Alexander Hamilton

Indian contact with the Greeks and Persians provided more than just warfare, but enhanced the economy and administrative tactics. This foreign intervention set the foundation for leaders to construct large empires, with one of them being the Mauryan Empire, and develop a society that still has influence on present day India. India became involved in the battles of the sixth century B.C.E. Persian invasion, by the emperor Darius, reaching into the Indus Valley and Kashmir around 513 B.C.E.…

In 1595BC, the armies Hittities led by Mursili from Anatolia, now modern Turkey, attacked and conquered Babylon taking control of Babylonia. With no immediate king in place the Kassites, in 1531BC, took control of Babylonia. The Sealand Dynasty of 1732 to 1460BC coexisted at the same time along with the First Babylonian Dynasty. This dynasty was a separate dynasty in the far southern part of what was Sumer known as Sealand. It was ruled by native Akkadians who claim to be descendants of the…

This emperor was one the most remarkable and talented individual Rome has produced and he was one the central figures of the “5 Good Emperors.” Hadrian was born on January 24, 76 C.E. near Naples, Italy where Trajan was Emperor at the time. At the age of 10, Hadrian had traveled to Italica for the 1st time but didn’t stay for too long. During his years he was a military tribune with three different legions in consecutive years and at the age of 32 he was consulted. As an emperor Hadrian has come…

Appearing in late 1800AD, Panbabylonism was developed by several European scholars and historians such as Friedrich Delitzsch, Fritz Hommel, Eduard Stucken, Hugo Winckler, Peter Jensen, Felix Peiser, Heinrich Zimmern, Alfred Jeremias and Ferdinand Bork that many of the stories from the Old Testament specifically the Book of Genesis originated from the religion, mythology and history of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Assyrians who lived in the Mesopotamia Valley from 5500BC to 220AD.…

son Alexander. It could explain why Alexander’s friends finished Pausanias immediately instead of capturing…

The text “Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts”, introduces and discusses a lot of information that has to do with spirituality and religious art. Many architectural works that have been created as an art form also function as sacred spaces. It should be known that although there are many sacred spaces across different belief systems, that they actually have many architectural features in common. In Greece, we have the Parthenon and the Acropolis. Besides the Greeks not only…

To historian Plutarch, Alexander the Great was a spark of inspiration for his two critically acclaimed essays where he dissects the tactics of the Emperor’s legacy as he successfully integrates Greek culture within Persia. To assimilate Greek and Persian life was a highly difficult task that Alexander took on head first in order to ensure the security of his post conquest of Persia. Many methods were constructed to implement the Greek culture such as his belief that fusion and cooperation…

Alexander the Great lived from 356-323 B.C. He was king of Macedonia and one of the greatest generals in history. He conquered the Persian Empire, which stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to India and formed the civilized world. Alexander's conquests helped the spread of Greek culture in western Asia and Egypt. There are many stories about Alexander's life. Some are true, but others are legends. According to one story, the boy Alexander tamed the great horse Bucephalus. This magnificent steed…

King Kedorlaomer, the king of Elam, was once the ruler of Sodom and his people. For twelve years, the followers of Kedorlaomer were true to him. On the thirteen year the group of followers decided to rebell against their leader. The group consisted of the King Bera of Sodom, the King Birsha of Gomorrah, the King Shinab of Admah, the King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela. The king of Bela is also known as the Zoar. King Kedorlaomer’s group consisted of the King Amraphel of Babylonia, the…

Democracy, “a government of the people, by the people, and for the people,” is the foundation of the United States government. The country that first invented and interacted with this way of life is the Greek civilization (800-146 B.C). Greece also contributed to the modern world with its various works of art, architectures, and myths. Greek values influenced their works of arts, architectures, and myths, as well as their everyday lives. Some of the classical Greek values were idealized body,…