Hannibal

Gaius Marius was from a non senatorial family. (notes) Quintus Caecilius Metellus brought him to North Africa in 109bc as a legate. Marius had been a client of Metellus but had broken that relationship. Metellus had forgiven him and brought him to Africa anyway. (notes) The Romans were fighting against Jugurtha the king of Numidia. He was Masinissa's son and had murdered his two brothers. (notes) The war went badly as the Numidians used guerilla warfare against the Romans. (notes) Marius asked…

Ancient Rome was believed to be founded over 750 years ago, by Remus and Romulus. These two were twin brothers, whose father, Mars, was the god of war. Legend has it that Mars had sexual relations with a princess, who birthed the boys. The princesses brother, The King, felt threatened by the twins and put them in a basket to drown in the Tiber. A she-wolf discovered the children in the river, and took them under her care. Romulus became the first king of Rome when he killed his brother Remus,…

After 210 BC, Roman decided to advance against Cartagena and open a second front in Spain, under the leadership of newly assigned consuls. Two of them were brothers: Publius Scipio and Gnaeus Scipio, lead Roman army and gain strategic advantages by defeating the Carthaginian forces. Both of them died in battles, in 211 BC. Then the Roman voters assigned the new commander Publius Cornelius Scipio, in fact that was the son of Publius Scipio and nephew of Gnaeus Scipio. Publius Cornelius Scipio…

It is widely known that Rome was one of the greatest ancient civilizations on the Mediterranean. However, one might ask how it got there. What set the small settlements in Rome apart from the others? What put Rome in particular in a place where it could succeed as much as it did? The answer, among other things, is geography. Its place in the Mediterranean sea, its rich volcanic soil, and its protective mountains all gave it an extreme advantage when it started to expand. For that reason, one can…

just $9,000. He then also try to buy all of the novel’s copies to keep the ending a secret. Ed Gein was an American murderer known for exhuming corpse and creating mask, clothes, with their skin. He was also the inspiration for the character of Hannibal Lector for the film The Silence of the Lambs. The novel had already gain the nation’s attention but the film made the Gein into a pop culture…

many followers that followed the church. The Roman Empire had a very great economy when Rome had just been having less wars and very less slaves with as well very less conquering. Rome had won many wars in the process. Rome lost against Hannibal once in a war that they lost but was a victory to Rome. The economy of Rome had been changing with all the wars they’ve had many slaves after the wars they had won. With all the slaves they had all the people of Rome started to not work with all…

(I) In Kant’s Perpetual Peace, how does the thesis of the First Definitive Article of the Second Section establish the condition of peace? Which of the articles of the First Section provide a necessary grounding for that thesis? (TWO PAGES PLUS) The thesis of the First Definitive Article of the Second Section is “The civil constitution of every state is to be republican” (Kant 6). “Republicanism is the political principle of the separation of one executive from the legislative power”…

In Southwest humor, one of the elements used is "Conflict." Conflict further breaks down into several categories: The Eastern elitist versus commoner, trickster being tricked, and man versus nature. Typically, the Elitists feel they are better than most and developed and over inflated ego regarding themselves. Twain is a master of exploiting the effects of an enlarged ego in the presence of much more humble. In Twain's "The Dandy Frightening the Squatter", "The Notorious Jumping Frog of…

was the main cause of the First Punic. As result, Rome was victorious and take possession of Sicily. The second Punic War was caused by the assertion of the Carthaginian power in Andalusia, and marked by the triumphant expedition of General Punic Hannibal, one of the great captains of antiquity, and also an exceptional man. He commanded the Carthaginian army in Spain, and personified the Carthage battle against Rome during that war. It was too late for this one to ask peace. So, he suffered the…

city, though it is seen he has more depth than that in the script. However, the film is not exactly on Freeman’s point. John Doe, played by Kevin Spacey, is one of the weaker characters. Not only does he has a generic name but, is quite similar to Hannibal Lecter personality-wise in The Silence of the Lambs which came out four years before Se7en. Unlike Lecter who had an interesting take of the psychological aspects; Doe seems to be a carbon copied paste with a unique style of…