Caligula

Hobbes and Locke find themselves at a standoff upon the question of the benefits surrounding absolute sovereign power in relation to society. Hobbes argues against Locke that absolute sovereign powers will rule without malevolence toward their subjects, and power should not be spread beyond one person. He says the idea of sovereign power being “divided” (Leviathan, 29:12) “against the essence of the commonwealth” (29:12) since “powers divided mutually destroy one another” (29:12). Division goes…

he Romans constructed aqueducts to bring a constant flow of water from distant sources into cities and towns, supplying public baths, latrines, fountains and private households. Waste water was removed by the sewage systems and released into nearby bodies of water, keeping the towns clean and free from noxious waste. Some aqueducts also served water for mining, processing, manufacturing, and agriculture. Aqueducts moved water through gravity alone, along a slight downward gradient within…

The Workshop’s schedule Instead of writing dates on the posters, the Workshop published the monthly schedule of the performances in a regular way. These brochures were printed on coated papers or light writing papers and were usually unicolor or bicolor. The papers, whose background color changed each month, carried on them the name of the Theatre Workshop, the month and year of the program and the National Iranian Radio and Television’s logo. Workshop’s logo The workshop had no specific logo.…

Daniel Pagan Professor Thurmond 7 April 2016 Greek/Roman The Colosseum and its glory! Blood, death, animals, and gladiators, this is what the ancient romans loved! The the terrifying Arena of Death, the Flavian Amphitheater, or better known as the Roman Colosseum. This is one of the greatest architectural achievements in history. It is an oval amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome, Italy. The Colosseum was designed for gladiatorial contest and public spectacles. Earlier Roman theaters…

Anti Semitism Before the Holocaust Why is that the world blames the Jews for its problems? The Holocaust is known as the universal example of Jewish persecution, but was it the first time Jews encountered anti Semitism? Much of the world likes to think that it was started by the Nazis, but this is by far erroneous; the Holocaust was by no means the catalyst of anti Semitism. Antisemitism is known as the prejudice against Jews. “The term [Anti-Semitism] was first used by a German in 1879,…

be located at the bottom of this review. This book, awarded Outstanding Academic Title for 2003 by Choice Magazine, was written by Anthony A. Barrett, an accomplished writer. Including this book, he has published ten historical volumes, including Caligula: The Corruption of Power, Agrippina: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Early Empire, Aggripina: Mother of Nero, and The Epigrams of Janus Pannonius. His papers can also be found in academic journals, like the American Historical Review and the…

On a rural hill, about one hundred miles west of Lexington and sixty miles south of Louisville, a baby was born at daybreak to a struggling Kentucky family. In only a few years after that cold February morning, the state that this child first called home raised and sent troops south to participate in a conflict nationalistically proclaimed as the "Second War for Independence.” The war with British troops and hostile natives that began in 1812 laid the groundwork for a new generation of Americans…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an influential philosopher and writer during the enlightenment of the 18th century, explicitly expressed his view of slavery and alterity in two of his well-known works, The Social Contract and Discourse on Inequality. In The Social Contract, Rousseau supposes that man is born free, and no man should be able to rule over another , while simultaneously summarizing and refuting opposing claims made by relevant and significant philosophers before him. Jean-Jacques Rousseau…

Emperor Nero got his fabled start as simply a boy birthed by a mother who wanted to give the whole world to her son. To help her plan, his mother, Agrippina the Younger, married Emperor Claudius when Nero was a small boy. Many historians claim that this was Agrippina’s manipulative plan all along. Claudius eventually adopted the child, thus practically securing his job as future emperor. The only thing that could prevent this inevitable event from occurring was Britannicus, Claudius’ biological…

Julius Caesar was one of history's most brilliant leaders who played a critical role in the rise of the Roman Empire. He was a military genius who conquered much of Central Europe which led to Rome’s increase in size and power. His self-proclaimed dictatorship impacted Rome greatly by lowering the unemployment rate and the introducing the Julian Calendar that was used well into the 1900s (Tøndering). His influence and fame struck so far that even Caesar’s own name was used to title a ruler up to…