Time Toast Presentation Garrett Dunbar Loyalty

By Garrettd2x
  • Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
    420 BCE

    Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

    Discipline: Theater
    Description: A classical tragedy depicting Oedipus in exile; often represented with images of Greek theatrical masks or manuscript fragments.
  • The Republic by Plato
    380 BCE

    The Republic by Plato

    Discipline: Philosophy
    Description: Ancient Greek philosophical text exploring justice, virtue, and loyalty to the ideal state.
  • Hannibal Becomes Commander of the Carthaginian Army
    221 BCE

    Hannibal Becomes Commander of the Carthaginian Army

    Discipline: History
    Description: Depictions of Hannibal include ancient busts or images of him leading troops with war elephants. Hannibal swore an oath of lifelong loyalty to his father Hamilcar Barca and to Carthage.
  • Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon epic poem) 790 CE
    790

    Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon epic poem) 790 CE

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: Manuscript art featuring Beowulf battling Grendel; central themes include loyalty to king and kin.
  • The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) by Ferdowsi 1136 CE
    1136

    The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) by Ferdowsi 1136 CE

    Discipline: Art History
    Description: Persian miniature illustrations showing heroic loyalty between warriors, kings, and family.
  • Death of Thomas Aquinas & Completion of Summa Theologica 1274 CE
    1274

    Death of Thomas Aquinas & Completion of Summa Theologica 1274 CE

    Discipline: Philosophy
    Description: Medieval illuminated manuscripts showing Aquinas teaching.
    Why it fits loyalty: Aquinas explores loyalty to faith, reason, virtue, and moral order. His synthesis of theology and logic represents intellectual loyalty to truth.
  • The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 1308 CE
    1308

    The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 1308 CE

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: Medieval manuscript art of Dante and Virgil; loyalty between poet and guide anchors the journey.
  • The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck
    1434

    The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck

    Discipline: Art History
    Description: A richly detailed double portrait symbolizing marital loyalty through subtle visual symbolism.
  • Hamlet by William Shakespeare

    Hamlet by William Shakespeare

    Discipline: Theater / Literature
    Description: Depictions of Hamlet holding the skull; centers on loyalty to family, truth, and self.
  • Palace of Versailles (Louis XIV)

    Palace of Versailles (Louis XIV)

    Discipline: Architecture
    Description: Grand façade of Versailles; expresses loyalty to monarchy and state through monumental design.
  • Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David

    Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David

    Discipline: Art History
    Description: Emblematic painting of leadership and the loyalty of soldiers who followed Napoleon.
  • Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

    Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

    Discipline: Music
    Description: Images of musical scores or Beethoven portraits; the “Ode to Joy” theme emerges from years of loyal dedication to art despite deafness.
  • The Transcontinental Railroad begins

    The Transcontinental Railroad begins

    Discipline: History
    Description: Photographs of railroad crews; symbolizes loyalty to national expansion and shared purpose.
  • The Freedmen’s Bureau Photographs (U.S. Reconstruction Era)

    The Freedmen’s Bureau Photographs (U.S. Reconstruction Era)

    Discipline: Photography
    Description: Photographs documenting newly freed Black families who remained loyal to one another despite separation, hardship, and rebuilding after slavery.
  • The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

    The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

    Discipline: Art History / Philosophy
    Description: Sculpture symbolizing loyalty to introspection and intellectual pursuit.
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: Book cover art; themes of loyalty to dreams, identity, and impossible hope.
  • Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange

    Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange

    Discipline: Photography
    Description: Iconic Depression-era photograph of a mother and children demonstrating familial loyalty and endurance.
  • High Noon (Film)

    High Noon (Film)

    Discipline: Film History
    Description: Western film imagery of Will Kane standing alone; explores loyalty to justice versus self-preservation.
  • A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke

    Discipline: Music
    Description: Album/single cover; symbolizes loyalty to community and the civil-rights movement.
  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

    Discipline: Film History / Literature
    Description: Poster featuring Celie; captures loyalty among women enduring hardship together.