makes those who are not zealous‚ jealous... That is ambition. Ambition has been the backbone of every army! Through those great ancient Egyptian wars. From the conception to the design to the construction to the completion‚ ambition was the proverbial foreman‚ as once again we see that collective zeal create a phenomenon...thus...Ambition is the source of all that is good and all that is evil! It makes the wonders and it makes the wars. Ambition is the winner and loser of every game! Every footballer
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AMBITION Ambition and its pre-dominant theme of acquisition‚ is being touted as the new ideal of an increasingly materialistic world. Prescribed as an indispensible prerequisite for ‘success’ it has long erased the virtue of aspiration from the minds of our youth. Characterised by a subtle yet firm will to achieve or become‚ aspiration advocates the pursuit of excellence as opposed to mere success. Can ambition and aspiration be seen as diametrically opposite manifestations of the souls needed
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Most societies that developed in ancient civilizations were centered around some form of imperial administration and Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E.-476 C.E.) and Han China (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) were no different in this sense. Both civilizations had a network of cities and roads‚ with similar technologies that catalyzed cultural amalgamation and upgraded the standard of living‚ along with comparable organizational structures. Additionally‚ both civilizations had problems managing their borders and used
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Claudius the Machiavelli There are many kinds of people in the world. Some people are kind‚ generous‚ caring‚ etc. But there are the kinds of people who are selfish deceiving and very cruel to those around them and only puts themselves before other people‚ these are characteristics of a Machiavellian character. In the story of Shakespeare‚ Hamlet‚ shows a great example of a Machiavellian character Claudius. Claudius is the type of man who is willing to go to the extremes in order to keep high position
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(1972-73): 327-9 Philips‚ E.J Simpson‚ C. J. "The ’Conspiracy ’ of AD 39." In Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History II‚ edited by C. Deroux‚ 347-66. Brussels‚ 1980. Smallwood‚ E.M. (ed.). Documents Illustrating the Principates of Gaius‚ Claudius and Nero. Cambridge. 1967. Wardle‚ D. Suetonius ’ Life of Caligula: A Commentary. Brussels‚ 1994. Woods‚ D. "Caligula ’s Seashells." Greece and Rome 47 (2000): 80-87. Wood‚ S. "Diva Drusilla Panthea and the Sisters of Caligula." AJA 99 (1995): 457-82
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Assess The Impact Of Nero’s Principate on Rome Nero was 17 when he ascended the throne in AD 54‚ after the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of his adopted father‚ Claudius. During the first few years of reign‚ Nero ruled Rome with efficiency and effectiveness‚ with the guidance of those closest to him. However‚ it is generally agreed that Nero’s instantaneous descent commenced when he committed matricide 59 AD. It is during this period‚ where the Ancient writers focus their attention
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Against: Soon after the death of Augustus the following first citizens were not successful as Augustus was. And especially Cladius who ruled from 41A.D to 54A.D More and more responsibilities given to the senate were taken back by the above rulers. Claudius instituted a imperial bureaucracy. “As the Julio-Claudian successors of Augustus began to behave openly like real rulers rather than first citizens of the state.”(Spielvogel‚ 2004) This clearly emphasized the need of a republic during the times
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Boudicca and The Iceni Revolt Boudicca‚ Queen of the Iceni Tribe‚ organised an army of Celtic Tribes and led the revolt against the Romans. Boudicca was the wife of King Prasutagus‚ the king of the Iceni tribe. Prasutagus died in 60 AD and by his will‚ the kingdom was left to his daughters and the roman emperor Nero as co-heirs in an attempt to keep his kingdom and family safe and out of harms way. As his daughter’s were too young to rule the kingdom of Iceni on there own‚ Boudicca assumed
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however‚ throughout his reign‚ Augustus needed a male heir that could inherit his power (Hurley‚ 2008). Octavian’s marriage Livia in 37 BC helped manage this problem of succession by providing him with two-step sons from her first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero. The means in which Livia was able to certify her sons rise to principate varies. Some Ancient writers believe that she was ruthless and possibly had a secrete hand in the taking down of other possible successors while other talk about predominately
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role of a Roman matron. In contrast to this‚ modern historians consider the context of her time and approach her with a neutral attitude. However‚ most of the historians present her according to three main stereotypes- the seducer and murderer of Claudius‚ the scheming and dominating mother figure or the imperial woman who goes beyond her matronly and aristocratic role. Tacitus‚ an ancient historian‚ was the closest to Agrippina’s time and was hostile towards her since he disliked the principate
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