Battle of Stones River

land called the Fertile Crescent. It curves between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. Within the Fertile Crescent are two rivers: the Tigris and Euphrates. Both these rivers begin in present day Turkey and flow south through Iraq to the Persian Gulf. The land between these two rivers is called Mesopotamia, which in Greek literally means “between the rivers.” The conditions in this land helped bring about the rise of the world’s first civilizations. One of the first civilizations that…

two floors, connected by arches. The top floor was responsible for transporting water from one place to others by using fully closed canal. While, the lower level acts as supporting parts or pavement, assisting people pass across the river. Aqueduct are made up of stones, granite, without any concrete or other binding agent. Paragraph 2 In the fourth century BC, Ancient Roman City had become a large city in the central of Italy. With the fiercely growing of the population and rapid expansion…

born in Macedonia. The movie Alexander: Ultimate Cut shows how when Alexander’s father, King Philip II, dies him taking the throne and making it a mission to be the most powerful ruler. The 2004 film Alexander: The Ultimate was directed by Oliver Stone. The movie portrayed many good actors such as Collin Farrel as Alexander, Alexander, Angelina Jolie as Queen Olympia, Val Kilmer as King Philip, Christopher Plummer as Aristotle and, Jared Leto as…

The Battle of Bunker Hill The battle of Bunker Hill took place on june 17 1775, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It was the second engagement between British troops and the 13 colonies. The cause of the battle was because there was a conflict between british troops and the 13 colonies. It was learned that the British were planning to send troops from Boston to invade the hills surrounding the city. But Colonel William Prescott won’t let that happen. He commanded his troops to build fences and…

The book In Search of Ancient Ireland by Carmel McCaffrey and Leo Eaton is based on the history of the ancient times in Ireland and how some legacies would come to shape the future country. Though the book, the authors go and explore areas where battles took place or forgotten pagan monuments were or why streets lined up the way they did. Just like every other country during its time it had…

The Battle of the Alamo was a significant turning point in the war for Texas Independence. This battlefield analysis will briefly explore the reasons behind why the battle took place, the strategic significance of the Alamo, who the participants were on both sides, what actions took place, and the failures that occurred both strategic and tactically. We will present an alternate outcome of this battle and explore what may have happened if the Texan defenders would have won the battle. The…

The Jamestown settlement was a vital stepping stone in the development of America and the country it is today. Although it hadn’t become a technologically advanced city, a war machine, or a center for international trade, it still was out first settlement. However, there were many mistakes that they had made. In the May of 1607 English colonists settled in a place in the new world located at the mouth of great bay on the coast of what is now Virginia, in hoped that they would permanently…

Ishtar ran two great essence of life: she was the Goddess of Sorrow and the battles, as well as radiant and beautiful goddess of love, known as the Goddess of Heaven. To get Ishtar on your side was not so easy. Often she resented and could viciously persecute anyone who molested her. It was well known that she had a lot of men who…

knowledge of good and bad”, and in Inanna, the young goddess Inanna saves a huluppu-tree seedling from the waters of the river Euphrates and “[plants it] in [her] holy garden” (Genesis, verse 1, pg 5) (Wolkstein, pg 5). Even the river Euphrates is a common element, since it also appears in the Torah when God created a river to water the garden of Eden and it split into four rivers, the fourth of which is the Euphrates. The similarities between these stories prove that, even though they seem…

some of his lambs in exchange for it (New International Version, Genesis 21:22-34). Bethel was where Jacob stopped to rest and had the dream about the angels on the staircase; additionally, God gave him the Abrahamic promise here, and Jacob set a stone pillar up in commemoration (Genesis 28:10-22). He later returned to the same place and built an altar to God (Genesis 35:1-14).…