Carthage

While geographically the speeches are rather far apart, with a wayward Aeneas “shipwreck[ed] on the coast of Africa near Carthage” and Tariq ibn Ziyad having already crossed into Europe over the Strait of Gibraltar a thousand miles westward, the settings are analogous as anonymous beaches sheltering these anxious armies (Anderson). The direct audience of soldiers are worried…

almost a year just to all of that done, I had to do a six month food journal and monthly doctor appointments. Then we had to get appointments with heart, lungs, blood pressure and other types of doctors. It was a long hard process going all around Carthage, Tyler, and Nacogdoches. I had so many doctor appointments, I had at least two a week. Two weeks before the surgery I had to do a liquid diet with protein shakes and anything liquid. I had to start on vitamins and get used to them for after…

The mutilation of the Hermae statues in 415 BC is one of the most controversial scandals during the Peloponnesian war. Many suspicions was raised, as Athenians believed this was a scheme plotted to discourage the Sicilian expedition and to subvert Athen’s democracy. For this reason, many accused Alcibiades, whom was a rising political figure known for his undemocratic character and habits to be the main perpetrator behind this scandal. However, this bold accusation is far from logical for…

Collin Regan Mr. Kohrt Global 10 11/8/15 Alexander the Great Throughout history there have been many successful conquerors and emperors. One of the most feared and famous emperors was Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II. Alexander the Great had an interesting and action packed life from the day he was born. Many consider this Macedonian King to be the best king of all time. Alexander III was born in Pella, the capital of Macedon, in 356 B.C. (Stewart, 8). His father King Philip II was…

How Ancient Roman Civilization was influenced by the Greeks Before the Roman Empire While the Roman Empire (although not an empire yet) was developing, Hellenistic Greece had strongly influenced the whole Ancient World thanks to the conquests of Alexander the Great. Strangely enough though, although respectful of such a great civilization, many Roman people during the eighth century BC bore hostility towards the rising Greek civilization, probably because of their extreme differences in way of…

The early modern period, with its political uncertainties, religious turmoil, and social changes, was a time of great instability and unpredictability for many members of English society. Feeling dejected and despairing of their lot in life, many men and women in the Elizabethan and Jacobean ages found themselves powerless to fight against fortune and fate, forces which appeared to rule the world as they knew it. Stephen Greenblatt’s “Shakespeare’s World” depicts the hardships and struggles of…

There is one question every person must eventually ask themselves. Does God exist? This question guides humanity and tells us what we ought to do. When people answer no to this question, there are usually three different reasons or doubts, they have. The first is intellectual doubt, which deals with the logic and reasons for God. The second is moral doubt, which denies God because of the temptations of sin. Finally, there is emotional doubt, which is caused by a pain or hurt the individual has…

City Planning on Ancient Lepcis, Libya The Romans have been recognized for their intricate ‘ancient city town planning’ since the Oxford historian, Haverfield, “asserted the notion of the planned Roman city in 1913” (Laurence, p. 12). This has been studied throughout the course of Pompeii during the quarter, and will be discussed in another Roman city, Lepcis Magna - otherwise known as Libya. Lepcis Magna is considered one of the largest Roman cities in Africa, and will therefore portray…

epic to rival that of the Greeks. Setting out to write it, Virgil wanted to tell a different side of the Trojan War story, than the one that was portrayed in the Iliad. He told the story through Aeneas, a man who was at the Trojan war and went to Carthage during a shipwreck. There he met Dido, the queen, and the two of them fell in love. After a few months of marriage the couple had to depart from one another due to Zeus sending Hermes down to tell Aeneas to leave and found the Roman Empire.…

analyzed are as followed; “Perpetua’s Diary”, “Procopius’ Secret History”, “The Women from the Suras”, and “Pact of Kumar”. The first document, “Perpetua’s Diary”, is a section from a prison diary kept by a young woman, Vibia Perpetua, martyred in Carthage around the time of 202 or 203 CE. Being a diary entry and written in first person, the author of this document was Perpetua herself. She was a young woman,…