{"id":3541,"date":"2014-12-31T21:48:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T21:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:46:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T10:46:56","slug":"star-wars-ancient-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/star-wars-ancient-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars &amp; Ancient Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Salvete Omnes,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3548\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/8772382520_2a459e866d_o.jpg\" aria-label=\"8772382520 2a459e866d O 300x223\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3548\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3548\"  alt=\"Star Wars Collage. Courtesy of Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/8772382520_2a459e866d_o-300x223.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Star Wars Collage. Courtesy of Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So over the last week of November, there was the trailer\u00a0release of Episode VII of the Star Wars series. For those of you\u00a0who have been living under a rock, here is the trailer:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser Trailer #1 (2015) - J.J. Abrams Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OMOVFvcNfvE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For any fans, one can actually see that there are several parallels between Star Wars and Ancient Rome. I have prepared to list quite a few of them. Please note that I am not going to address the extended lore (video games, literature, tv shows), but all the points I address are made and seen within Star Wars: Episodes I-VI.<\/p>\n<p>1.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Politics &amp; Political Figures<\/strong><\/span>: <em>Republics, Empires, Dictators, &amp; More.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If one would to consider Ancient Rome, one would know that prior to the Empire (ruled by the Caesars) it was a Republic (consuls and co-consuls). In Star Wars, the Galactic was known as the Galactic Republic or the Old Republic and eventually became the Empire ruled by the Emperor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Wars Legacy Revealed: Ancient Rome and Politics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a-G3pm-audk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Both Julius Caesar and\u00a0Senator Palatine were in their position much longer than they were supposed to be. They were given extended rule and power for the sake of the safety of the Republic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3546\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/13932236267_548d685fce_m.jpg\" aria-label=\"13932236267 548d685fce M\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3546\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3546\"  alt=\"Emperor or Palpatine from Stars Wars.  Courtesy of Flickr &amp; TaymTaym. \" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/13932236267_548d685fce_m.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emperor or Palpatine from Stars Wars.<br \/>Courtesy of Flickr &amp; TaymTaym.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, they were both seized with either ambition or vanity and continued to pursue more power and a higher title. Both Palpatine and Julius Caesar were betrayed by someone they trusted, and were killed. (Brutus and Vader).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3547\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/Bust_of_Gaius_Iulius_Caesar_in_Naples.jpg\" aria-label=\"Bust Of Gaius Iulius Caesar In Naples 165x300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3547\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3547\"  alt=\"Bust of Julius Caesar. Courtesy of WikiCommons.\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/Bust_of_Gaius_Iulius_Caesar_in_Naples-165x300.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bust of Julius Caesar. Courtesy of WikiCommons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another similarity between the Roman Empire and the Star Wars movies is the way that the two became Empires. They were both Republics, and both civilizations had a strong amount of confidence that the Republic would exist forever, in both Star War\u2019s Galactic, and in Ancient Rome. In both civilizations there was a series of wars fueled by the Republic&#8217;s desire to conquer and expand. In the history of Ancient Rome, these wars were primarily the Punic Wars with Carthage. In Star Wars&#8217; lore, there were a series of different wars namely The Old Sith Wars, the New Sith Wars, and The Clone Wars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Games &amp; Entertainment:<\/strong><\/span> <em>Racing, Fighting, &amp; More<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Star Wars franchise has two distinct scene that resonate with Ancient Rome: The Circus Maximus and the Colosseum. This first scene shows the pod racing clip from Episode I.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/_krCKECpzrU\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/_krCKECpzrU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This reminds me of the Ben Hur racing scence that takes place in the Circus Maximus. While, the other scene takes place in an alien Colosseum:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/xmR1ee223zQ\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/xmR1ee223zQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong> Architecture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are countless scenes in Stars Wars that are reminiscent of Ancient Roman scenery, architecture, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The two prime examples would have to be Naboo&#8217;s governmental buildings and the Pantheon AND the Jedi Temple and Ancient Egyptian. I draw the Egyptian comparison only the light that Ancient Rome and Egypt had close ties during the Empire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3550\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1027801146_e56e4e3ba4_z.jpg\" aria-label=\"1027801146 E56e4e3ba4 Z 300x201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3550\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3550\"  alt=\"Naboo reconstruction. Courtesy of Flickr.\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1027801146_e56e4e3ba4_z-300x201.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naboo reconstruction. Courtesy of Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3551\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1024px-Rudolf_von_Alt_-_Das_Pantheon_und_die_Piazza_della_Rotonda_in_Rom_-_1835.jpg\" aria-label=\"1024px Rudolf Von Alt   Das Pantheon Und Die Piazza Della Rotonda In Rom   1835 300x217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3551\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3551\"  alt=\"An 1835 view of the Pantheon by Rudolf von Alt, showing twin bell towers, often misattributed to Bernini. Courtesy of Wikicommons.\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1024px-Rudolf_von_Alt_-_Das_Pantheon_und_die_Piazza_della_Rotonda_in_Rom_-_1835-300x217.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An 1835 view of the Pantheon by Rudolf von Alt, showing twin bell towers, often misattributed to Bernini. Courtesy of Wikicommons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If one were to look at the building and structure of the Jedi Temple in comparison to some Ancient Egyptian architecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/nMGxqvg4K74\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/nMGxqvg4K74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you see similarities? Well I did.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3549\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/220px-Il_tempio_di_Hatshepsut.jpg\" aria-label=\"220px Il Tempio Di Hatshepsut\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3549\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3549\"  alt=\"Djeser-Djeseru is the main building of Hatshepsut's mortuary temple. Courtesy of Wikicommons.\" width=\"220\" height=\"164\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/220px-Il_tempio_di_Hatshepsut.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Djeser-Djeseru is the main building of Hatshepsut&#8217;s mortuary temple. Courtesy of Wikicommons.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I do look forward to anyone&#8217;s parallels they can bring to this conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1024px-Rudolf_von_Alt_-_Das_Pantheon_und_die_Piazza_della_Rotonda_in_Rom_-_1835-350x253.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1024px-Rudolf_von_Alt_-_Das_Pantheon_und_die_Piazza_della_Rotonda_in_Rom_-_1835-350x253.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1024px-Rudolf_von_Alt_-_Das_Pantheon_und_die_Piazza_della_Rotonda_in_Rom_-_1835-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/12\/1024px-Rudolf_von_Alt_-_Das_Pantheon_und_die_Piazza_della_Rotonda_in_Rom_-_1835.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Salvete Omnes, So over the last week of November, there was the trailer\u00a0release of Episode VII of the Star Wars series. For those of you\u00a0who have been living under a rock, here is the trailer: For any fans, one can actually see that there are several parallels between Star Wars and Ancient Rome. 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