Claudius is ambitious man that craves power and unlike other characters of the play he gets and maintains his power in a very immoral way. Claudius, because of his obsession to get the power of his brother, poisons him and this ignites the start of the revenge going to take place by Hamlet, “the serpent that did sting thy father’s life…
Democritus was a Greek Philosopher born 460 B.C. in the city of Abdera, and died 370 B.C. He was born into a wealthy family and traveled the world extensively. He was known as the “laughing” philosopher, or the “happy” philosopher because he would constantly mock people, and laugh incessantly about his own jibes. Throughout his life he wrote over 70 books, however very few pages have survived the years. Some have said that Democritus blinded himself to better understand his own mind,however, because he had over 70 writings these conceptions of Democritus have been discredited. Democritus studied natural philosophy under his mentor Leucippus, who had a huge affect on Democritus's writings and publications as they were very similar to Leucippus own theories. It is difficult to distinguish whose theories belonged to who because very few documents have survived. However Democritus has been credited with most of them. His major contributions to science is his atomic theory,which was the basis on which modern atomic theory was developed.(http://www.iep.utm.edu/democrit/)…
Edmund Kemper was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1948. Edmund was born into a dysfunctional family and his parents divorced when he was nine years old. After his parents’ divorce, Edmund lived with his mother who grotesquely mistreated him. Edmund’s mother employed an authoritarian parenting style and punished him with severe punishments when he failed to meet her standards. For instance, Edmund’s mother locked him in the basement for significant periods of time. Edmund’s harsh punishments left him with feelings of inadequacy and a deep hatred towards his mother (Wright & Hensley, 2003).…
Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February nineteenth of 1477 in the christian town of Torun, Poland. He grew up with a great education, better than a lot of other people. He grew up very close to the church (metaphorically) .…
Ptolemy was a generous and a loving ruler. He was born on 62 BCE and he died 47 BCE. Ptolemy was married to Cleopatra VII, his older sister. He ruled during the Ptolemaic dynasty. During his ruling he went to war with Julius Caesar and his wife. He ruled over upper and lower egypt. He did not have any kids because he became pharaoh at age 9 and died at age 15 trying to flee the romans and drowned in the nile river.…
The man known as Pontius Pilate was a Roman governor of Judea from 26 CE to 36 CE. He was first a Roman equestrian of the Samnite clan of Pontii, which is where the Pontius derives. The second part of his name, "Pilate," translates as "cap," "helmet," or "spear." Pilate is not of any Roman families but he is Samnite, an Italian people conquered by the Romans in 295 BCE.…
Propaganda is a valuable tool in the influencing of a society or an empire. Thus was the case during the rule of Augustus in Rome. Debate 3 was a heated battle of discourse over the viability and morality of Augustus enacting censorship and rewriting parts of Roman history. Propaganda has been used across centuries and continents to sway the populace of a ruling nation into a certain belief pattern. Censorship also has been enacted to keep the people from breeding discontent towards those in power.…
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“Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and a highly-successful soldier whose reputation for arrogance and debauchery is probably unfounded” (BBC History)…
Emperor Justinian is associated with the Byzantine Empire in his role in creating a strong Empire, building projects, and the creation of the Justinian Code. Emperor Justinian became the last great emperor of byzantine.…
“ He was carried away above all by the benefits of the plan, because he thought that nothing better or more splendid could possibly happen to Italy, and gave no consideration to the difficulties surrounding it.” (Appian Roman history, Extract 11) Tiberius brought up his arguments when the voting approaches, through his formidable speaking skills he inspired the rich to consider the “Hopes for the future” of giving lands to the poor, so they are able to raise children for more “manpower and conquest” Through this, we are able to see he aroused the poor, for everyone to feel their pain and their desperate situation. From this, many people agreed to help. From this, Tiberius motive was from “ his utter despair at witnessing.. The wretched physical state of the land.. And the plight of the peasants.” (J.M.…
I have called you all here today to present a Life Time Achievement Award to a great leader of the Ancient Greece world. In Ancient Greece, the people made great achievement in technology, government, writings, and much, much more. The person I am about to present the award to has created a spectacular form of government we still use today. I will tell you about his achievements later, but let me tell you some background information about this leader. His name is Cleisthenes and was a noble Athenian. His family had greatly influenced Cleisthenes on leadership and forms of government. Many of his relatives were powerful leaders of some sort. His father was Megacles. Megacles was the leader of the powerful Almeonid clan in Athens. His mother was the daughter of Cleisthenes of Sicyon. Cleisthenes was destined for a career like the one he had. He came to power in 507 B.C.. May I present to you, the great Cleisthenes, the maker of democracy.…
Texas has always had a big issue with people living in poverty. People believe that living in poverty is a matter of chance in what you are born into. People do not get to pick where, when, or with whom they are born to. No one wants to live in poverty but some don’t have the chance. People that live in the poverty level don’t have the things that are a must to be able to not be named as being in poverty such as education, food, health care, and a good home to live in. these are some of Texas’s major reasons why they are ranked second in the nations poverty rate.…
Sophocles is one of the best and most well-known ancient Greek tragedians. He influenced the development of drama especially by adding a third character and thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. Even though he wrote 123 plays, he is mostly famous for his three plays concerning Oedipus and Antigone: these are often known as the Theban plays or The Oedipus Cycle. One of these plays is “Oedipus the King”, which will be discussed throughout this essay. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus learns, as the story unfolds, that he committed both patricide and incest. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony emphasizes how limited human understanding is and the pain and suffering that is created due to misunderstandings. As time progresses, he slowly and powerlessly watches his world and everything he has known crumble before him. Now, the real question is whether or not he bears full responsibility for what is happening and for his past acts. In my opinion, Oedipus is indeed responsible to a great extent for his fate.…
of the ancient world. He lived from 287BC to 212BC. His life story is very interesting.…