Spartacus

The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings was a very memorable event that molded the English culture into what it is today. The battle was actually fought “6.5 miles northwest of Hastings” (Latest History Articles). It started and finished in a rather short period of time, one day. It was also one of the “… longest and most brutal war in English history” (The Battle of Hastings 1066-causes, events & significance). The outcome of the battle resulted in William the Conqueror, a Norman,…

Chapter 5 Outline By: Pipa 5-1 The Rise of Rome I. The land Peoples of Italy A. The land and Peoples of Italy 1. Italy had more land for farming, this helped Rome to support a larger population 2. Tiber river gave Rome a route to sea, and protection from pirates 3. Rome was built on 7 hills it was easily defended 4. The Greeks occupied southern Italy but slowly creeped north 5. THey cultivated olives…

submissive to their masters. Slaves made up more than a quarter of the population of Rome, and were very diverse. China expected ll peasants to completely assimilate into Chinese culture and ways of life. Not much is known about Roman slave revolts. Spartacus led a groundbreaking revolt in the final years of the BCE ages, and the idea of another revolt was feared by people in higher classes of Rome for decades after. Roman slaves often ran away, assaulted their masters, and even committed…

After the legendary foundation by Romulus,[21] Rome was ruled for a period of 244 years by a monarchical system, initially with sovereigns of Latin and Sabine origin, later by Etruscan kings. The tradition handed down seven kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus.[21] In 509 BC the Romans expelled the last king from their city and established an oligarchic republic. Rome then began a period characterized by…

The play God of Carnage is about two set of parents meeting together to discuss their children’s actions. In the beginning of the story you hear about two boys named Bruno and Ferdinand and Ferdinand ends up hitting Bruno with a stick. The injure from the stick hitting in the mouth caused two chip two teeth and spit his lip. The parents are brought together to discuss if Ferdinand understands what he has done to Bruno. Is not all they talk about in this gathering. The parents start talking…

T. P. Wiseman is a classical scholar and professor emeritus of the University of Exeter. He has published numerous books and articles on the literature, social, and political history of the late Roman Republic. He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, which is an organization that recognizes high scholarly distinction in the humanities or social sciences. He has also published a few books on the mythography of early Rome. He was educated at the Balliol College in Oxford. The Myths of…

The Industrial Revolution brought in high demand for labor. Families migrated from farms to industrialized cities to find work. Every member of the household had to work. Children were mistreated, overworked, and underpaid. During the industrial revolution, children were paid low wages and would reduce them if workers were late or business was bad. Children were paid ten percent of Men’s pay, this is one shilling a week, and in comparison, one month’s rent would cost 5 shillings. As industrial…

Addams In the late 1800s, Jane Addams traveled to Chicago in hopes to redevelop the city during the industrial revolution. Upon arrival, she was searching for a house, much like the Toynbee Hall, a charity house that helps change lives in London (Spartacus-educational). Miss Addams enter the country with great ambition in changing lives of others. With the help of Julia Lathrop and Florence Kelley, the women operated the Hull House with great success. However, Miss Addams did not stop there,…

The film Gladiator is not true but there are historical events, gladiators, Coliseums, and actual people in which this film was about. The time frame of this movie, which is 180 AD, takes place around the time of the real characters and events. According to David Neelin, the director Ridley Scott and story writer David Franzoni of this film tries to not only show historical history, observation and experience, but to show the characters mental attitude and culture. While the events of what…

for our age, and I approach my books in the same way”(Authors and Artists for Young Adults 3). Like her father she only gives the audience what she thinks they can handle. In her Hunger Games series, she is inspired by the stories of Theseus and Spartacus. “Even as a kid, I could appreciate how ruthless this was…Crete was sending a very clear message: 'Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.' And the thing is, it was allowed; the parents sat by…