Second Sudanese Civil War

Introduction Carthage was the first foreign opponent came in touch with Rome. Carthage fought a series of war against Rome. Carthage and her rising power always remained fear to Rome though each cases Romans had great victory. Especially, Punic War I, II and III were remarkable wars still memorable in modern days. Rise of Carthaginian Power Around 3000 years from now Inhabitants of Phoenicia (Today’s Lebanon) started dominating trade over the Mediterranean (Carthage, n.d.). They discovered and…

After 210 BC, Roman decided to advance against Cartagena and open a second front in Spain, under the leadership of newly assigned consuls. Two of them were brothers: Publius Scipio and Gnaeus Scipio, lead Roman army and gain strategic advantages by defeating the Carthaginian forces. Both of them died in battles, in 211 BC. Then the Roman voters assigned the new commander Publius Cornelius Scipio, in fact that was the son of Publius Scipio and nephew of Gnaeus Scipio. Publius Cornelius Scipio…

Both Yeltsin’s and Dudayev’s sides contributed to the occurrence of war in Chechnya in 1994. Yeltsin felt increasing threatened by the security problem that Chechnya became for its neighbors. Banditry in Chechnya became a virtually legal form of income and a matter of civic pride. Although Dudayev was the leader of Chechnya, he could not prevent the cross-border raids, which left ethnic Russians and Chechens vulnerable to intimidation. Ruslan Khasbulatov’s increasing popularity as a powerful…

Leopold and belgians colonized congo in 1885, due to the industrial revolution which made raw goods, money, and resources more desirable. Because this new found governmental power construct, western empire’s greed for control, as well as influence over neighboring rivals increased. Alongside this greed for power, came the thought process that Africans were inferior, and needed the help of European countries to make them more civilized, further motivating Western societies to take over, or at…

The Second Punic War, of course after the first, dated 218-202 BC. Rome and Carthage were fighting this war. The Romans were known for fighting on land, and The Carthaginians were known for being one with the sea. Carthage also had Hannibal, son of a general during the First Punic War Hannibal, arguably the greatest general of all time, “...no Roman could compare with him,” was known for his creative and unique tactics (Outlines of Roman History). Even fighting against the Carthaginians again…

TITLE: The comparison of strategic, and operational aspects, employed by both the Carthage and Roman Republic during the Punic Wars. INTRODUCTION: During the time period 225-202 BC, the naval, and land forces of the Punic Empire, clashed with a growing powers of the Roman Republic, for the domination of the Western Mediterranean, which was a turning point in the history of Western World. The roman Republic defeated its greatest rival Carthage. This event set the stage for the Rome’s 600 years…

When discussing the differences between Carthage and Rome, the topic of the Punic Wars could not be ignored. It was during the first Punic War that Rome gained its powers as a naval fleet, which led them on to conquer all and win victories in all three of the Wars. However, Rome’s navy was not always part of their strong-suit; it was their army that gave them their military status. But if they wanted to take down Carthage, who owned one of the best naval fleets of their time, Rome was going…

was fair. Lieutenant Morant and Handcock were sentenced to death while George Whiton was given a life in prison sentence. Lieutenant Morant was accused of killing a Boer prisoner named Visser, and the killing of eight Boers that were prisoners of war. The first case was that of Visser who was a Boer commando. He was taken prisoner after the death of Captain Hunt, and Lieutenant Morant gave the order to kill him because he was wearing a jacket that belonged to Captain Hunt. Morant testifies…

rituals, ceremonies and narratives, whereby they are skewed to become an inaccurate reflection of history. In the Punic Wars, Polybius constructed his history originating around the Roman collective memory to engender a cultural identity of Roman superiority and dominance. Thus, this parallels how collective memory is selective in order to forge an identity for…

was the opposite of what a Roman woman was supposed to be. 2. In Plutarch’s description Cleopatra had significant control over Antony. Plutarch states that Cleopatra had such hold over Antony that he was in Alexandria with her, while his wife was at war on his behalf. Moreover, Antony was wandering around peoples’ houses dressed as a slave and being made fun of. He was not portrayed as a dignified roman ruler, rather he was portrayed as a man under the spell of a seductive woman. Plutarch’s…