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    Constantine embarked on a journey for his military career in which he traveled over the Roman Empire from Palestine to Britain, Spain, and Gaul. Before Constantine was emperor the early church was fierce with persecutions by the roman government, but throughout that time the Roman Empire was still growing and spreading. During this time many Christians lost their lives and many important documents were destroyed. He was convinced that he needed a more powerful aid than just his military…

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    Great, cemented his legacy for conversion by creating the first papal mission of any pagan people in Anglo-Saxon Britain. While Christianity had visited the island briefly, during the Roman occupation, the Anglo-Saxon’s and their paganism dominated the religious sphere on the island in the sixth century. Gregory, before becoming Pope, had long been interested in the island of Britain and desired for it to become part of the Christian world. Through his missionary, Augustine of Canterbury,…

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    The roman empire had many innovations to solve many problems here are some examples of theses innovations ,these innovations helped connect the empire and helped keep roman cities sanitary and ,also some innovations helped the roman army to keep away invaders and also help them travel. The first revolutionary innovation was the cloaca maxima this was the first sewer system ever built. It affected the people of rome by cleaning waste from the streets and help keep the city sanitary. One of the…

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    Greek city states were united under Athens leadership in Delian League. It was founded in 478 BC aiming to continue the war against Persian Empire. The League was dissolved upon the Peloponnesian War conclusion in 404 BC. Formation of such league marks the Golden Age of Athens. Such league also was successful since that it united a large number of city stets creating also a common finance of league members. Many achievements were made during this age in architecture, drama, philosophy). Examples…

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    Titus was born to a future roman emperor who would shape both his political and military career. He was sort of odd considering his social habits and there was fear of him becoming a tyrannical ruler., but that all changed when he was appointed emperor. Titus’ rule had a very positive impact on roman society despite his actions before-hand. Titus was the son of the roman emperor Vespasian and Domitilla I. Because of his father’s position and advancement while Claudius was in rule, his family…

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    The United States has come a long way since the days of the American Revolution or either of the World Wars. Today war is all about airstrikes, drones, and the use of any other new technology in order to find a way to keep our troops at home and fighting conflicts without having “boots on the ground” as the saying goes. However even with, or perhaps because of, this new technology our country finds itself involved in conflicts that are unconventional to what we have seen in our history. The…

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    out to love ones who had lost their life. Misery occurred on the town after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Caesar lost his life on the 15th of March due to the scheme of his fellow Roman Senators. Julius Caesar was stabbed to death leaded by Gaius Cassius Longinus. Gaius planned his death with the help of two Roman Politicians Decimus…

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    Hercules: A Short Story

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    It all started 40 years ago, when my small village was visited by a roman general. I lived in Eryx, a city in the west of Sicily. We were about 3 km from the sea. Our city has a grand legend surrounding it, one that involves the great Hercules. I detest that man, but I have to admit he was an incredible fighter. Anyway, the story goes, that after Hercules captured the herd of Geryon, the prize bull escaped. This bull then swam to the island of Sicily. Eryx, the son of Poseidon, was our king at…

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    Roman London Roman London was discovered in about 43 AD and soon after became the center of the Britannia province. The population of Londinium was made up of families, soldiers, farmers, merchants and even slaves. They came from all over the Roman Empire but most of them originated from Britannia. The Roman city of Londinium covered at least the current City of London based on the boundaries formed by the London Wall. Londiniums waterfront presence on the Thames ran from Ludgate hill in the…

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    Was Julius Caesar A Hero?

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    Caesar was in Gaul, he conquered Britain for Rome. Then, after he conquered Britain for Rome he conquered all of Gaul for Rome, making it an official Roman territory. Plus, after he took over as leader of Rome he put Cleopatra in charge of Egypt, and then added Egypt to Rome. He also conquered many other places in Europe adding them to Rome. Secondly, Julius Caesar overall improved the lives of citizens in Rome. First, he gave citizenship to people in non-Roman territories. After, he created…

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