Monica‚ was Christian. Scholars believe that Augustine’s ancestors included Berbers‚ Latins and Phoenicians. Augustine’s family name‚ Aurelius‚ suggests that his father’s ancestors werefreedmen of the gens Aurelia given full Roman citizenship by the Edict of Caracalla in 212. Augustine’s family had been Roman‚ from a legal standpoint‚ for at least a century when he was born. It is assumed that his mother‚ Monica‚ was of Berber origin‚ on the basis of her name‚ but as his family were honestiores‚ Augustine’s
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metalwork as well as‚ drawings and paintings and he quickly mastered perspective‚ which was Verrocchio’s speciality. Soon‚ he became an independent experienced. Later‚ when he was about twenty years old he became very famous and created his own studio in Milan‚ Italy. After that‚ he was offered to
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Essay‚ “My trip” Trip is a part of interesting moments in our life. Mainly‚ we see‚ do many amazing things‚ that can not be forgettable. My trip to Milan ‚ Italy was an experience of a lifetime. My family and I left our country‚ for sometime‚ in December 2010. The trip had good food‚ great sites‚ and wonderful adventures that will have an impact on me for the rest of my life. My trip to Italy had many bright things‚ especially great foods‚ now I am not saying all we ate was italian food‚ actually
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growth of anti-Semitism has obligated the Jews to be placed everywhere in the world. Moving entire populations just because of the hate of their rulers. In order to understand this movement we will have to look into three events during history‚ the edict of expulsion of the Jews from Spain‚ the pogroms made by the Russian empire and of course the migration made by the Jews before‚ during and after the holocaust. The hatred towards Jews has existed since the beginning of it’s religion‚ but the four
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coffee beans with much better taste Starbucks not only changed the product itself but also created the specialty coffee sector. 2. What did Howard Schultz discover in Milan that changed Starbucks forever? How did the owners of Starbucks react to Howard’s idea to change Starbucks? In 1983 Starbucks sent Howard Shultz to Milan for a housewares show‚ however during the visit he experienced something that heavily intrigued him. During the visit Shultz experienced the Italian coffee bar culture with
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nothing to say. And i could feel that she was in the pain of childbirth again‚ and was more painful than when she born me.” However‚ she decided to follow St.Augustine to Rome. When she arrived in Rome‚ she found St.Augustine had left Rome‚ and went to Milan. Despite the arduous journey‚ she still followed him to
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under the sign of fatality. The Nurse is an addition to the Antigone legend. She introduced on everyday‚ element into the play that heightens the strangeness of the tragic world. Ismene she is reasonable and understands her place‚ bowing to creon’s edict and attempting to dissuade Antigone from her act of rebellion. Haemon is Antigone’s young fiance and son to creon. Haemon appears twice in the play‚ the first time he is rejected by antigone. In the second time he begs his father for antigone’s life
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Florentine notary‚ Piero da Vinci‚ and a young woman named Caterina. Leonardo spent most of his life in Florence and Milan. In 1469 he was apprenticed to Andrea Verrocchio‚ a leading Renaissance master. Leonardo acquired a variety of skills while he remained at the workshop until 1476. He left Florence for Milan in about 1482 to work for Duke Lodovico Sforza. He stayed in Milan for nearly eighteen years. During his time there he applied his knowledge of mechanics to his obligations as a civil
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His primary goals as king were “One King‚ One Law‚ One Faith.” He achieved this in such ways; he declared himself his own prime minister “I am the state”‚ he kept the nobility in check‚ disbanded the General Assembly‚ and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. However‚ his great ambitions and lavish lifestyle would ultimately lead France into dept‚ and set the building blocks for the French Revolution. When Louis ascended to the throne‚ he was only four‚ at this young age Louis would not be
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Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ also known as Constantine the Great‚ is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus‚ which is now known as Nisch Serbia‚ to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later
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