Eater to someone who gave his life for Harry Potter. He was a controversial character who had most of his life hidden from the readers eyes and this created many outlets of potential fanfiction
Everyone has a poker face. Everyone has a bunbury. Everyone keeps secrets, and everyone lies. The question is, how does one tell if another is truthful about their intentions? There are many different cases in which one will lie about who they really are, but there is no telling when it is okay and if they can be forgiven. In many different stories that were read in Late British Literature this semester, we have characters that keep secrets from friends and loved ones. The simple truth is, people’s
“When I first saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, I exited the theater with an excruciating headache, a lingering sense of emptiness and a very strong desire to punch the film’s cinematographer,” (Ewing) which relates to the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which stars Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, and directed by David Yates. In the sixth Harry Potter Saga, Harry goes to school, becomes obsessed with a mysterious book which belongs to the Half-Blood Prince
A movie that came out in 2002 was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. This movie was based off the best-selling novel, which was written in 1997 by J.K. Rowling, called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. If you were to read this book and watch the movie you would find many differences, but the main difference between the two is that the book gives more information to the reader than the movie gives to the viewer. If someone was to watch the movie instead of reading the book, that person would
In the world of Hogwarts, where there is a struggle between good and evil, people are not portrayed all that differently either with the possible exception of Professor Snape, there are no ambiguous characters, nor people who undergo moral character development. From the moment of entry into Hogwarts, everyone is fixed in place. The good is purely good and the evil is purely evil. There is no area of ambiguity or confusion. While the good struggles with the evil, the combatants are not free to choose
In our reflections I found an association between The Book of Job and Harry Potter. Dumbledore played God and Harry was Job. The books show us the power of faith over cynicism. Like Job, Harry questioned his superior and never conformed to the beliefs and criticism of others. Harry had been faced with many challenges in his first 6 years at Hogwarts but his 7th year was the end of his suffering. The 7th year showed Dumbledore’s plan come to fruition just as God’s plan did for Job. After reanalyzing
An antihero is something that a lot of people tend to think about it in a fairly one dimensional facet. They imagine an antihero as a clear-cut contrast to the main hero, but that’s just not what an antihero is. An antihero is a literary device that can be used in many different ways. Some antiheroes are just clear cut contrasts, but most are not. There are some antiheroes, mostly seen in modern movies and TV, that are the actual hero, but they are fundamentally flawed. There are other antiheroes
Draco Malfoy laid his hands on the wet, silver rail, staring across the endless landscape. The rain trickling in the background, the icy winds piercing his pale skin. He couldn't do it, he couldn't do it, those four words repeating in his head, over and over again. How could he? It was impossible, having to murder someone, even Dumbledore. But, even so, Dumbledore never did him wrong, he may have favoured Potter and his friends, but regardless, he still should him kindness. No, he couldn't do it
these behavioral patterns were not intended to bring personal profit or pleasure, he does not demonstrate a “pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others,” which is a quintessential characteristic in the criteria for ASPD. Severus Snape is no psychopath. Further in the series, the viewer is offered a more intimate interpretation of Snape’s internal conflicts and desires which reveal a more complex, but nevertheless dysfunctional schizoid personality. According to the DSM-5