Bibliography: Hurley.T/Medcalf.P/Murray.C/Rolph.J‚ 2008‚ Antiquity 2‚ Oxford‚ New York‚ pp. 278-306 Cassius. D‚ 1982‚ ‘Roman History’‚ W. Heinemann‚ Michigan‚ pp16-35 Tacitus‚ 2010‚ Tacitus’ Annals‚ Oxford‚ Michigan Roberts. P‚ 2003‚ Excel HSC Ancient History: book 2‚ Pascal Press Glebe‚ NSW‚ pp164 Hurley. D‚ 2013‚ ‘DIR. Agrippina the younger‚ De Imperatoribus Romanis‚ [online]‚ http://www.roman-emperors.org/aggieii.htm Milani-Santarpia
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Tiffany Shionaka Christianity first started as a religious cult evolving from Judaism. Despite its Jewish origins‚ it was not long before Christianity regarded itself as something other than a new Jewish sect. The first Christian council concluded that pagan converts to Christianity did not have to follow Jewish ritual laws. Soon‚ converts to Christianity were almost exclusively pagans and Christianity moved further away from Judaism. Christians believed in one God who worked the world (monotheism)
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Baylar Valiyev Look at the extracts from Augustus’ Res Gestae‚ the images from Augustus’ regime‚ and the extracts from Tacitus’ Annals. How much do these sources tell us about the Augustan regime? The civil war‚ which had happened before the Augustan regime came to the power‚ made Rome weak‚ divided the army into different parties. Civil war is the worst situation in each state. In that situation‚ many leaders appear in the country and fight with one another and try to be the only leader
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The Masks of Robert Browning The Victorian era was a time known for its family values. Robert Browning broke the mold of the Victorian writers by turning to dramatic monologue. Readers at the time could not appreciate his technique. Today some of his poems can be linked with authors such as Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Do his writings give us an insight into a hidden mad man? No. Robert Browning brought his characters to life and awakened the very real possibilities of the common man having a
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honoroum to two consulships and the proconsulships of Germany and Gaul. Germanicus’s brother was the brother was the future Claudian emperor‚ Claudius. Agrippina’s family lineage was therefore immensely prestigious. Her mother is quoted twice by Tacitus asserting her descent from the blood of the divine Augustus. According to revisionist Barret‚ Agrippina would have learnt from her mother in her formative years a powerful sense of her important place in the scheme of things. Agrippina’s marriages
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others‚ ascension of Nero‚ and having honors and powers given beyond other women of Rome. It is difficult to assess the extent of Agrippina’s achievements because of the gender bias that derives from the Ancient sources Dio Cassius‚ Suetonius and Tacitus and the re-assessment from modern sources such as Susan Wood and Anthony Barrett. The first successful achievement for Agrippina was her marriage to the Emperor Claudius. In AD 39‚ Agrippina was exiled because she was accused of aligning with others
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When Trujillo assumed power‚ the economic situation was appalling in all its aspects. On the one hand‚ customs‚ banking and major companies were controlled by US investors. On the other hand‚ the State had no monetary reserves‚ plus the economic effects of the San Zenón cyclone and the world economic depression of 1929. The situation prompted the government to enact an emergency law in 1933‚ Through which it tried to negotiate in 1934 the readjustment of the external debt. With both measures‚ the
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Lindow man also known by his scientific name as Lindow II‚ was discovered in 1984 by two workmen who saw his foot sticking out of a piece of machinery in Lindow Moss in Cheshire England. Through evidence‚ and after a visual examination and scientific investigation‚ archaeologists and historians have been able to draw conclusions about Lindow Man’s life and death. Lindow man was an example of a bog body as he was found in a marshy area. After close visual examination of Lindow Man‚ archaeologists
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accounts of the murder of Agrippina and the reasons behind it. There are several historian accounts of how Agrippina died‚ and the circumstances surrounding her death are uncertain due to historical contradictions and anti-Nero bias. According to Tacitus‚ Nero considered poisoning her‚ or stabbing her‚ but felt that these methods would be too difficult and suspicious‚ so he decided to build a boat that would sink. Agrippina‚ even though she knew of the plot‚ travelled on the boat and was nearly crushed
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that they were intended to be read and looked at. Thus‚ it is integral to our discussion of the history of the Principate that we examine imperial coinage. It was necessary for Augustus‚ after Actium‚ to solidify his rule. Thus‚ we are told by Tacitus and Cassius Dio that senators and high-ranking equestrians were forbidden from entering the
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