101 1002 7 May 2014 Marcus Aurelius The Philosopher Emperor Marcus Aurelius was born in 121 AD to a wealthy family originally from the province of Hispania Baetica‚ in the Roman Empire. Known as the philosopher emperor even during his own lifetime‚ Marcus was a staunch follower of Stoicism‚ which constantly guided his rule‚ his administration‚ and defined his senses of honor and duty. Also considered to be the last of the Five Good Emperors‚ it was ironic that this Golden Age of Rome ended‚ or
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Byzantine through his uncle. While consul Justinian married Theodora who helped him Justinian on his road to success tremendously (EVANS 2). When Justinian’s uncle died Justinian became the sole emperor to the Byzantine empire. Was Justinian historically important or was he just another useless emperor? Justinian was historically important because he preserved Roman law‚ destroyed the Persian empire‚ and Built great buildings such as the Hagia Sophia. One greatest Justinian’s achievement wa preserving
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“The Emperor Nero possessed a character so insecure and self-obsessed that he was completely unsuited to govern the Roman Empire.” (Baker 187) Nero rose to power through the conniving tactics of his own mother. This festered inside him his entire career‚ and the paranoia it caused eventually drove him crazy. With roots in his distrust of his mother and no true appeal to the throne‚ Nero’s insecurity manifested itself in his lust for attention and disapproval of dissent; this ultimately caused his
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Emperors live in royalty. They are lavished with gifts‚ wealth‚ and anything they could ever wish for because they are in charge. Being an emperor is something anyone would choose if they could‚ however the same cannot be said for an emperor tamarin. Emperor tamarins do not live in royalty‚ in fact they hardly live in color. These silly looking monkeys are scientifically known as dichromats‚ better known as colorblind. More specifically‚ they can only see in shades of blue and yellow. People who
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The main argument of the source is that the First Emperor of China was an extremely powerful and influential leader who craved eternal ruler-ship and feared death. The construction of his tomb warriors was an attempt to bring his power and possessions in life into death and eternity. The First Emperor of China was a brilliant leader. He acquired and merged vast territories and established regulations on writing‚ currency and measurements. Even so‚ he had a massive phobia of death. He turned to
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CHARACTERS. SMITHERS‚ Henry. The Cockney trader‚ "a tall‚ stoop-shouldered man of about forty‚" bald‚ with a long neck and a large Adam’s apple. His dress is that commonly associated with colonial oppressors. His pasty-yellow face and rum-reddened nose are set off by his dirty white drill riding suit‚ puttees‚ spurs‚ and pith helmet. He wears a cartridge belt and an automatic revolver around his waist. He carries a riding whip. His eyes are pale blue‚ red-rimmed and ferretty. He is unscrupulous‚
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Emperor Hirohito (April 29‚ 1901 - January 7‚ 1989) Emperor Hirohito ruled for 53 years‚ during those years‚ Japanese civilians invaded China‚ the Rape of Nanking happened‚ they attacked Pearl Harbor and Japan rose to become the world second economic superpower. He was the first Japanese Emperor to be welcomed into Europe. He married at age 16‚ was crowned prince in November 1921. He died in his 80’s of a sickness called Myocardial Infraction. In his early life at age 7 he was taught
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Justinian was a Byzantine Emperor who helped to renew the Byzantine Empire that would leave an eternal legacy for Western Civilization. During Justinian’s reign‚ the Byzantine Empire was at a time of decline. With Justinian’s visions‚ he was able to lay out a foundation that would help the Byzantine Empire live for many years to come. Justinian was born in 483 AD at Tauresium in Illyricum in the Balkans of what is now central Europe. He was the nephew of Emperor Justin. His uncle Justin had passed
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Akbar: The Great Mughal Akbar ’s Education and Education Akbar short for Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar also known as Akbar “The Great” was born on October 11‚ 1542 to the 2nd Moghul emperor “Humayun” and Hamida Banu Begam. His mother was a Persian Shi’ Muslim and “the daughter of a famous Persian scholar who served his youngest uncle‚ Hindal‚ as a civil servant” (Moujloum Khan‚ 172). His birth came at “an astrologically propitious hour. ‘The unique pear l of the vice regency of God
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God Emperor of Dune: Title‚ Author‚ Genre‚ and Length: The book that I read this quarter was ‘God Emperor of Dune’. This is a Sci-Fi book written by Frank Herbert‚ is the 4th book in the series‚ and is 423 pages in length. Main Characters: The main characters in this novel are: The protagonists‚ Leto II the God Emperor‚ Moneo his faithful servant‚ and Hwi the Ixian ambassador to the planet Rakkis. The antagonists in the plot are Duncan Idaho‚ who is the captain of Leto’s personal guard‚ and Siona
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