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    agrippina the younger

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    duties. One year later in October‚ Germanicus died in Antioch (modern Antakya‚ Turkey). Agrippina the Younger was thereafter supervised by her mother‚ her grandmother Antonia Minor‚ and her great-grandmother‚ Livia. Agrippina the Younger was an Empress. Her rank in Roman society was higher than that of her husband‚ as she was the sister of an emperor‚ Caligula. Because she was so high up‚ she was allowed to attend senate meetings and watch and listen behind a curtain. Agrippina murdered and deceived

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    Blood Moon Epilogue

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    people saw their families again‚ and all the love had helped stopped the fire‚ and reconstruct‚ and clean up Earth to what it was before. Once that day ended‚ the spirits left‚ and promised they would return every year on my birthday. My Mom was empress again‚ I was co ruler. Ma and Pa still lived with me in the castle. That was all one year ago. Tommorow is the Blood Moon‚ and I can’t wait to tell them the

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    undergo but they will be able to conquer. In response to the Dukes options offered to Hermia‚ she and Lysander plan to elope in the woods and go to Lysander’s aunt. Lysander suggests to his love‚”Therefore hear me‚ Hermia: I have a widow aunt a dowager of great revenue; and she hath no child. From Athens is her house remote seven leagues; and she respects me as her only son. There gentle Hermia‚ may I marry thee…” Hermia replies to him‚ “In that same place thou hast appointed me tomorrow truly will

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    Why Did Justin Rebel

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    emperor‚ but saving his own life. Not caring about leaving everything‚ his whole emperor and the people. As Justinian was leaving onto the ship he looked behind him and saw Theodora stubbornly refusing to leave. He then realized that to her dying and empress was better than just leaving everything behind. After Justinian realized this he decided to stay (Emperor Justinian and the Byzantine

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    metallic shields ‚swords and armour which would have used up a large portion of their money. The second least that I think was not that important in building an empire was the political factor because the political factor was more about how the emperor/empress is financing the empire’s money and how strong are they in the world and to make sure the empire is doing anything to enlarge its self (meaning taking over

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    The food that I couldn’t live without As our world is developing with new ideas/technology and so does the demand grows for Indian IT skills globally. As days goes every chief is trying to bring new tastes into this world‚ so does the traditional cuisine of Indian subcontinent become more hot around world. A dish that’s origin is unknown‚ thus still loved by an overpopulated subcontinent not in millions but in billions‚ a dish that is considered amongst luxuries to the street food of Lahore

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    The Danger and Pointlessness of Total Equality In the story "Harrison Bergeron"‚ author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. described a sort of dystopia where everyone is "equal". There was a government that made it it’s duty to force equality upon every citizen in the form of handicaps. There were handicaps that were instilled upon a person if they were more beautiful‚ strong‚ intelligent‚ and talented than the "average" individual. These hinderences were dangerous‚ torturous‚ and discouraged any type of possible

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    Harrison Bergeron

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    singing to them. He dances so beautifully that he manages to defy gravity‚ springing thirty feet to the ceiling with his empress‚ where he kisses her. Vonnegut hints that Harrison is something of a sexual superman‚ and it is clear that if he succeeds in his plan to overthrow the government‚ he will father a line of superior children. But the murder of Harrison and his empress shows that in the America of 2081‚ those who are brave enough to show off their gifts will not be allowed to live‚ much less

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    walls of the tomb. Roman masses was slightly different they dressed in silk and cotton. Fabrics were imported to Rome from China and India. In the 19th century fashion designer Charles Worth modernized fashion amongst the masses. Napoleon III wife Empress Eugenie had wore a dress designed by Worth quickly gaining popularity around the world.Charles Worth influence on fashion allowed middle class to afford more fashionable clothing to express their individuality.

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    She was brought up in the household of the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk. As part of the Duchess’ household‚ she would have spent most of her time at Lambeth and Horsham. He gave her gifts and said that she was ‘his rose without a thorn’ and the ‘very jewel of womanhood’. Him being 49 and her only 19

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