believe that Julius was a hero of Rome for his expansion of the empire‚ support of the poor‚ and help for the common people. Of course‚ Caesar did many things to help Rome. For example‚ he expanded Rome’s empire by winning countless wars and being a ruthless general. A major accomplishment of Caesar was when he took over Gaul in a bloody war. He also that helped Rome flourish was when he made himself dictator for life. After claiming the title of dictator‚ he reformed the Roman Republic which helped
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general in the campaign. Q.Atossa was also a very determined to have her son acclaimed as worthy a king as Darius & to extend the boundaries of the empire. Only Artabanus‚ Xerxes’ uncle disapproved of the enterprise because he deemed it too early & ruthless. Anxious for military glory‚ Xerxes resolved to invade Greece. After 4 yrs of preparation he led his enormous army to fight in 5 battles‚ 2 of which were naval battles
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Cortez ignored this order and decided to overthrow the Aztec ruler Montezuma II (History‚ 2009.) Montezuma was one of the last Aztec rulers and the Aztecs had their peak while he was in control (Study.com‚ n.d.) The Spanish brought great destruction and disease to the Aztecs (Mark Cartwright‚ n.d.) such as smallpox and measles (National Geographic‚
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winning to his side a great number of followers who when the time was ripe‚ were to become the mujahiddun (the jihadists) who confronted‚ defeated and overthrew the rulers in the Rima basin. In the first place‚ there had been high degree of oppression and exploitation of the talakawa (commoners) by the Masu sarauta (rulers). This oppression and exploitation is perpetuated through the collection of numerous taxes and levies‚ occasional confiscation of peasant property‚ forced labor‚ compulsory
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Liliana Magdaleno Ken Hiltner‚ Miss Russ English 122 LE October 27‚ 2011 Word Count: ~1450 Hero or Villain? In all epics‚ we read about the endeavors of heroes who have to conquer an evil entity in order to ensure the peace of their constituencies. They exhibit great virtues such as courage‚ pride‚ intelligence‚ wit‚ patriotism‚ and love for the people of their land‚ among other things. Those are typically the qualities that come to mind when we think of a hero; however‚ when we think of the
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Poetic Techniques Alliteration: “sneer of cold command” (5) The harsh and cutting “c” sound emphasizes Ozymandias’ once ruthless power. Consonance: “these lifeless things” (7) The smooth‚ soft‚ and wispy “s” sound is fleeting‚ just like the fleeting things of this world such as power and possessions. Allusion Ozymandias‚ also known as Ramses II‚ was an Egyptian Pharaoh. He was once the most powerful man in Egypt‚ with all the riches he could ever ask for. This allusion to such a powerful
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Ancient Hindu & Muslim Judicial System Introduction: If we glimpse over the world history we can see a lot of civilization existed from the beginning of the mankind. In the initial stage no legal institutions existed in those civilizations. It developed slowly according to their need‚ safety as well as establishment of humanity. The people who lived in India till the Muslims invaded India were Hindus and they govern by their personal law and that is called Hindus Law. During the ancient
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Shaka Zulu was a fierce warrior‚ brilliant military strategist‚ Leader expecting complete fearlessness from his warriors‚ and a murderous ruler. The Zulu nation today still takes pride in this revolutionary leader‚ who carved out the Zulu empire from simple beginnings. But Shaka was also brutal and fearless. During his reign he would execute men at will. The constant wars Shaka engaged in and the arbitrary executions eventually led to his downfall‚ when he was stabbed to death by a half-brother.
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generalship to launch the Pan-Hellenic project which had been started by his father. The project was meant to lead the Greeks in conquering Persia. He conducted an invasion of Achaemenid Empire in 334 BC. He became the ruler of Asia Minor and set forth a campaigns-series
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Rousseau thought is people are essentially good that we as evident by our virtue of compassion we are outgoing sharing people rather than closed nomads like the men of Hobbes state Hobbes views man as greedy and ruthless in nature and it is not a “war of all against all”(Hobbes1651) as Hobbes believes.(Bluhm
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