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By the time Venetian Commander Pietro Mocenigo reached Greece, the Ottoman Turks had greatly expanded in the eastern Mediterranean and were threatening Venetian interests in the region. This was a true clash of opposites; the Venetians were a Christian, seafaring people and the Ottomans, conversely, were Muslims who preferred to travel and fight by land. The only thing these two empires seemed to have in common was their penchant for trading, a similarity that became one of the prime ingredients…

“ If I had, their hordes of spies would have found out about it, and they would have put me to a most horrible death. I could not even trust my nearest relatives. That is why I was compelled to hide the real explanation of many matters glossed over in my previous books.” ( Procopius, Excerpts from secret history, Page 1) Procopius was doing the right thing when he was glorifying Justinian government because it gave people the sense that they can trust him and to trust what he write. I think…

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…

History Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen were just graduated at the University of Amsterdam when they started a company in 1991 named Palmtob. The company Palmtob, developed applications for the first generation of handled computers. In that time most of the applications ware mostly for the business use. Thereafter they started to develop from dictionaries and personal finance to games and route planners. The company grew quickly especially after the great success of the Palm Pilot in 1996,…

The Renaissance was a cultural and societal movement that led to the advancement of many subjects surrounding the humanities and the arts. During this time a new interest of science was also growing. Known as the Enlightenment, it was a time of scientific advancement that began to shift the human understanding of the world from the influence of faith to the lens of science. The Enlightenment was not the only era of humanity that has attempted to explain the existence of God and the origin of…

struggling financially. Not only would this support their family but also themselves because some athletes can 't depend on their parents to send them money. For poor families a little can go a long way ("Paying"). "If I would have had the chance to take care of my family through college, I would have probably stayed in college," stated Jadeveon Clowney, a former NCAA football player. The typical college athlete puts in over ten hours a day in their…

Constantine had become emperor of Rome in 306, and was considered the most powerful in that part of the world. When he converted to Christianity had most drastic effects on the common practice of the Christian religion and including the factions. When Constantine converted to the Christian religion it was during a war with his own brother and co-emperor named, Maxentius. Before an important battle of Milvian Bridge, Constantine was convinced that he should have seek assistance and guidance from…

My family and I are celebrating with my moms side which is the Inman’s. We get to see all our cousins and swim with them. There is a lake, a volleyball court but there is no net, sadly we forgot to bring one for the weekend. Tomorrow we are having a ‘White trash bash’. What is a “White Trash Bash’ you ask? This is where you wear clothing that you normally would not wear in public here in Albion but some may wear because we may label them as “rednecks”. When we get to the Cabin I see the…

essay she develops the moral of the story "it is distinctly possible to remain too long at the Fair.” I believe that this sentence holds a lot of meaning and depth. This sentence also shows us how she felt when she moved to New York and how she feels now living in New York. The purpose of this essay may be to show other young people what it is like to live in a world with out any understanding. I think Joan wants the readers to take away that sometimes we think things are great until we stay…

The movie 300 depicts the legend of the 300 Spartans who were able to hold off the Persian infantry at Thermopylae. Their stand gave more time for the Greeks to develop further plans and evacuate. The movie is able to follow the journey of the Spartan soldiers as described by many historians, while still adding “Hollywood touches” to make the movie more successful. The movie 300 is able to give a fairly accurate account of what happened during the Persian invasion of Greece and the stand of the…