Ancient Macedonians

Have you ever encountered an event when someone was betrayed and killed by their best friend? In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar was betrayed and killed by his best friend Brutus and the conspirators. Caesar killed Pompeii (a general who is liked by some conspirators) and that is when planning to kill Caesar started. After the war with Pompeii, citizens of Rome label Caesar as a hero and lots of people support Career. Brutus and the other conspirators are planning to kill Caesar…

As time passes one will see powers rise and fall as others will come in to power. The question is what gives these civilizations the step up to be the power holder, and even further is why or how does this factor change causing them to fall? Taking a look into the early civilization of Egypt one will see great fluctuation in power. They develop into the definition of what civilization is with the domestication of plants and animals, and great advances that follow as thinking is given the chance…

Due to its fertile location and lack of natural defenses, early Mesopotamia was often prey to invasion. The societies that survived there were groups that valued physical strength, as seen in their idolization of Gilgamesh, the fifth king of Uruk (T&E, Bentley and Ziegler). Military was a necessity to live in the resource rich lands, so those who could protect the kingdoms were admired by the people. There was no unification in Mesopotamia, but rather many smaller kingdoms, made up of cities…

Religion is a large puzzle piece in common culture. The Roman empire was initially notorious for paganism, which through the test of time became ostracized. Christianity lurked within the Roman empire and was inferior early on as believers were often persecuted. Once Christianity began to pervade the government there were conversions seen among some of the officials. In time, Christianity took root and was eventually made the state religion in Rome. The values and ideals of the two religions…

The Romans had a major impact on the world during the time of Julius Caesar. They were the leading country during this period and controlled almost everything including trade, traveling, and religion. The officers that helped the king rule the country were tribunes. Tribunes were administrative officials that helped the king control the government and the military. Two of the six tribunes were worried about Caesar’s life, they thought Caesar may have been letting the power get to his…

Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilization were two civilizations in South West Asia and North West Africa, beginning in 3,500 - 3,000 B.C.E. Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations both had similar religious beliefs, however their environment and culture, interaction and exchange, and city-states were different. Egyptians operated under a centralized government while, the Mesopotamians had self-controlled city-state governments. (Strayer, 82-83) The environment of each civilization was different,…

Referred to the history of Europe, ancient Greece must be noticed. Because it is the base and origin of modern Europe, Alcock has claimed it has made the great contributions to European civilization (Alcock, 2002: 1-15). The second stupendous symbol also must be noticed, is Rome. From 753 BC to 565 AD, lasting 1318 years, Rome occupied the Europe as a majestic lion. It has controlled huge territories, including Italy, the Mediterranean, explaining why it is called Rome Empire. However, what…

Greece is located in the southern part of Europe in the Mediterranean. There is two large peninsulas, Chalcidice and Peloponnese, that is projected and shapes the formation of the country Greece. The history of this country was founded by the “Indo-European peoples, including the Mycenaeans, began entering Greece about 2000 B.C. and set up a sophisticated civilization” (Greece). From December 1944 to October 16, 1949, the Greek civil war happened and the Communist guerrillas conceded defeated.…

The world underwent many changes between 200 C. E. and 1000 C. E. In the region of the Americas, Teotihuacan fell in 750, while the Anasazi culture flourished and grew from 700 onwards. The Tiwanaku and Wari controlled the Peruvian Highlands in the Andes between 600 and 1000. Between 800 and 900, the Mayan centers were abandoned in the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Mississippian cultures began to develop in the 900’s in North America. The Toltec founded their capital of Tula in 968. In India,…

These are shown in the same gallery to create the theme of the ancient Egyptians and how symbols and artwork were a big part of their culture. The portrait of Khafre Enthroned is similar to this sculpture because both men are seen as noble, and the texture shows how antique the artworks are. The difference between them…