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parties. After a few months, the Arabs were able to displace the Visigoths from their capital at Toledo. The Arabs were able to control the capital, and the governors appointed by the Caliph in Damascus started ruling Spain, they spread northwards to Gaul where they experienced resistance and halted in a town near Poitiers in 732. The conquest of the Nile to the Atlantic was a great achievement for the Arab empire. The Persian dynasty experienced rebellion from the Roman Empire. Therefore, they…

Heroism is a very debatable topic in this day and age, I often find myself thinking, what truly does make a hero? I believe that in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar himself displays the most hero-like qualities, above all the other characters. I understand that that seems likes a very bold statement to make, so to prove it, I’ll have to answer the question I asked from before, what makes a hero? In my opinion there are three distinct qualities that make up a true hero. The first is respect,…

I am writing a letter to you after a very long time, I have missed having you and your family around, but I am happy for you as you have taken the path you wished to fulfil. How have you been? Because I can tell you that things are going great here. Our saviour Augustus “Divi Filius- son of a god” has now made Roman religion the most important aspect of our Roman empire especially after the dark ages. He has become the restorer of our republic. I know both of our views are different and that you…

Upon hearing them, the Senate issued the Senatus Consultum Ultimum, which issued martial law and gave consuls absolute power. Catiline and his ally, Manlius were declared public enemies of the state. Conspirators were arrested after the Allobroges of Gaul approached the Senate. The Allobroges stated that conspirators urged them to join their cause against Rome and told Cicero everything they knew. Cicero used the power given to him by the Senate to execute the five conspirators without a trial.…

In Michelangelo’s Pieta, it’s easy to see the religious portion, of Mary holding her lifeless son, but the statue is strikingly similarity to the Hellenistic statues of the classic age. The statue of the Dying Gaul, by Epigonus (Sayre pg.78) the highly realistic position, where he appears to be pushing away from his death, and the resigned expression, each similar to the Pieta, Mary doesn’t appear very sad, just resigned to her child’s fate. Jesus on the other…

Constantine was one of the greatest emperors during the time of the Roman Empire. Christianity helped the Roman empire from not collapsing and Constantine found a way to improve both Christianity and Rome. Christianity took the blame for all problems the empire faced, Constantine was a great ruler and was the reason Rome was saved, and Constantine brought Rome and Christianity together by making it the religion of Rome. This allowed Rome to flourish and it is credited to Constantine and…

While it may seem that Julius Caesar’s death had no impact to the fall of the Roman Republic, it actually is the catalyst of the fall. Julius Caesar’s death started a domino effect in which made a weak military, corrupt dictators, and lack of political support from its citizens. In 44 BCE, Julius Caesar was assassinated when in a senate meeting. His fellow senate members stealthily surrounded him, and all went on to stab him. Twenty-three gashes all around the body cause him to…

They consist of primary, secondary and tertiary or college education. France has a deep and rooted military that span thousands of years. The first battle was believed to be the Battle of Allia dated 387 B.C. Outnumbered by the Roman Empire, the Gauls defeated a powerful military lead by Brennus. In 1781, the French aligned with…

For the purposes of this assignment, I have chosen passage number one. The passage is an excerpt (specifically the conclusion) from Book VI of the greater “The Rise of the Roman Empire,” authored by Polybius, who is regarded as a chief historian, second only to Thucydides by contemporary historians. “The Rise of The Roman Empire” represents the perspective of the author Polybius with respect to his historical sources and rationale during the years 221 to 146 BC in which he compiled forty books…

With Christianity spreading along the Mediterranean, Christina congregations needed buildings to accommodate large number of converts. Constantine, the first Christina emperor decided to build the Basilica of San Peter on the Vatican Hill in Italy Rome in an area that had been formerly a cemetery where according to the traditions Peter was crucified. The principal portion of the Basilica, the nave was very long. Two aisles ran along the side of the nave making it wider. In the west part of the…