Vandals

Portugal, was dominated by one of the richest and most intellectually powerful civilizations in the world, the Muslims. It would take Europeans until 1492, with the help from Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile and their Reconquista and Inquisition, to expel the Moors from Spain. Immediately after, their expulsion ushered in the Spanish “discovery” of the New World which would forever impact Western Civilization. But we all know how that story goes. I would like to posit a new…

Splitting of the Roman Empire The fall of Roman empire started from about AD 190. It was attacked by tribes such as the Goths and the Vandal and Civil wars in the empire further weakened rule. Rome also experienced a succession of poor emperors who were not capable of doing their jobs. The emperor Diocletian knew that something had to be done or the empire would disintegrate. He decided to divide the Roman Empire in half creating Western Empire and Eastern Empires, each with own leader.…

tribes. St. Jerome describes the devastation of the empire c. 406 A.D, “Nations innumerable and most savage have invaded all Gaul. The Whole region between the Alps and the Pyrenees, the ocean and the Rhine, has been devastated by the Quadi, the Vandals… the Saxons, the Burgundians, the Alemanni, and the Pahnonians.” This account details the desperate situation of the Roman Empire by describing all the territory lost to the various barbarian tribes. Some of the barbarians were those once…

very run down. (Bruckheimer & Smith, 1995) This setting represents a stereotype of urban schools that is all too often depicted in films. Urban schools are portrayed as “graffiti-ridden, dilapidated buildings with welfare students of color who are vandals and thieves.” (Beyerbach, 2010, p. 282) Like many other schools depicting urban schools, the students are seen as unable to help themselves. They are mostly students of color, and in the beginning they are depicted as troublemakers who can not…

ideas were naive. Also, the slaves played a significant role in the Roman economy because the slaves were of one who worked in the fields and as craftsmen. In the second century, Rome's supply of slaves and the war’s treasures came to a halt. As vandals took North Africa, its empire's trade disrupted by robbing the Mediterranean as…

Justinian the Conqueror (aka The Emperor Triumphant, Barberini Ivory) is thought to have been created in Constantinople (Byzantine) in the early 6th century. The artist is unknown. It is a diptych panel in five parts. The pieces’ dimensions are: 32.4 cm by 26.8 cm by 2.8 cm deep. The second piece, Augustus of Primaporta was discovered in1863 at the villa of Augustus’ wife Livia Drusilla, and close to a late Imperial gate called Prima Porta . The artist is unknown. It is a freestanding marble…

Activity 1: Historians have looked at the same evidence and come up with different theories because people think in different ways and therefore they get different conclusions even from the same evidence. This is comparable with when two different people look at the same inkblot picture but say that they see two completely different things. Activity 2: The fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by a number of factors. There is some evidence that supports the interpretation that the…

Overall, the evolution of technology has positively bridged the communication and information gaps around the world. In our society, there are over 36 billion text messages sent each day; over 1.19 billion active Facebook users; and 320 million active Twitter users each month. It stands to reason from these usage statistics that people have been positively influenced by social media and find it beneficial. But like all things in life, it’s not just sunshine and rainbows. There is growing…

How Technology and Social Media Negatively Affects Your Life More than 9 people are killed, and more than 1,153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a cellphone daily in the United States alone. (CDC) This is one big way that lives are affected by technology. While there are many benefits to having technology be such a big part of life, there are many downfalls as well. There are many advantages to limiting the amount of time spent on technology as well as the way it is…

The Roman Empire did things that no other empires have been able to do. Five hundred years of economic prosperity, cultural influence, and military dominance caused many to think that Rome was invincible. However, the inevitable prevailed for Rome. At the turn of the fourth and fifth centuries, we see the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe, replaced by the numerous Germanic tribes surrounding the borders to the North. This set the stage for what would become of Europe and set the…