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greatest military commanders in history during the Second Punic War (218-202 BCE). His father Hamilcar Barca was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War (241 BCE); which ended in defeat of the Carthaginians against the Romans in Sicily. Due to the defeat Hamiclar Barca devoted the rest of his life as well as Hannibal’s swearing on getting indestructible wrath against the Roman Empire in Spain, to improving Carthaginian battle skills in order to cease the Roman Empire. The…

Canada’s role in the air proved to be of similar significance as on land. The Battle of Britain was a fight in which Canada used its air force to protect Britain from the air. About 17,000 died, the great majority while serving with Bomber Command in air raids over Germany in an effort to destroy German industry and the morale of the German people. By the end of the day Germany has lost over 60 aircraft and failed to smash the Allied air defenses. Thanks to a determined defense by the Royal…

paving the way for advancement in sanitation and medicine. The first historical accounts of the Bubonic Plague were in Central Asia in 1338. By the early 1340’s it had already struck China, India, Persia, Syria, and Egypt. The plague was brought from Sicily to England in 1347 along the Asian trade routes (Silk Road) which imported silk, spices, ceramics, and wealth. The Black Death first infected the Black Sea port of Kaffa which then spread to Scotland, Scandinavia, and Ukraine. The…

From what began as an unsalaried citizen militia to a later professional force, the roman military is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most dominant forces of all time. The roman military, which was far more advanced that any other military of its time, was one of the primary reasons of Rome’s rise to power and its dominance across Europe. The constant need of warfare over a various amount of land, highly encouraged the Romans to improve and focus on areas of knowledge such as military…

given the fact that he had been brought up by esteemed member of society, Socrates (Krentz, 2003). Showing his political strength in Athenian court, Alcibiades overruled current acting general Nicias’ logical judgements on proposed expeditions such as Sicily (where he outlined the fact that it would be a work of great difficulty), for his own personal gain…

This invasion began the fighting which lead to Italian unity and independence. The Red Shirts gained control of Sicily in 1860 and helped merge Southern Italy with the North. This victory over Austria helped promote feelings of nationalism in central and south Italy, eventually leading to the Italian independence. Over time, the nationalism agenda has evolved. Before…

Artemisia was acquainted with painting in her dad's workshop, indicating substantially more ability than her siblings, who worked close by her. She picked up drawing, how to blend shading, and how to paint. Artemisia will not have possessed the capacity to defeat these difficulties notwithstanding her extensive ability had she not had one imperative preferred standpoint over numerous other young ladies: She originated from a group of Painters and her dad was eager to show her the fundamental…

last attempt to restore the medieval all-inclusive realm. His opponents were in this way the European national states; particularly France; the German rulers; the Turks; additionally the Pope. He controlled the Netherlands, Bohemia, Hungary, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. Administering Spain implied controlling Spanish America and in Charles' chance Cortés took Mexico and Pizarro overpowered Peru. The abundance of Spain paid for his actions to control Western Europe. He tried to keep Europe…

company’s name to Aetna Life Insurance Company. The company’s first president Elipahlet A. Bulkeley decided to keep the name “Aetna” to take advantage of the good reputation, and the name was inspired by an 11,000-foot volcano on the eastern shores of Sicily, Mt. Etna, which was the most active volcano in Europe (Aetna History). Throughout time Aetna, continued its efforts to transform the company from a mono-line insurer to a company that offered a variety of coverages to include, farm…

Fascism and Nazism are two political ideologies that gained a wide support in the first part of the 20th century. The chronology is as follows: fascism was introduced to the Italians by Benito Mussolini in the period between 1919 and 1945 while Nazism appeared in 1933 and faced a rapid decay with the end of the WW2 in 1945. Ideologically, Nazism and fascism diverged to a big extent and were promoted under different slogans. The founder of the fascist ideology—the Italian dictator Benito…