Seleucid Empire

Republic nearly saw the destruction of Roman civilization. From the ashes of constant infighting between powerful generals and senators, Octavian—the adopted son of Julius Caesar—rose to unquestionable power. This marked the beginning of the Roman Empire. Octavian, given the title Augustus, was regarded as the example that each emperor would model his reign after. In order to stay in power, the emperors had to ensure political dominance and foster unity among the people. The emperors control of…

During the Early Middle Ages, Europe was enslaved by the Roman Catholic Church. Well discipline oppressing fear ruled the lives of peasants, mobility, Lords and Kings. The only accepted Christian religion was the Catholic religion. All other religious sects were regarded as heretics. A heretic, any belief or doctrine disagreeing with the Church. (heretic) Crusades were implemented to seek out all heretical nonconformist and bring them to justice. Tribunals are then mandated in order to bring…

Extra Credit: Vessel Double Spout Warrior’s Head For the extra credit assignment I visited the Mesoamerican exhibit at Cal State LA. In the exhibit there were multiple pieces of art. Some of the pieces included paintings, sculptures, and vessels. The pieces that stuck out to me were the vessels. The vessels had unique patterns that the paintings and sculptures did not have. The vessels that I saw were whistles, containers, vases, etc. There were an enormous variety of unique vessels. Many of…

The end of the French and Indian war in 1763 was a victory for England. Having defeated one of their most powerful European rivals, the French, the British felt confident they had control over majority of the American continent. However, the victory was very costly resulting in Britain’s decision to place some of the burden on their mainland colonies. The British government did this though a number of taxation and legislation. These actions as adverse effects because they were rejected by the…

to command the Northern armies under Cesar Marcus Aurelius. He gave of nearly 3 years of his life away from his beloved family to serve his country. Then, after winning the battle and Germania, Cesar Marcus Aurelius asked Maximus to take over his empire when he passed, Maximus was torn between love for his country and love for his family is quiet life farming. Tragically, he never would have…

Demaratus shows the pride and patriotism that was built from the poleis and embedded into the Greek infantry. Regardless of their numbers, the infantry performed their duty and fought as they felt that was their contribution and duty as a citizen of the empire and a member of the polis. This patriotism was felt in spite of any potential negative outcomes that may result. Demaratus also stated, “I would rather not fight even with one. But, if need appeared, or if there were any great cause…

The rise and the fall of the Han (206 BCE - 220 CE) and the Sui (581 CE - 618) dynasties in post-classical China was followed by the life of the Tang (618 CE - 918), a dynasty which was the first to rebuild the Chinese empire after the fall of the Sui, which was then followed up by the short-lived Song (960 CE - 1279) dynasty. The fall of the Han dynasty brought about a time of turmoil. The broken pieces left by the Han were then picked up by the Sui who was also short-lived, similar to that of…

In Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author communicates to the reader the wrongs of slavery by showing the strength of female morale in abolitionists, the wrongs of tolerating slavery but still being Christian, and the fact that slaves have more humanity than whites do. Stowe used female abolitionists and their morale to convey the message that slavery is wrong. The two core women in this novel, Mrs. Shelby, and Ophelia St. Clare, and one supporting character, Mrs. Bird,…

The lobby of the lions This group is the eldest in the fortress and the biosphere, since the Spaniards stationary in obverse of him powerless to determine the confidences of his cascade, which was the aquatic out at convinced periods. There are twelve lion agate out of aquatic frequently, this cascade was disturbed since of the Spanish examination for this amazing consistency The Cascade, the Dark Cascade of the Marmara Basin, is the greatest roomy vestibule. It was constructed throughout the…

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims that took place during 1095 CE- 1291 CE. The main purpose of the Crusades was that both religious groups wanted to take possession of the Holy Land (Jerusalem). There were 9 major Crusades in total, which are called the Principle Crusades. There were also shorter and less significant Crusades in between each Principle Crusade that are called Minor Crusades. These wars had various effects on the world, especially in…