Polybius

Athens was famous for being the purest, most extreme form of democracy in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. The constitution of Athens progressed in time moving from harsh laws, as written by Draco, to more lenient once. However, the Athenian Constitution was not written down on a piece of paper; according to Roderick T. Long it was ‘to speak of the way the Athenian policy was constituted, i.e., what the structure of the political system was.’ Yet despite this, The Athenian constitution has…

I thought then what did she want to get from this long journey at this age? But she had stamina and even greater and she proved it. She traveled again and much later to USA and because she was traveling I believed she was well and she also had guts. I admired her courage. In this trip she visited her great grandchildren. Grandmother Alexandra in America, with her great granddaughter, Olga History repeats itself. Just like Alexandra 's mother, the great grandmother to me, had managed to keep…

Polybius began his Histories by reminding Romans of Alexander's achievements, and subsequently, Roman leaders saw him as a role model. Pompey the Great assumed the nickname ‘Magnus’ and searched the captured lands of the east for Alexander's 260-year-old…

Augustine does not know the exact order the truths will happen in, but according to his view, that is the order in which they will. He understands that the world will end, which is what makes him different than other philosopher’s, such as Herodotus and Polybius. Augustine makes it clear that at the end of the world the good and bad will be separated, referring to Heaven and Hell. He informs us about the seven ages of world history and interprets them as days. As Augustine explains what happens…

's identity to gain access. History of Passwords Passwords have existed since ancient times long before the digital evolution began. In ancient history, they were referred to as watchwords, or words and phrases used to identify a friend or enemy. Polybius, a Greek historian, wrote about the use of these watchwords in military ranks. He described an example watchword as "a wooden tablet with the word inscribed on it". A soldier would receive the watchword, "[take] his leave, and on returning to…

Fig.5.1 The history cannot deny the presence that Hannibal Barca added to the universe, he was a child of Hamilcar Barca in the Punic of Carthage military belongings, for the most part considered one of the best military administrators ever. His dad, Hamilcar Barca, was the main Carthaginian officer among the start of Punic conflict, his other younger siblings were called Mago and Hasdrubal, he was his brother by the fact that he was married to Hasdrubal the myth. Hannibal’s family tree…

INTRODUCTION This paper discusses about the Second Punic War (B.C 218-201) in three different periods, the Hannibal?s Invasion of Italy from Saguntum to Cannae (B.C. 218-216), Early Victories to Recall of Hannibal, and the Battle of Zama and End of the War (B.C. 201). During each period, the paper will briefly cover about the economic inducements, the inevitability of the conflict, the miscalculation of Roman motives by the Carthaginians, and the character of Hannibal. With the exception of the…

While both of these are evidenced heavily, there is a slight tendency to call him the first Emperor of Byzantine but if analyzed through a different perspective and by taking certain factors into account it is possible to see how he was indeed both. Polybius once said referencing the fall of the Roman Empire “And it is all too evident that ruin and change are hanging over everything.” Many historians attribute the fall of The Roman Empire to Barbarians and religious qualms. “The Roman Empire in…

go ahead and be violent” (White), and that this is the very calculation of the Barbaric Heart. White’s claim is one of value because he provides several quotes within his essay to support his claim, one of them being when he quotes the historian Polybius when he speaks of violence as “an ethical construction that we forward to the rest of the world as an image of our virtue” (White). He made himself credible simply by the way I perceived his tone throughout his work, that he was very passionate…

The Age of Enlightenment, or otherwise known as, simply, The Enlightenment, is a period in 18th century western culture in which reason was advocated as a primary source of truth and knowledge. Born in the wake of the religious reformation, the voyages of European discovery, and the emergence to dominance of capital, the enlightenment spirit was oriented broadly to the liberation of human beings from its various forms of bondage (Kapferer 2007). As the church was becoming increasingly…