Emperor of China

Alyssa Mahan March 10, 2017 Queen Elizabeth Things unexpected can happen at anytime, things that could change every part of a person’s life. Being coronated as The Queen of England makes for a very different life than any other young woman’s. Queen Elizabeth’s life changed tremendously and all relationships and areas of life would never be the same again. Elizabeth was born to George VI and soon to be Queen Elizabeth I and before Elizabeth’s father became king, life was much…

in its start for several reasons including that it was a threat to the Pax Romana, and it was an easy target to use as a scapegoat. For example, The Life of Tiberius Caesar, written in 100 CE by Suetonius states the persecution of Christians by an emperor “He abolished foreign cults [from Rome], especially the Egyptian and the Jewish rites, compelling all who were addicted to such superstitions to burn their religious vestments and all their paraphernalia.” Caesar was banishing these religions,…

began to explain that the emperors of Rome persecuted the Christians because they disliked what they believe in and that they didn’t follow the emperors rules. The persecutions were the main problems of Christianity. I also discussed the multiple ways of persecutions that they went through and why the Christians accepted it. I spoke about the evolution of emperors and what they each did to the Christians when they were in power. The last emperor that I talked about was Emperor Diocletian. I had…

The Roman Emperor that I have chosen for this essay is Constantine. Constantine ruled the Roman Empire from 306 – 337 A.D. He was the most important emperor of the Late Antiquity. His powerful personality had laid down the foundations of the post-classical European civilization. Constantine’s reign was not only eventful, but it was also highly dramatic. While Constantine’s father succeeded Augustus’ rank, Constantine had served under the distinction under both Diocletian and Galerius. He was…

the last of the “Five Good Emperors”. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 26, 121 AD, in Rome, Italy. He was known for his philosophical interests and was one of the most respected emperors. He was born into a wealthy and influential family. He learned Latin and Greek. He was most interested in Stoicism, Greek philosophy focused on fate, reason, and self-restraint. In 138 he was adopted by Aurelius Antonius. Antonius was selected by Emperor Hadrian to be the next emperor after his death. Marcus…

The Persecution Under Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor reign from 160 to 181 AD. In the Roman history, Marcus was called one of the five good emperors because how good the country grow, under his control, the Roman became stronger and stronger, it’s one of the most strongest time of Rome. Marcus Aurelius believe in Stoicism and he is a strong-willed man. Because of this, the persecution under Marcus Aurelius is fierce. The cruelties used in this persecution was horrible at…

of invasion. Although Japan and Japanese politics have seen a plethora change over the course of its history. Evolving from aristocratic state of the Tokugawa period, followed by the authoritarian rule of the Meiji Period under the leadership of Emperor Hirohito and eventually to the current democracy in place, Japan has seen many different forms of government. For a state to be considered a democracy, it must have a government in which adult citizens exercise power and civic responsibility,…

Ostrogoths, Vandals and Franks, who were Germanic tribes that had adopted Christianity. The split of the Eastern and Western Roman Empire later on led to many other changes such as Christianity being pronounced as the Eastern Empire’s official religion by Emperor Theodosius, Constantine guaranteeing the freedom of practicing Christianity with the Edict of Milan, the change of the official language from Latin to Greek, the East and West…

Throughout the fourth century, the Roman Empire saw many different changes to how its government functioned. As Christianity grew and steadily became interwoven into the empire, it influenced these changes. The imperial bureaucracy, the army, the emperor, and the concept of the empire all were shaped by the Christian religion. Christian doctrine helped to legitimize these different organizations and people while creating a firm foothold for itself within the empire. The expansiveness of the…

Emperor Hadrian, the ruler during the time the Pantheon was built, contributes to many of the Pantheons aspects. “In the tenth year he lost his father … he immersed himself rather enthusiastically in Greek studies – in fact he was so attracted in this direction…