Augustus Caesar Essay

I am visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg Florida. I would love to be an art expert, or be able to really get into art. I have often heard people talk about art and I become intimidated by their knowledge of the piece, the era, and of the artist. They discuss such in-depth thought about many pieces in the museum, so I do not visit as I feel intimidated by others knowledge. My initial expectations are very low as my ears do not hear what the arts are saying. However, I hope that…

Question Two: Sheikh Saed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed’s grandfather ruled Dubai between 1912 and 1958. He showed farsightedness and put down the foundation for Dubai and its diversified income resources from port to souk (market) ( Govers & Go, 2009). But the actual progress started with Sheikh Rashid bin Saed Al Maktoum, father of Sheikh Mohammed. He ruled Dubai between 1958 until 1990. Oil was discovered during his reign. He showed –as his father- farsightedness as he invested the…

The Ottoman empire was one the most successful empires and one of the most powerful civilizations of the modern period, it had many sultans that conquered many lands throughout Asia, Europe and Africa. The empire built was the most influential and the largest of the many Muslim empires. Their military and culture expanded over and into most of Europe. The empire lasted many years for it a strong janissary army and ruled many cities. The Ottoman Empire stretched out from a small territory near…

Architecture of the Ottoman: According to the Byzantine conception following the Roman traditions, the cities were designed and planned according to a plan in horizontal and they were arranged with arterial roads and squares. In contrast, the Ottoman conception of architecture, begin the design and planning of the city with the profile of the landscape in order to emphasize the vertical aspect and elements with the development of the most important and representative buildings in the Ottoman…

Main Body - Connect chapter 5 with 6 o Belshazzar judged by God o Darius takes over the kingdom of Babylon  The Medes and Persian empire now rule • To facilitate the new empire King Darius’ strategy for ruling involved large scale delegation o 6:1-2, “It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.”  120 men…

In this essay, I am going to assess and analyze between 3 dynasties, namely, Umayyad, Fatimid and Idrisid. By these meant, to make a comparison between these 3 dynasties in term of political, social and economic and the tension arise between Umayyad and Fatimid and what contributed to their decline – however, this will be focusing more on Fatimid and Idrisid while Umayyad as a background. The emergence of Umayyad was when Uthman was killed by mutinous Egyptian troops, therefore his second…

The topography of Kamarupa provided ideal opportunities for construction of forts. The location of the cities i.e. Pragjyotisa*, Hatappeswara* and Durjjaya* proves that the Kamarupa kings laid great emphasis on the defence of the capitals. The Mahabharata also speaks about the strong fortress of Pragjyotisa. (p.73, A Cultural History of Assam, B.K.Barua) The Bargaon Copper Plate Grant of Ratnapala (1035 CE) mentions that the city of Durjjaya had been surrounded by a rampart which was like a…

The Alhambra the complete form of which was Calat Alhamra, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. On a rocky hill that is difficult to access, on the banks of the River Darro, protected by mountains and surrounded by woods, among the oldest quarters in the city, the Alhambra rises up like an imposing castle with reddish tones in its ramparts that prevent the outside world from seeing the delicate beauty they enclose. It was originally constructed as a small…

Science and technology has immensely benefitted Mesopotamian society through the innovations in the fields of military, writing, and medicine; Mesopotamians advanced military with the invention of the iron scale armour, increasing the protection of Mesopotamian soldiers and citizens and the chances of a victory, writing with the invention of cuneiform, giving the Mesopotamians the means to document records and allowing the government to regulate the society with more organization and efficiency,…

Alexander the Great was very important in Western Civilization, he conquered more land than any other king in this time. His reign as the King of Macedonia was important because he was able to lay down the foundations for the Hellenistic era. Alexander was the son of Phillip of Macedonia and king of Macedonia. His father, who had died wanted revenge on Persia and Alexander continued with his father’s plan to seek revenge against the Persians. Alexander on the other hand wanted total conquest,…