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    Julius Caesar Influence

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    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…

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    Hanukkah, also known as “the Festival of Lights,” is an eight-day Jewish holiday celebrated during the Jewish month of Kislev, which is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar falling between November to late December, starting on the 25th day. This holiday commemorates the purification and rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after it was defiled by the Greek Syrians, and it is also a time for rededication to the faith. The story of Hanukkah is found in the books of Maccabees I and II…

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    However, the repayment was often accompanied by an extra portion of loan. This idea of compensation for lending was materialized on the Drehem Tablet written during the third dynasty of Ur, which began circa 2100 BCE. This tablet showed a “diagram of the ten-year growth plan for a dairy herd, showing expected future profits in dairy products”(Goetzmann 47). The underlying logic was that: with the unrealistic assumptions that no…

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