Africa is the world’s second-biggest and second-most-crowded mainland. At around 30.2 million km2 including adjoining islands‚ it covers six percent of Earth’s aggregate surface zone and 20.4 percent of its aggregate area region. With 1.1 billion individuals starting 2013‚ it represents around 15% of the world’s human populace. Africa’s populace is the most youthful amongst every one of the landmasses; the middle age in 2012 was 19.7‚ when the overall middle age was 30.4. Algeria is Africa’s biggest
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educate her sons‚ Tiberius and Gaius. Two tutors who influenced Tiberius at a young age were Diophanes‚ a teacher of oration and Blossius of Cumae‚ a philosopher. After taking part in the campaign of 146 BC‚ which ended with the destruction of Carthage‚ Tiberius was elected quaestor in 137. Travelling through Etruria‚ Tiberius saw large estates worked by slaves and noticed the absence of free peasants. It is said that Tiberius realized the need for reform while visiting this province on his way
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lasted from 27 B.C. to 393 A.D. During the time of the republic‚ Rome continued to thrive throughout Italy due to the construction of roads and aqueducts. This growth caused Rome to be involved in three Punic Wars between 264 BC to 146 BC‚ with the Carthage empire. By 1 A.D.‚ Rome conquered countries near the Mediterranean Sea‚ such as Egypt‚ Greece and Asia Minor. The enormous increase of wealth and power due to expansion and trade within Rome formed a social imbalance that began a civil war between
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Saint Augustine: How he fused Classical culture (i.e.‚ both Stoicism and Platonism) with Christianity In Augustine’s day there were many religions available to choose from some of which had many gods. St. Augustine was born to a pagan father and a Christian mother. He lived a life of immorality until his early thirties when he suddenly took a new path. During his upbringing his parents began to instill their beliefs and way of living which he later began to question. Though his mother taught
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Ocean. d. Several small states with no clearly dominant state (power vacuum) Rome and other city-states on Italian peninsula; surrounding states in Mediterranean (Greek states‚ Egypt‚ Judea‚ Syria‚ Cyprus‚ Gaul‚ Romania‚ Spain‚ Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ Carthage‚ etc.) Han: Qin broke into smaller states e. Mutual antagonisms among those states: Rome: rivalry between pastoralists in hills and agriculturalists in plains Han: Warring States period before Qin unification f. Adequate military resources:
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In the selected passage from The Aeneid (lines 54-89) Dido was completely enthralled with the young and strapping Aeneas. Aeneas‚ however‚ must leave Carthage to establish his destiny elsewhere. Thus‚ Dido now distraught offers a sacrifice up to Ceres‚ Apollo‚ and Bacchus‚ but more importantly Juno because she is the god of marriage. After the sacrifice is made‚ Dido examines the entrails of the cow only to fall more in love with Aeneas. Virgil describes their love for each other as a silent wound
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The power derived from secular and religious institutions does create “otherness” within societies. Otherness is to be different. Those differences vary greatly‚ from political structures‚ religious doctrines‚ and scientific ideals. The strength and expansion of the different empires created an “us vs. them” mindset. This mindset created divides that further enhanced the sense of "otherness" throughout the Euro-Asian continent‚ and into the parts of northern Africa. When the Roman Republic was founded
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Catholic Prayers: Nicene Creed I believe in one God‚ the Father almighty‚ maker of heaven and earth‚ of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ‚ the Only Begotten Son of God‚ born of the Father before all ages. God from God‚ Light from Light‚ true God from true God‚ begotten‚ not made‚ consubstantial with the Father; Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven‚ and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary‚ and
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than turn their backs on their beloved lord. Perpetua was a noblewoman and was of high intelligence. She was a high society believer. She was a servant to Perpetua. Both Perpetua and Felicity were part of a group of five catechumens arrested in Carthage for the practice of the faith. At the time‚ Perpetua was a well-educated tweet-two-year-old mother with a nursing infant. Felicity was a pregnant slave at the time. Together they and their companions were imprisoned and roughly treated by the soldiers
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However‚ as time went on‚ politicians found it harder to maintain the growing country. Extremely wealthy landowners‚ known as patricians‚ began to have more and more political power. After the second Punic War‚ marking the destruction of Rome’s enemy Carthage‚ the Roman economy and trade grew at a fast pace. Rich landowners and merchants were able to buy up most of the country land. Under Roman law‚ only landowners could serve in the military‚ but with the rich owning the land‚ the number of available
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