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    of governmental representation through the development of citizenship in the early Roman Republic. In the early Roman Republic, the fall of the monarchy provided a new way to interpret citizenship that provided a broader range of legal rights to the ruling classes. The “patricians” define an early example of the development of citizenship to grant specific governmental rights of representation, which dominated Roman society as a type oligarchic system of system. Citizenship provided a range of…

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    someone who is “familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.” The problem is, he is only acquainted with Europe. He mentions an Italian opera, cities in Europe, Spanish dances, European architecture, Italian art, and Greek and Roman mythology. If a cosmopolitan is really a “person of the world”, then wouldn’t that mean he would need to have, even a little, knowledge about the countries on other continents?…

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    (Britannica 2) It was part of the Roman Empire, and when that fell it came under control of the Aryans and the Huns. (Spain Exchange 1) In the 6th century Emperor Justinian reconquered the area and it became part of the eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. (Spain Exchange 1) The migratory Slavs came and settled into the area in two waves adding diversity, which…

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    start off, when someone thinks of power, they think of a person who controls someone of something. Julius Caesar may have been the person to have the most of that power in all time. Julius Caesar, a well-known Roman dictator, impacted the destiny of the nation that he lead by expanding the Roman Empire. Author’s can use various genres of literature as a proactiv tool in educating people in many ways. Various genres of literature can be used a proactive tool in learning in many ways including…

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    took refuge in the temple area and fortified himself. Roman armies, under the leadership of Pompey, came on the scene, supported Hyrcanus, and defeated Aristobulus. Pompey forcibly entered the Holy of Holies in the temple, which created a great deal of hostility between Jews and Rome. Through the Roman insertion, the Jewish state came to an end and Rome took power over Palestine. Roman Period (63 BC-AD 70) Now that Palestine was under Roman rule, it looked very similar to the Syrian rule. …

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    Throughout history many great peoples have held power throughout the world but none have come close to that of the Roman Empire. At its height a person could walk from one end of Roman controlled territory to the other with nothing but the words “I am a citizen of Rome” and be completely protected. Rome had conquered over half of the known world at one point in time. Rome started off as a small farming community around 900 b.c. but was later founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, during…

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    Kirk Ormand is a classics professor at Oberlin University who specializes in sexuality in the ancient world. Throughout chapters eight, ten, and thirteen of his book Controlling Desires, Ormand looks at many aspects pertaining to Roman sexuality. An overarching theme of the three chapters looks at what was considered normal sexual behavior in Rome, with a focusing at times on homosexuality in Rome. Over the course of the chapters, Ormand looks at Rome’s origins and interrelation to Greece with…

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    name Brutus and Cassius in advance as consuls for the 41. Brutus and Cato’s daughter parcia got married after her father death. In Brutus early Career he was picked to be quaestor. Now that he is quaestor, he now uses the financial magistracy of a roman legislator has to hold on when he started his profession. Brutus was the one that was responsible for all the taxes in a region called Cilicia. That’s where his father-in-laws was the governor, so basically he used every little chance he could…

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    In the books, The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction and The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction, both authors provide their readers with the significant characteristics of the Aztec and Roman empires and also the untold stories of how powerful these civilizations stood. The Roman Empire by Christopher Kelly, informs his readers of the Roman Empire. He emphasizes the challenges and achievements that this civilization has made. The Aztecs by David Carrasco, points out the wins of the Aztec…

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    The death of Julius Caesar would not have been possible if it were not for the grave differences between Cassius and Brutus. Shakespeare definitively draws both characters as polar opposites; sometimes-- in humorous ways. The only thing the two of them can seem to agree upon is their dislike of Caesar. Cassius, true to his nature, uses Brusus’ dislike of Caesar's’ personality to manipulates him into murder. Cassius is not entirely to blame. If it were not for Brutus’ projected morals and…

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