Ptolemy

Alexander the Great seems to have been a man who relished in the excesses of life. Not only did he lust after wealth and lands, but also he sought after deification and absolute power. With regards to "With regard to bodily pleasures, [Alexander] enjoyed perfect self-control; where pleasures of the mind were concerned, he was insatiable only for men 's praise", this statement is misleading and most likely Arrian stated such only because of his admiration of Alexander (Arrian 7.28.2). Alexander…

first Roman Emperor, Caeserion, and Julia Caesaris. Caesar also had three known affairs, one of them being Cleopatra of Egypt. During a time period, Pompey and Caesar were in several battles against eachother and Pompey eventually fled to Egypt. Ptolemy(), Cleopatra’s husband, was concerned that Caesar would invade Egypt so he beheaded and sent the head of Pompey to Caesar. Caesar was appalled by this act and seized the Egyptian Capital. Caesar had a secret affair with the queen Cleopatra, whom…

Cleopatra VII, known by historians as just Cleopatra, is one of the most famous women in history. Everyone has heard her name, but there are a lot of facts about her that are not so well known. Here is part one of our list. Number Fifteen: She was not Egyptian Many people assume that the ruler was Egyptian, since that's where she ended up. It turns out that she actually came from Greek origins, though the exact details of this are less clear. Number Fourteen: Cleopatra Became Pharaoh at 18…

On December 28, 1520, Ferdinand made another error. The fleet turn Northwest in Pacific. Magellan believes that only three days left until he reached the spice island. From this, Ferdinand Magellan used 2nd century scholar by Ptolemy. Magellan learned the hard way. Ptolemy was out by over 11,000km. Among the oceans Pacific is the biggest one. The difficult moment cause problems such as no food that cause a starvation, for some they eat rats to fulfill their grounding…

by pharaohs with a distinct set of religious and political beliefs that intertwined to create a unique state. This was all disrupted, however, when they came under control of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic empire in 332 BCE, and later by Ptolemy and the Ptolemaic empire (Fildes and Fletcher 1). Finally in 30 BCE, following the death of Cleopatra VII, Egypt fell to Roman control. (Wasson 1). Unfortunately, Egypt suffered greatly under both Ptolemaic and Roman conquests. When Rome took…

Renaissance and humanism basically stem from Petrarchian ideology which encourages the emulation of Greco-Roman antiquity without imitation; Renaissance “rebirth” ideally transforms and exemplifies continuity. According to Soltes, around 1508, Raphael was one of several artists called to Rome and commissioned to execute frescos in the Vatican Palace by Pope Julius II. Raphael’s School of Athens (Vatican, 1510-1512) represents a pinnacle of humanism and Renaissance thought. A proverbial…

viewed the universe as a place of stars and heavenly perfection. Geocentricity has been acknowledged, as the universe revolves around the Earth. Our opinions of a place beyond our world has been influenced by the theories of ancient writers such as Ptolemy and Aristotle, and our views shan’t be altered! This Aristotelian view of the universe has been widely accepted by both scientists and theologians, though, Galileo Galilei’s observations in Siderius Nuncius, meaning “The Starry Messenger” in…

Hieratic symbols where simpler for everyday use. It was a cursive form of writing created by simplifying the shapes of the Hieroglyphs. But over time they got replaced with demonic over time. 2. Hieroglyphic and Hieratic writing developed concurrently and independently of one another. They were closely related, though the exact nature of their relationship is unknown. There is little evidence to suggest that one descended from the other, but it is probable that they were mutually influential.…

Geocentric Model The geocentric model is a theory developed by philosophers in Ancient Greece which explained the universe structure where Earth is at the orbital centre of all celestial bodies. In the 4th century BC, Plato and Aristotle published studies based on geocentrism and believed that Earth was stationary at the centre of the solar system, and stars and planets rotated around the Earth on concentric spheres arranged in the order: Moon, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the…

an alliance, with both partners having their own discrete duties to fulfill. Given Cleopatra's many accomplishments as a triumphant woman leader in the Hellenistic era, she became a mentor for all women. Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C.E to parents Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra. She was intelligent,…