Cleopatra knew that she was to be taken to Rome as a captive and that she would not be able to manipulate Octavian‚ so she asked for time to prepare herself and was granted it. Cleopatra then poisoned herself- which is believed to have been by using an asp‚ but most scholars today believe it to be an Egyptian Cobra- and died shortly after. Octavian then had Cleopatra’s son‚ Caesarion‚ murdered and the children that she had with Antony were brought to Rome and were raised by Octavia‚ ending the Ptolemaic
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The Ancient Egyptians valued their traditions and religion because they believed that death was not the end‚ but rather a new beginning. In the Egyptian culture‚ their day to day lives revolved around the belief in gods‚ goddesses‚ and spirits. Even after death‚ religion was said to guide you into the afterlife. Egyptian culture and religion resembles a guide book of sorts. Those who did not believe in this “guide book” would get lost in their day to day lives and not be able to reach the “final
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Life in Ancient Greece: Spartan men and women Bernice Gelin Professor Shepardson November 18‚ 2008 World History The ancient city of Sparta has had a lasting impression on the world today. Sparta was a model of discipline‚ conformity‚ militarism‚ and virtue. It was a prominent city state‚ but its society was unique from typical life in Greece. Sparta was a military state‚ believing in having only the strong and not the weak to maintain the
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Social Structures of Han China and Ancient Rome During the classical era‚ Han China and Ancient Rome were the pioneers for the change and the plethora of improvements that took place in civilized societies. The Han Dynasty consisted of persistent regional riots and rebellions against harsh state demands‚ and Ancient Rome expanded through the Mediterranean and areas of Hellenistic civilization. Together‚ these two civilizations introduced many essential changes in human life and provided an arena
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The respective form of government of Rome and Carthage has an "outward similarity" in terms of structure. If Rome has two consuls‚ Carthage on other hand has two chief magistrates called as suffetes. Carthaginians have also a legislative body such like the Roman Senate which is called the hundreds or "the counsel of thirty Nobles" (Mackay‚ 1999). In addition‚ it has also a citizen assembly similar to Rome’s comitia (Moray‚1901). In governmental organization the two two great nations were parallel
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citizenship. An early incarnation of this sentiment can be found in Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412 B.C.)‚ the founding father of the Cynic movement in Ancient Greece. Of Diogenes it is said: "Asked where he came from‚ he answered: ’I am a citizen of the world (kosmopolitês)’".[1] This was a ground-breaking concept‚ because the broadest basis of social identity in Greece at that time was either the individual city-state or the Greeks (Hellenes) as a group. The Tamil poet Kaniyan Poongundran wrote in Purananuru
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The two most dominating city-states in Greece of their time‚ Athens and Sparta‚ were great rivals with two very different ways of life. Sparta’s overbearing military and Athens’ impartial justice system and government are models for many modern day countries. Even though these two city-states differ greatly from one another‚ they share many characteristics of their country and their time period. Athens and Sparta were the two most powerful Greek territories of their time. Like most cities of
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Ancient Rome saw two different classes of people with the Patricians and the Plebeians. Between these two classes arose a divide between them in terms of economics and political power which led the way for Plebeian revolt. In this essay‚ I will discuss the differences between the two groups‚ what led to the revolt and the results of their secession. When Rome was first organized there were three tribes that made up the Roman community. Those tribes were the Romans (Ramnes)‚ Sabines (Tities) and
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The Trojan War The trojan war was a war fought between the greeks and the trojans in the bronze era of ancient greece. The war was famously documented by a man named Homer in a book called Iliad. The war was fought in a city called troy. The Trojan War started as a way for zeus to reduce the increasing population of humanity and‚ more practically‚ as an expedition to reclaim Helen. Helen was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris (also known as Alexandros) and taken as his prize. Menelaos and
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Cole Mills - World History 11/12/2012 Contributions of Ancient Greece – Alexander III the Great Alexander III the Great‚ the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. Alexander was born in 356 BC in Pella‚ the ancient capital of Macedonia. He was son of Phillip II‚ King of Macedonia. He spent his childhood watching his father make Macedon a great military power‚ winning victory after victory on the battlefields. When
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