Intro to Humanities Timeline showing Power

  • Dionysus
    700 BCE

    Dionysus

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

    Boule

    A council in Ancient Greece
  • Aristotle
    384 BCE

    Aristotle

    The Greek Philosopher Aristotle
  • Colosseum
    80

    Colosseum

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

    Kratos

    The lesser-known God who symbolized physical strength and might.
  • Chartres Cathedral in France
    1252

    Chartres Cathedral in France

    This building was used to show power held by the churches in France
  • Annunciation by Leonardo Da Vinci
    1472

    Annunciation by Leonardo Da Vinci

    We see Gabriel kneeling before the virgin Mary offering a Lily
  • The Prince
    1513

    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