Augustus Caesar Essay

Charlemagne was a Frankish ruler who took power of Western Europe from 768 to 814. It is no surprise that when Charlemagne became king of the Franks he expanded his kingdom with great force and the use of mounted Frankish knights. His ultimate goal was to unite all Germanic people under one kingdom and to convert everyone to Christianity. It is often believed that Charlemagne was ruthless and showed no mercy. However, because of Charlemagne’s bold leadership and rule in politics, he is one of…

The Classical Era (500 BCE- 500 CE) saw the fall of Rome and India in which had a similarity in their falls. First comparison that they had was economics, Rome fell because of tax revolts from the upper class, and India fell because there was so little military defense, so the only solution left was to tax the people more in order to gain money for the military. From the increase of taxes it made it harder for the lower class like the peasants, for them to pay the officials. In addition of the…

Middle East, China, and Africa were great civilizations during their time, having some differences and similarities within their empires. This time period had many civilizations that came to life, but few managed to stay afloat which is what these civilizations managed to do. They all had many great achievements that throughout time others have built upon. These three civilizations created a path for others to follow or to break from. They all helped open a gateway for many new and great…

Assignment 2: Project Paper Comparative Essay Vanity Talbert Professor Lilia Fontana HUM 111- World Cultures I Semptember 23, 2015 Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Compare the Tang Empress Wu Zetian (also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China througout 690-705 AD) with the Pharaoh…

The Eastern Roman Empire was an important power in the Mediterranean and in the west. The actions of this country impacted the entire landmass and even has its impact on society up to this very day. One of the important actions of the empire was Justinian’s campaign of reconquest in the west. The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire. It was a vast empire that included, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, and Libya.…

Ancient Greek democracy appears to have ended as a result of both internal and external factors. Like the subsequent Roman Empire, the Athenian state appears to have over-reached in its militaristic ambitions, ultimately weakening it; while the relative strength of other empires enabled them to take Greece over. The imposition of rule by foreign empires finally ended Greek democracy. From internally, Athens moved from being a defender of its own nation to an aggressor though it would have no…

When we are we outside our house we pass several establishments that vary from their size, shape, but especially to its architecture. Architecture just like clothes fashion changes from time to time, like from Gothic to Modern Asian architecture. We can say that they are different in almost all things, but they have one thing in common, their foundation which is the Roman architecture. How did it affect the later architecture? And how the Roman architecture did influence the modern day…

achievements. Some of his achievements were expanding his empire, creating a less complex currency system and measurement system. In Document E the author states, "Ceasar Augustus ruled the Roman Empire from 27 B.C.E to 14 B.C.E; expanding the size of the empire and beginning the Pax Romana - a period of stability and peace." Ceasar Augustus did many things that helped his empire tremendously, he expanded…

In the 3rd century B.C.E. Rome, a republic and the dominant state on the Italian peninsula, emerged as a new Mediterranean power. When Rome became a city-state, the people were mostly farmers. The early Romans spoke Latin. They borrowed elements of culture from Sicily and the Italian coast. The ideas contributed included planning, gold and bronze, gods and goddesses, and arch building technology. They also set up a Greek style government. Rome became a major center of the Hellenistic culture…

Both the ancient civilizations of Rome and Egypt have different characteristic that make their countries the most powerful of their time. Egypt although in a desert used the Nile River to grow bigger and Rome used the warm Mediterranean weather and the Italian peninsula to grow bigger too. These characteristics can be in how they lived their life or how they flourished in their different landscape. I learned that both Egypt and Rome worked with each other even after the Romans took control of…