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San Diego Ca Punic Wars
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1,616 wordsAncient Roman Empire Rome had a war god in its lineage and wolf milk in its belly, implying that its citizens had a knack for warfare, which they would prove again and again. Early in Rome's history, the city was conquered by the Etruscans, the most notable civilization in Italy before Rome's rise to power. The Etruscans, who would influence Roman civilization, had migrated to Italy from Asia Minor, probably in the 12 th century BC. Their distant past is a mystery, because their language has no ...
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1,291 wordsGaius Julius Caesar, a patrician and noble, became one of the most powerful men in Ancient Roman history. Caesar was a popular, and eventually became the people's hero. This wealth of power brought back images of the ruthless Roman monarchy, abolished centuries before, in 510 B. C. Caesar presided over the military, politics and religion; it allowed him to virtually control Rome. And, it was eventually Caesar's power, which led to his demise on the Ides of March in 44 BC. Julius Caesar helped es...
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1,010 wordsWas Napoleon Good or Bad For France and the Rest of Europe? Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica in 1769; he was the son of a minor noble family. He trained to become an army officer at a French military academy. During the revolution Napoleon rose quickly through the army because many officers fled France. Napoleon did many things during his time; he was a leader, a general, a tyrant, and a reformer. In Paris, Napoleon found that many people were dissatisfied with the directory (the direc...
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Boris Yeltsin Prime Minister
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1,092 wordsNapoleon, The shortest but the most powerful conqueror in France. Napoleon was a strong and an intelligent conqueror with his ground army. There are many things that happen and that Napoleon did. In the end of the 1760 s there were two people who were named Carlo Bonaparte and Letizia R molino Buonaparte who had eight children and which the second child was called Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. No one in Napoleons Family had ever been a professiona...
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Romulus And Remus Caesar Knew
1,151 wordsThe Romans were a people of genius whose empire dominated the western world for 500 years. (Pg. 7, Ancient Rome) What made the Romans so powerful was their way of government. It was very similar to the one that we have today, except emperors dont rule us. The pax romana, or the Roman Peace, gave millions of people in Italy and surrounding areas peace. Rome fell when it was invaded by overwhelming tribes and groups of barbarians. Rome was first founded on the legendary date of 735 B. C. The myth ...
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Economic And Social Gregory Vii
1,069 wordsThere were various reasons for the ability of certain towns in Italy to establish a certain amount of self-government. The location of the maritime cities such as Genoa was able to benefit from the crusades making them powerful. This resulted in a knock on effect to the main inland towns and cities in the north due to increase in trade. This caused prosperity and growth, because of this and also because of certain socio-economic changes originating in the countryside, the cities and towns starte...
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Assassination Of Julius Caesar Lower Classes
880 wordsNominated for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, there is a lot to dissuade the serious reader of Roman history in Michael Parenti's "The Assassination of Julius Caesar." A radical commentator on contemporary society and historical memory, Parenti applies a "Marxian-lite" analysis of the late Republic. In hearing a talk he once gave, one comment he made stands out; "One of the great pleasures of learning history is not the learning it but the unlearning of preconceived notions." To that end he has an axe ...
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701 wordsGaius Julius Caesar was a brilliant general, a great politician, and a powerful dictator of the Roman republic. He was born on July 17, 100 BC and he was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC. Caesar's rise to power was not an easy one, in 73 BC he was made a pontiff in Rome. He gained alot of popularity because of this and because he sided with those seeking power outside the circle of nobles, who at that time dominated the Roman senate. He also gained popularity with the Gauls in 68 BC by supporting...
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A Dynasty Of Bourbons Louis Xvi 1774 1792
617 wordsA. Dynasty of Bourbons. Louis XVI 1774 1792. Background: 1774 Louis XVI has been appointed as French king. 1778 France decides to support America, and declares war on Britain. May 1781 Secure ordinance (War Ministry decree) requires that only those with four noble grandparents can be promoted to highest military rank. This becomes one of the major concerns for Napoleon, the future Emperor of France. July 1782 Royal decree levies a third vingtieme (tax equal to 1 / 20 of income) for period 1783 -...
