Source 1 is a description of the Republic of Rome from Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 - 43 BC). Cicero was a writer and philosopher who is famous for his vast collection of private letters to various individuals‚ such as Titus Pomponius Atticus to whom he wrote to without fear about every day Rome and it’s politics. Cicero in this source proclaims Rome to be founded on an amazing location tactfully thought out by Romulus. “The site of the city – a matter which calls for the most careful consideration"
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Rome is one of the oldest empires in the world‚ dating from 753 BCE to 338 BCE. Rome is one of the first major cities in Italy‚ along with Florence. Rome was founded by the twins‚ Romulus and Remus. A legend has been passed that at a young age the boys were put in baskets and were sent along the Tiber River. They were found by a mother wolf. She cared for them‚ but soon after a shepherd found them and took care of them until they grew up. At one point they decided to seek their fortune. They went
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rebelled against Rome. Spartacus wanted to get out of Italia but his men wanted to invade Rome. They lost to my grandfather and his men. The Punic wars were some of the most intense wars in all of Rome’s existence so far. The Punic wars were between Rome and Carthage. There were a total of three Punic wars. The first Occurred in 264 BC and lasted until 241 BC. This war was mostly focused in Sicily until Rome crushed the Carthaginian navy. To put an end to the violence‚ Carthage and Rome signed a
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Ancient History Assessment – Colosseum Entertainment was as important in Ancient Roman times as it is in our familiar sense of today. Although Ancient Romans wouldn’t turn on their televisions or radios and listen to the results of last night’s game‚ they would go and see the fun‚ enjoyment or even the horror of the ghastly butcheries of the amphitheatre where a large variety of events would be put on display for any and all citizens of Rome. These events consisted of a diverse exhibit of battle
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Christianity became very popular in the ancient world for a number of reasons. When Christianity entered the ancient world‚ the Romans accepted it‚ but then they started disliking throughout time Christians because of the way they figured out things. So why did Christianity get so popular anyways? The expansion of Christianity was because to god everyone was made equally‚ Christians handled everything in a nonviolent way‚ and because of how Christianity was spread. Jesus made everyone equally;
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Have you ever wondered if Rome is a great place to live? Well the answer to that is yes‚ they had many great jobs‚ nice foods‚ lots to do for fun‚ and amazing education. Some people might say somewhere besides Rome is better‚ but it’s not Rome had many different things better than anywhere else‚ and Rome had slaves that were sometimes beaten or worked to death. Although Rome had slaves‚ most of the owners were actually nice. Slaves were sometimes paid and possibly set free. They were treated like
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The Greeks had a very similar way of practicing their religion. Like the Greeks the Aztecs were a polytheistic religion. Many of these gods and goddesses were used as an explanation. People in the ancient world didn’t know how to explain what was going on in their surroundings so they used these gods and goddesses to explain these things. These gods and goddesses were given offerings from time to time‚ so they can be pleased. People mostly did this so they can have something in return. For example
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Before the great conquests roman lived with the policy of incorporation. But upon concurring so many land and city state roman government abandoned the policy of incorporation and they no longer brought her conquered subjects within the state. So they were not able to exercise these rights‚ thus concurred city state kept subjected and exploited by ruling aristocrats. Moreover governing aristocrats were devoted to their own interests more than to the interests of the country at large. They kept enrich
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Ancient Alexandria was first and foremost a Greek city. Its history‚ however‚ is framed by two religious events that were alien to Greek intellectual traditions: Ptolemy’s creation of the cult of Serapis‚ which helped him establish rule‚ and the Christian riots that massacred the pagan philosopher Hypatia in A.D. 415. Between these two events is an unmatched record of intellectual achievement‚ elegantly chronicled by documentary makers Pollard and Reid. Among the many scientific advances they cover
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The Evolution of Weapons among Ancient Western Civilizations A weapon was an enormous part of how ancient civilizations survived. They were key in the defence of their territory and in the conquering other regions. These weapons have been adopted and modified in many ancient civilizations. This paper is going to trace the many kinds of weapons used and their modifications through three ancient civilizations: the Greeks‚ the Macedonians‚ and the Romans. The ancient Grecian era was a time of power
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