Alexander Calder

The Rex Brothers in the Revolutionary War. Wilhelm Rex was our families direct link to the third generation in America. The family detested war but reluctantly joined the cause once the British Armies invaded Pennsylvania and headed for the Rex families farms. Wilhelm and his brothers Daniel and Peter took their oath of allegiances to the American cause in 1777, just before the battle of German town. Later, Daniel Rex enlist for two short, three month tours. In 1778, he marches…

Classical Greece, or Hellenic Greece compared to Hellenistic Greece have a lot of differences. The overall cultural and lifestyle changed significantly between the city states and the communities at the time of Alexander’s death in 323 B.B.E. The variety of differences in culture include the study of philosophy, and literary art. In the Hellenic Greece, philosophers, such as Plato’s republic, Aristotle, and Socrates displayed the importance of a citizen’s intimate relationship with the…

Greece Ancient Greece was a successful country. The key to their success was their unifiers. Among the unifiers, the three most important ones were athletic, common language and religion. They brought independent Greeks into one united country. For instance, athletic was Greeks' strong common interest. They had a proud with their language. Also, they possessed same belief as all together. Even though Greece wasn’t so united, the unifiers changed their individualism to cooperation. Firstly,…

In the recent months Hamilton had slandered Burr in the paper under pseudonyms in the press which had lead to the dawn of July 11th. Burr, as acting vice president, had challenged Hamilton to a duel that Hamilton had begrudgingly accepted. Burr had made a promise to himself to aim at the sky; or delope. Hamilton did not. How could he throw away his shot with a loving wife and eight children at home. His father was never around and Hamilton knew he could never put his beloved children through…

Very old Greek warriors became the premier warriors of their classical world. Through intense internal war fighting, they perfected heavy infantry strategies, and when they were united, they were able to defeat a (sudden, unwanted entry into a place) by Persia, the super-power of their day. The heavily outnumbered Greek warriors, called hoplites, used superior strategies, training and arms to defeat two huge (sudden, unwanted entries into places). However, the Greeks returned to their constant…

The historical fiction paper will be about Ptolemy VIII and how his rule ended. In this period sketch, there will be information about Egypt's economic system and how it was in bad shape. The historical fiction will use information about their social and political structures. Ptolemy VIII’s citizens did not like him because of what he did to the enemy and how he suppressed lots of the egyptians. The economics during the reign of Ptolemy VIII were very bad. Their currency was called Drachma’s and…

Olympias sat watching from the clouds at the little specks of color wandering around. She loved watching humans go about their everyday actions, buying things from the market, children playing, adults talking, Olympias loved it all. The people of Athens brought joy to Olympias heart. People at the time never seemed to rush or worry about whether they would be late for work or how much time they had left to play. Everyone was always joyful and happy, no one knew about time. But they soon would,…

Today in history there are names that are well known, even centuries after their feats. Names such as Alexander the Great and Augustus and their stories stick in the minds of those who hear them. However, it’s important to understand why these people where considered great and if they really were as great as people write them off to be. Just like in today’s day positions of power bring corruption as well as general down fall. It’s important to understand the history behind great leaders and how…

The history of ancient greek theater was originally created in Atenas, between the centuries of VI and V a.C. Athenians would celebrate rites in honor to Dionisio; this primitive ceremonies would slowly evolve to theater, building one of the biggest achievements for the greek. This new type of art was closely associated with greek civilization that every city and important colonies had a theater, which its quality would be a signal of the wealth of the population. Theater, as many as other…

Since the uncovering of this historical site by Manolis Andronikos in 1977, the tombs at Vergina have been the source of much debate within the archaeological community. Tomb III has been successfully identified as the final resting place of Alexander IV. However, the occupants of Tomb I and II still generate confusion with different archaeologists discovering differing pieces of evidence. As the larnaxes of this tomb display the Macedonian starburst, it is undeniable that the occupants of these…