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Dictator For Life Pompey And Crassus
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1,373 wordsGaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 BC to a prestigious Roman family. His uncle was Gaius Marius, the consul and leader of the agrarian reform movement. In 82 BC, Lucius Cornelius Sulla attacked the city and made himself dictator. Because Sulla was an enemy of Marius, he ordered Caesar to divorce his wife, Cornelia. Caesar refused, and fled the city until Sulla resigned in 78 BC. Caesar started his reign in a triumvirate, with himself, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus. This...
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1,225 wordsGaius Julius Caesar: The Assassination Rome is a place of great historical achievements. Rich in history, it reveals to us a great deal about man and society. One of the most important characters in history is Gaius Julius Caesar. His very name strikes images of a powerful leader. Responsible for bringing Rome to great heights, he is said to be the man who changed the course of history, accomplishing the impossible and helping to further the Roman Empire. His military skill and excellent politic...
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Julius Caesar B C
788 wordsMarcus Licinius Crassus Marcus Crassus was born around 115 B. C. , though this date is not certain. He was the son of Publius Crassus who had served as consul and held various other offices. When Marius the Younger captured the city in 87 B. C. , Crassus fled from Rome to Spain where his father had been governor. Crassus father and brother became victims of Marius proscription list during this time. Crassus was a successful officer during the Civil War from 83 - 82 B. C. He managed to win a key ...
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Dictator For Life One Of The Greatest
1,681 wordsNapoleon Bonaparte's success as a military leader and conqueror can also be seen in another great leader, Julius Caesar. Both Napoleon and Caesar achieved great glory by bringing their countries out of turmoil. It was Caesar, that Napoleon modeled himself after, he wanted to be as great, if not greater than Caesar. Looking to the past, Napoleon knew what steps to take in order to achieve success Napoleon devoured books on the art of war. Volume after volume of military theory was read, analyzed ...
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Napoleonic Wars King Louis
592 wordsThe book I read call Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars by Albert Martin is about the life and struggle of Napoleon Bonaparte. The book talk about everything in his life, from the time he was born to the time he died. The setting takes place in different places, from where hi was born, where he fought, and were he died. The time period is from 1769 - 1821. Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, and was given the name Napoleon. He was the second of eight children of Carlo Bonapa...
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1,579 wordsNapoleons Napoleon I NAPOLEO Napoleons life was a very interesting one. Starting a poor boy, hated by most, rising to rule a huge empire, and then finally being destroyed by his own arrogance and ending his life humbled, remembering what he had doe, and leaving it all in his memoirs for the world to read. Napoleon was born in 1769, on the Island of Corsica. His parents, Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte, were poor nobles. When Napoleon was just 10 years old, his father helped to get him a mathematical...
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44 B C Ides Of March
966 wordsJulius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March in 44 B. C. by the people he trusted and thought were his friends. The justification for his death was that he was too ambitious and wanted too much power. The very concept of government in Rome was against dictatorship, to which Caesar posed a great threat. Although Rome recognized the need for a distinct leader, the power given to the leader was not absolute. The Romans devised a system to avoid dictatorship and retain freedom, but at the same ti...
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Returned To Rome Pompey The Great
788 wordsPompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius, better known as Pompey, was born on September 29, 106 BC. He was four years older than Julius Caesar. Pompey s father was a rich Roman noble, who was elected to the consul in 89 BC. Pompey distinguished himself as a great leader early in his life. In the civil war between Gaius Marius and Lucius Sulla, Pompey sided with Sulla. Sulla, with the help of Pompey, made some vary impressive defeats in Africa and Sicily. In 79 BC Sulla resigned and died the next year. T...
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