Gladiator weapons and armor did not stand the test of time Gladiator Weapons he sica‚ or siccae‚ was a curved scimitar‚ a short‚ curved sword‚ with a blade about 16-18 inches long - the most common Dacian sword (The inhabitants of Dacia are generally considered as belonging to the Thracian nations). The sica was commonly used by a Thrax (Thracian) gladiator and the Dimachaerus. Reason 1 they break easily Bow‚ spear and arrows have only one shot before they break. The lances and spears would
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Title: The Rise and Fall of the J. Peterman Company ‚ By: Peterman‚ John‚ Harvard Business Review‚ 00178012‚ Sep/Oct99‚ Vol. 77‚ Issue 5 Database: Business Source Premier Section: First Person The Rise and Fall of the J. Peterman Company With a keen eye and a flair for romantic copy‚ John Peterman created a successful catalog company. As an entrepreneur‚ he was in his element. As top manager of a fast-growing enterprise‚ he was ultimately much less successful. What happened? You
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AS 90514 – “Beyond the Façade – Roman Art and Architecture” Task 1 The category I have chosen is ‘Public Monuments’ which includes the works Arch of Titus‚ Arch of Constantine‚ Trajan’s column and the Ara Pacis Augustae. Frieze The frieze is the central section of an entablature often decorated with relief sculpture. In the Arch of Titus frieze is set above the architrave‚ which is carved in high relief and depicts a procession of figures leading sacrificial animals. In the Arch of Constantine
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primarily‚ The Panagyurishte Gold Treasure is a masterpiece of Thracian workmanship. The treasure weighs a total of 6.164 kg or 13.5 pounds. On December 8‚ 1949‚ Pavel‚ Petkov‚ and Michail Deikov were working on the Merul clay pit in Panagyurishte. While sifting clay at a depth of 2.4 meters‚ they found the nine components of the treasure. The bulk of the treasure contains seven rhytons‚ which are frequently expressed as wine cups utilized by the Thracians. Rhytons’ roles were a little more sophisticated
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control where you are spraying. Hudson 18539 The 18539 has a smaller tank at 3.75-gallons‚ but it comes with a 2.4HP 2 stroke gas engine. It has a large mouth fill area so that you do not have to worry about spills. You can easily change it from a duster to a mist blower and it works great for spreading granular fertilizers and pest control stuff. The only downside is that it is not CARB compliant. Solo
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Advanced Technologies‚ Global Sourcing. In 2009‚ the Renault-Nissan Alliance reported sales of 6‚085‚058 units‚ capturing 9.8% of the global market. The Renault-Nissan Alliance includes five brands: Nissan and Infiniti for the Nissan group and Renault‚ Dacia and Samsung for the Renault group. Constitution The Renault-Nissan Alliance is a unique partnership of two global companies united for performance and linked by cross-shareholdings. It is based on two founding principles: 1. Developing all potential
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to anyone who can survive three years. Three years of what though? Three years of blinding‚ choking and burning dust storms. For ten years these dust storms battered the South and ruined all agriculture in the area. But what caused these massive dusters? Well‚ many things caused it: drought‚ erosion‚ and surprisingly‚
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Germanic tribe people come and ask to stay in Constantinople and they will fight in the battle for Romans in return. In 378 A.D. at the war in Adrianople‚ Visigoth tribe win over Romans and get Dacia state as their headquarter. In 391 A.D. Theodosius the emperor sets the law to make Christianity as the only one religion in Roman empire. The belief according to the religion‚ it heals all the thirst of war of the Romans. It makes the Romans have
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the boss that ordered him to be killed earlier. They decide she can arrange a meeting in Chicago with the American agent he was mistaken for‚ but she sets him up to be killed. Thornhill gets to the meeting spot only to have a crop duster attack him. The crop duster ends up crashing and he hijacks a car and drives back to Chicago to meet with the girl. While in Chicago he finds out that the girl he loves is the mistress of the boss and starts to hate her. There is another attempt made on his life
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