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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF AUGUSTUS CAESAR. This biographical sketch primarily looks at the life of Augustus Caesar from his birth to his death. Looking at achievements he made as an emperor of Ancient Rome and how he acquired power. In this paper we will discuss the immense impact Augustus had in shaping western civilization through his reign of the Roman Empire that endured for centuries after his death, “the first two of which were the centuries of the celebrated Pax Romana, the longest period of…

was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy. Galileo’s mother was Giulia Ammannati. His father Vincenzo Galilei was an Italian lutenist, merchant, and composer. Galileo had five siblings: Virgina Galilei, Michelagnolo Galilei, Livia Galilei, Unknwon Galilei, and Benedetto Galilei. Galileo was talented in a wide variety of things so he was considered a renaissance man. He loved math and physics. He loved to invent things and draw. He would play the lute with his father.…

from his parents. Both his father, Giovanni "Johnny Boy" Soprano and mother, Livia Soprano, are portrayed as complex characters with antisocial personalities themselves. We experience Giovanni Soprano’s character via Tony’s flashbacks or dreams. Giovanni was a captain and later a street boss during his time, he was portrayed as a tough, cruel man who sought retribution for every wrong committed against him. Tony’s mother, Livia, is presented as a critical and vengeful woman. Consequently, she…

Tacitus suggests, perhaps very accurately, that much of the reason Tiberius was made emperor was due to assistance from his mother, Livia. He goes so far to say that Livia was responsible for the exile of Agrippa “for she had gained such a hold on the aged Augustus that he drove out as an exile into the island of Planasia, his only grandson, Agrippa Postumus.” Once declared emperor Tiberius immediately…

Gaius Octavius (August) 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD) was a Roman statesman and military leader who was the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, controlling Imperial Rome from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was born Gaius Octavius. His maternal great-uncle was Julius Caesar. Julius was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavius was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir. Then known simply as Octavianus he along with Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate…

Genocide Project The book I read was I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson. This book took place during the Holocaust, when Nazi’s began taking over Hungary and other small villages. It follows the story of a 13 year old girl named Elli and her family through their struggles in the ghetto, to being separated and dispersed into camps. For my project, I decided to make a poster portraying some of the key components from the book. My poster has a pathway splitting into two leading…

Galileo was a man with confidence in what he believed in, but how did he express that? As Galileo Galilei once said “I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use”(BrainyQuote.com). In this essay, I will describe Galileo’s life, his revolutionary idea and how his idea worked, and its importance to the world. Revolutionary ideas are not easy to come by, They are even harder to make into a reality.…

would soon desire. He was very very smart and talented. He soon started to become interested in mathematics and astronomy and left medicine behind. In 1600 he met Marina Gamba and had 3 children out of wedlock. His daughters names were Virginia and Livia and his son was Vincenzo. Galileo constructed a hydrostatic…

The women’s roles in Roman culture helped shape their family life, business, politics, and religious rituals. They had great influence on their family even though they were still considered inferior to men. Once they were married they would have children. Then, once the baby is born, the mother has property right on that child. The woman would also then be responsible for raising the child, also make sure the infant is well raised as well a good citizens of Rome. Both genders would attend…

Many sculptures would use similar copies of what they wanted to sculpt others would go of an idea and start to sculpt. An example of precision was Augustus of Prima Porta, was sculpted in 20 B.C the sculptor is not known, but it was found in villa of Livia in Prima Porta thus giving its name. Another notable sculpture was David sculpted by Michelangelo in 1501-1504. Both of these sculptors used marble as there medium. The use of marble toke time and correct measurements and proportions, the…