How did Augustus create a strong professional army? Why was creating a paid military force important for securing the Empire? Do you think that these changes helped Augustus in his running of the provinces and securing the boarders of Rome? For leaders of many ancient civilization establishing key areas of their nations or territories in the terms of government‚ military‚ and religions. These three aspects would allow a ruler to have away to gain respect‚ power‚ support‚ and if necessary control
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for his empire: he was the first ruler to acknowledge and allow Christianity as a religion‚ he created many laws to benefit Christianity and the people‚ he created a very active capital‚ and he acknowledged religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter. The products of Constantine’s
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------------------------------------------------- World Food Day From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia World Food Day | World Food Day 2009 | Observed by | All UN Member States | Date | 16 October | World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organisations concerned with food security‚ including the World Food
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often refers to a religious festival rather than a film or art festival. In the Christian liturgical calendar there are two principal feasts‚ properly known as the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas) and the Feast ofthe Resurrection‚ (Easter). In the Catholic‚ Eastern Orthodox‚ and Anglican liturgical calendars there are a great number of lesser feasts throughout the year commemorating saints‚ sacred events‚ doctrines‚ etc. Festivals‚ of many types‚ serve to meet specific needs
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Mexican American and Puerto Rican Religious Pratices Mexican Americans have a very interesting culture as a whole‚ and the way that it has evolved over the years is amazing. A big part of the Mexican American culture is their religious beliefs because they truly mean a lot to them. The main religions that are practiced throughout the culture are Catholicism and Protestantism. This was not always there main religion that was practiced among Mexican Americans. In the early 1500’s they worshiped idols
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pun for prey “Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone‚ / It’s with O’Leary in the grave”.- O’Leary was last bastion of man who had no sense of self-interest. He happily went into exile‚ but was not interested in making a martyr of himself as some of the Easter 1916 people may have done. Romanticism Stanza 2: suggesting that the best prayer is action: “Yet they were of a different kind / the names that stilled your childish play” - talking about great ‘heroes’ of Ireland‚ comparing them to business owners
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Marco Polo Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer who travelled through Central Asia and China. Although the exact place and time is unknown‚ he was born in 1254 and later died in 1324. His mother died after giving birth to him‚ therefore his aunt and uncle raised him for most of his life. Marco Polo learned how to read and write as a child‚ he was very educated for his age. His father and uncle were both merchants‚ and became very wealthy by trading goods with the Middle East. He was seventeen when
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tell a story to their children about Santa Claus‚ the Easter Bunny‚ or the Tooth Fairy. Mothers and Fathers tell and read these stories to their children all of the time just like their mothers and fathers and their mothers and fathers. These are stories‚ told each year giving a child hopes and dreams. Is it a lie? I do not think so‚ because when a child comes to an age and figures out there is only a story of a Santa Claus‚ a Saint Nick‚ the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy‚ it is time for them to understand
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Clay’s Quilt that help give us an outlook on Clay Sizemore’s life. If Clay’s mother hadn’t passed away then he probably never would have lived with his Aunt Easter and Uncle Paul. This also means he wouldn’t have met all the townspeople and neighbors around him. Living with his aunt and uncle is a major factor to the whole plot. Since his Aunt Easter practically raised Clay and turned him into the man he was‚ she is the mother figure. His aunt provides him with love‚ shelter and all the necessities
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Romanesque After the decline of the Roman Empire‚ the building of large churches in Western Europe gradually gained momentum with the spread of organized monasticism under the rule of Saint Benedict and others. A huge monastery at Cluny‚ only a fraction of which still exists‚ was built using a simplified Roman style‚ stout columns‚ thick walls‚ small window openings and semi-circular arches. The style spread with monasticism throughout Europe. The technique of building high vaults in masonry was
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