Intro to Humanities Timeline showing Power

  • 700 BCE

    Dionysus

    Dionysus
    Greek God representing power, canvas, lust, and passion
  • 507 BCE

    Boule

    Boule
    A council in Ancient Greece
  • 384 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    The Greek Philosopher Aristotle
  • 80

    Colosseum

    Colosseum
    Ampitheater in Rome built by enslaved Jews in Rome
  • 970

    Kratos

    Kratos
    The lesser-known God who symbolized physical strength and might.
  • 1252

    Chartres Cathedral in France

    Chartres Cathedral in France
    This building was used to show power held by the churches in France
  • 1472

    Annunciation by Leonardo Da Vinci

    Annunciation by Leonardo Da Vinci
    We see Gabriel kneeling before the virgin Mary offering a Lily
  • 1513

    The Prince

    The Prince
    A book written by Niccolo Machiavelli
  • Tragedy of King Lear

    Tragedy of King Lear
    A play written by William Shakespeare
  • The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David

    The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David
    A ceremony at Norte-Dame de Paris
  • Ode to the West Wind

    Ode to the West Wind
    A poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • Statue of Liberty

    Statue of Liberty
    Sculpture made by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi that is in New York
  • The Will to Power

    The Will to Power
    A book written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Christ the Redeemer

    Christ the Redeemer
    Statue created by French polisher Paul Landowski and sculpted by Heitor Da Silva Costa
  • Power

    Power
    A poem written by Audre Lorde