Mercenary

The causes for the fall of the empire were a mix of everything. There were political, military, social, and economic causes. It all started with the death of Marcus Aurelius, and by the end of the empire’s reign, Rome was really having a rough time of it. After Aurelius’ death, Rome never really had a strong leader. There was even a 50-year period where more than 50 emperors died, whether from assassination, which was the most common cause of death, or sickness. Due to this assassination problem…

During the late 19th and early 20th century Britain, only men had the right to the political citizenship, but unfortunately, not all men were allowed to be part of it. Many men, including soldiers, were excluded from any political involvement as well as voting. That was due to the fact that the concept of citizenship and the requirements to be a citizen changed over time. In the Middle Ages Britain, the term citizen was referred to people who lived in the boroughs (towns and cities). So for many…

they were terrible people, but had a significant impact on the world. The Viking age was a period from the late 8th century to the early 11th century. Vikings were farmers, hunters, and skilled workers who wanted to trade and enlist as foreign mercenaries. Towards the end of the 8th century they set out for the coat of Great Britain and Ireland to raid loot from monasteries.…

one polis as imperial power, introduced in the Peloponnesian war, became a desired prize. Citizens now also began to acquire wealth, and seek monetary gains. Most importantly, mercenaries began to make up most of the armies of powerful figures. Xenophon himself is a mercenary. In his Hellenica, he rarely mentions mercenaries and when he does it is with disdain. To be a tyrant, a power need money to fund to rise, for bribery, armies, and personal wealth. The polis culture is not suited to…

unfolds. Inevitably this is can be the sole trait in tragedy, an outcome of exterior circumstances or individuals influencing an otherwise stable and predictable personality. Shakespeare 's genius is revealed with a focus on Othello 's background as a mercenary soldier since his early childhood. Othello 's position is one of respect, as a successful soldier and general, he is honorable. The audience is introduced to him when he has just married Desdemona, yet in a short span of time, he murders…

How the Crusades lead Western Europe into the Renaissance By Ravi Cho The Renaissance would not have occurred had it not been for the Crusades or a Crusades like event. The First Crusade took place in 1095 when Pope Leo II declared that it was a Christian believer’s duty to fight for God and to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims who occupied it. The Crusades lasted until 1291. One of the greatest and lasting effects that the Crusades had on the Western European region is that it lead to newly…

Alexander the Great had an extensive effect upon the Hellenistic World. In his lifetime, he succeeded in stretching the Hellenistic World from the western borders of Asia Minor, continuing east, including Egypt, to India’s borders. (Classical Greece ppt 73). Alexander’s conquests stretched across the land, and influenced societies long after his lifetime. Hellenization is the development in which societies, the people, and the culture during and after Alexander’s rule became more Greek (Hanson…

father manage to make it to a lifeboat, but Oliver’s father later kills himself because of the lack of resources on the lifeboat to ensure the survival of his son. Eventually, after days at sea Oliver ends up on a remote island which is inhabited by mercenaries who hunt, and try to kill him. He is separated from his wealthy, and comfortable life and is placed in a situation in which his only goal is to survive. Perseus’s…

CACI Premier Technology is a private contractor that provided the interrogators in Abu Ghraib prison. CACI interrogators, have been accused of participating in torture and abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Even though the interrogators worked under the United States Army, they were not bound by Army regulations. “Now, you have some contractors, some civilians who are not under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, who have been sent there specifically to do interrogation work with great…

Andrew Carnegie began working for Tom Scott at the age of 12. Scott liked Carnegie and hired him as a personal assistant. In 1868 Scott asked Carnegie to build a bridge across the Mississippi River, to be the largest bridge to ever be built in America. Carnegie has no idea how to build it so he looks for advice from Keystone bridge builders. He decided to use steel, a relatively new material to the time. It was extremely expensive and hard to mass produce tho, no one have ever tried to use steel…