Alexander tried to make the Macedonians and Greeks to perform Proskynesis which was a traditional Persian practice where they prostrated down before him and worshiped him. To the Greeks and Macedonians‚ getting down on their knees bowing was an unacceptable behaviour. From their point of view‚ these acts were only allowed in front of a god. Alexander wanted the support of the Persian nobles and Persian citizens as he wanted to form a unified empire and required support from the Persians‚ therefore
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Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ from The Politics‚ c. 340 BCE The words constitution and government have the same meaning‚ and the government‚ which is the supreme authority in states‚ must be in the hands of one‚ or of a few‚ or of the many. The true forms of government‚ therefore‚ are those in which the one‚ or the few‚ or the many‚ govern with a view to the common interest; but governments which rule with a view to the private interest‚ whether of the one or of the few‚ or of the many‚ are perversions
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Caesar‚ Crassus and Pompey were part of what is known as the ‘First Triuvirate’‚ a triumvirate being a legal political alliance between three men. Paterculus describes the triumvirate as a “partnership of power”. Cicero regarded the triumvirate as’ uniformly odious to all sorts and classes and ages of men’... Cicero also regarded the political coalition as the main cause for the civil war in 49BC. The coalition lasted for approximately seven years- from about 60BC until 53BC. This secret‚ non-official
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Han and Roman Technology DBQ There were a lot of different attitudes towards technology between the Han and Roman Empire‚ even different opinions within the empires themselves. During the Han Empire‚ some believed that technology was a very important part of an empire and requires government intervention‚ while others thought it was just a gift from enlightened leadership. During the Roman Empire‚ some believed that technology was necessary‚ but not necessarily enlightening‚ while others saw it
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The Life of a Spartan Warrior Can you imagine being taken away from your family and your home when you were just seven years old? And then spending the rest of your life learning how to fight and then fighting your country’s enemies? In the 5th century B.C.‚ this was the life of a Spartan boy. It was Spartan law that boys must become warriors. And not just good warriors‚ but they had to be the best in the world! What was Sparta and where was it? Ancient Greece‚ or Hellas as it is called
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Although widely held‚ this view is disputed by P. Cartledge who points to the emergence of hoplite warfare as [“the cause”? of] this social and political change. Nevertheless‚ the freedom from labour allowed the Spartans to pursue this way of life. Plutarch attributes these institutions to the great (if not mythical) lawgiver Lycurgus. The resulting agoge indoctrinated both boys and girls with this militaristic mentality from birth. Spartan babies were (10 days after birth) inspected by the ephors for
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The attitudes that the Chinese Han dynasty and the Romans conveyed towards technology depended on the government’s views on technology and also the relationship of the government with its people and laborers‚ but ultimately it would benefit the people and contribute to the development of society. Technology was vital to a society because it made the decreased work for laborers significantly‚ as in Documents 3 and 4. Documents 1‚ 6‚ and 8 display how‚ in order for a society to develop‚ the growth
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only be gaining the love and appreciation and of one of your students‚ but also the admiration and respect of your fellow English teachers‚ who will find your ability to bring out the best writers amazing. This‚ I assure you‚ you will enjoy‚ and as Plutarch once said “The whole life of man is but a point of time;
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what a strong woman Isis was. There were other sculptures that I saw while viewing which were much more detailed and painted. But this sculpture was my favarite. As Plutarch writes of Isis: "she is both wise and a lover of wisdom; as her name appears to denote that‚ more than any other‚ knowing and knowledge belong to her"( Plutarch). The name of sculpture and its magnificence inspired me to choose this sculpture as a subject of my research paper. 2. Vital Statistics Title: Isis Nursing Horus
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Bibliography: Burn‚ A.R. "Greece and Rome 750BC/AD 565." 1970 by Scott‚ Foresman‚ and Company. Plutarch. "The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives". 1960 Penguin Books. Ian Scott-Kilvert. Hollister‚ C.W. "Roots of the Western Tradition." Grant‚ Michael. "Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean: Volumes I-III." 1988 Charles Scribner ’s Sons
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