Ancient Macedonians

and corruption was rampant. Eastern half was very weak until. The Huns sudden appearance forced thousands Goths, who lived on north and west of Rome Empire to move and to seek refuge in Empire, what is know as Great Migration between 376-476 CE (Ancient History Encyclopedia, by Joshua Mark, director of AHE, published on14 December 2014). Some Goths were allowed to cross the border, another crossed through fighting, as a result The First Gothic War with Rome began (376-382CE). Romans for…

The Peloponnesian War by the end of the fifth century before the common era commenced with Sparta’s fear of Athens’ rising power. Sparta a primitive, economically challenged land power, led the independent states. In contrast, Athens an advanced, economically wealthy sea power, oversaw alliance states. Even though they both were state super powers, there was a noticeable difference in their culture, economic background and how they led the subordinate states of government. As well as, Sparta’s…

Humanism destroyed barriers that once stood strong. Its new philosophy provided individuals with their own fate, the ability to decide what their life would be. Its ideas first emerged in Ancient Greece where the Greek city-states, poleis, flourished in the Golden Age around the 400s BCE. Later, after the near collapse of civilization, the aforementioned philosophies reemerged in Italy during the Renaissance of the 1400s CE. The two philosophies relate so similarly, in that, during the rebirth…

Knowledge is Power “Knowledge comes by eyes always open and working hands; and there is no knowledge that is not power”-Ralph Waldo Emerson. Throughout history men have fought and died for power. Great men such as Charlemagne of France and Augustus Caesar the first emperor of Rome shed blood and sweat to reach their goals of gaining and holding power. What is it however, that made these men of great statues come to power? What gave them the ability to become great leaders among their people?…

Han China was a dynasty that lasted from 206 B.C.E and lasted till 220 C.E. Their empire correlated with another empire whom were about five thousand miles away, in the Imperial Romans who lasted from 31 B.C.E to 476 C.E. Both empires had an attribute that made them similar was that they were both imperial empires, affecting the government’s structure making them both centralized. Han China and Imperial Rome were different in a sense that they chose their kings differently. Of course in Chinese…

of their sculptures are that it’s cubic and frontal. According to the passage, “It nearly always echoes in its form the shape of the stone cube or block from which it was fashioned…” (Ancient Egyptian Art, Painting, Sculpture) Also, the human or animal always faces to the front. You’ll never see a contrapposto Ancient Egyptian sculpture. Their use of symbolism is shown in different ways including the colors. For example, yellow symbolized the sun god and red was for power. Their religious…

painting pictures of their world through art since the start of time, have many particular pieces of art that tell more than just seen. The sculpture Mycerinus and his queen, from the time period 2532-2504 BCE represents many ideals and truths about ancient Egypt. This sculpture holds true the anatomical human form; however, many aspects of the sculpture are idealized coinciding with the various stylized elements. The naturalistic…

Democracy is a form of government that the superior power is in the people directly or by the ones they elected for free. People all over the world have different beliefs about who invented democracy. Some think America did, others believe the Greeks did, and a few believe that the Native Americans where the real founders. After doing some research and reading a few articles I have come to the conclusion that the Greeks were indeed the original founders of American Democracy. The main reason…

The Patricians and the Plebeians Introduction The conflict between the Patricians and the Plebeians is another example of the rich taking advantage of the poorer citizens of a country. Like all others, when it reaches a point where the disadvantaged can’t seem to bear the inequality or lack of attention regarding rights and privileges any longer, revolt is the outcome. According to Nelson (2015), “The patricians were the ruling class of the early Roman Empire. Only certain families were part…

wartime when men were off fighting, but women were always of lesser value from the men and were possessions “under the authority of a male head of household, including nonrelated slaves and servants.” This was the meaning of “’family’ (familia) in ancient Rome.” (History,…