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Rope-dancer
Rope-dancing is the general art and act of performing on or with a rope. There are a variety of forms and techniques which have been used throughout history. These include: * Chinese jump rope – in which a circular rope is used to make patterns in a technique which resembles hopscotch and the cat's cradle * Rope-sliding – in which the performer slides down a tight rope or cable somewhat like a modern zip line * Skipping rope, Skipping – in which the performer repeatedly jumps over a swinging rope * Slackwire – in which the rope or wire is slack and so a swinging technique is needed * Tightrope walking – in which the rope or wire is tight and a balancing technique is used History Rope-dancers were famous among ancient Greeks and Romans. The Greeks called a rope-dancer/rope-walker as schoenobates (σχοινοβάτης) and kalobates (καλοβάτης) and the Romans, Funambulus. In Herculaneum there are a series of paintings representing rope-dancing. Germanicus an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hall Van Oost
Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Jacob in Islam, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel (name), Israel, is regarded as a Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham, Sarah, and Bethuel. According to the biblical account, he was the second-born of Isaac's children, the elder being Jacob's fraternal twin brother, Esau. Jacob is said to have bought Esau's Primogeniture, birthright and, with his mother's help, deceived his aging father to bless him instead of Esau. Later in the narrative, following a severe drought in his homeland of Canaan, Jacob and his descendants, with the help of his son Joseph (Genesis), Joseph (who had become a confidant of the pharaoh), moved to Biblical Egypt, Egypt where Jacob died at the age of 147. He is su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
