Durrani Empire

about it, through his exceptional ambition and many talents. His bravery, strategy, and decisiveness allowed him to expand his empire into Persia without losing a single battle. He had a reign of 13 years, starting at the age of 20 after the assassination of his father Philip II of Macedon. Alexander himself died at the age of 32 in 323 BCE and the division of his vast empire was not settled for another 12 years. In this essay, his strategicness, practicality, and his role as a visionary will be…

Between 200 BCE and 200 CE, the two leading empires in the world were China and Rome, due to their widespread and rapidly expanding territories. Both empires expanded significantly throughout the span of their empires. To control such vast areas, Rome and China implemented comparable practices, yet significantly different. The Chinese government was much more centralized and bureaucratic, when being compared to Rome. In governing such extensive territories, bureaucratic and legal considerations…

In ancient Greece during the Archaic period, youth and athleticism were highly valued when creating statues. Both Kroisos, from 530 BCE and the Kritios Boy, from 480 BCE were both nude and had some form of muscular features sculpted onto them. However, the Kroisos has a stiff posture and is realistic while the Kritios Boy is more naturalistic and shows the first form of contrapposto. Both the Kroisos and Kritios Boy are made of marble and have muscular features carved onto the bodies. They…

Bacon’s Rebellion was the first serious tax revolt in American History which is evident in him stating, “let all people judge what can be more dangerous import than to suspect the so long safe proceedings of some of our grandees, and whether people may with safety open their eyes in so nice a concern”. This shows that although people were uncomfortable with the taxes, they dealt with it for the continuation of normalcy and to stay away from a war, but Bacon felt that continuing with normalcy was…

Ideologies and structures that manifest in society are ceaselessly reinforced, causing an unfathomable chasm of disparity between individuals. Within the essays of “Shooting an Elephant”, “Learning to Read and Write” and “Just Walk on By”, in some sort of way they demonstrate how difficult for one to counteract misconceptions and stereotypes when such negative connotations are deeply ingrained in society; ultimately one is more susceptible to fall into becoming the stereotype. The essay…

Throughout the time of the American Revolution, individuals of the colonies were split into three categories: Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutrals. The Patriots supported liberty and freedom, whilst Loyalists believed that living under the statutes of the British Parliament were just. If I was present during the Revolution, I would have been a Patriot because I believe in the independence of nations. Having to live under certain decrees without any say is a demeaning way to live life. Based on the…

In what ways did the Julio-Claudians use traditional and foreign religion as a political tool? In this essay I will investigate the ways in which the Julio-Claudian dynasty used traditional Roman religion alongside foreign cults as political tools to legitimise their imperial role by emphasising divine heritage and by providing religious cohesion by conflating traditional Roman religion with aspects of foreign cults. I will use both ancient authors and modern scholarship to analyse the ways in…

Phillis Wheatley was born in Gambia (now called Senegal) West Africa in 1753. When she was seven years old, she was sold into slavery and sent on a slave ship to North America. A family from Boston Massachusetts, the Wheatley family, bought her to be their servant. A wealthy evangelical merchant John Wheatley purchased her as a servant to his wife, Susanna. She was named after the slave ship, Phillis that brought her to America. The Wheatley family gave her their last name and taught her…

Alexander the Great was a significant historical figure who was as great a commander as his name suggests. Whether it be his two million square miles of conquered land, or his contribution to science through his expeditions, he certainly was one of the most important people of his time. In fact, Alexander the Great had such a lasting effect, the era after him was named “The Hellenistic Period”, from Hellas, which is the word for Greece. Alexander the Great was a fearsome figure of the ancient…

Beer might have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture because when beer was first being introduced, it made farming grains necessary. As more people started coming together in one territory, pursuing agriculture, and making beer, the first civilizations started to form. Opportunities that men got that women did not have with wine drinking was that men had wine drinking parties and discuss and share with each other. While women could not go to the parties(unless for…