Hans Holbein The Ambassadors ❦Introduction The Ambassadors is one of the most complex and arguably portrait which Holbein had painted. The purpose of this report is to analyze Han Holbeinfs painting‚ gThe Ambassadorsh. The main task of this report is to uncover the meaning of this painting‚ as it still remains unclear. Firstly‚ I will give a short introduction about the painter. Then‚ I will examine the characteristics of the people and the objects in the painting. Lastly‚ I will
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The Rise of Rome The Roman Republic began in 509 B.C.E. with the overthrow of the Etruscan monarchy. In 27 B.C.E the Roman Empire began with Octavian Caesar becoming the emperor‚ this ended almost 500 years of republican self-government. There is much debate over why Rome became so powerful so quickly. Many think it had to do with Rome’s military strength. Others think that it was because Rome knew of and controlled most of the trade routes. Still others believed it had to do with the technology
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There were many issues that brought about the fall of Rome‚ but they are primarily considered to be political‚ military and economic. -------------------------Political Problems--------------------------------… 1. The senate became extremely corrupt and political instability came into existance. Consuls and officials would offer positions in office for those who could pay a lump sum of denarii (currency). Furthermore‚ they accepted bribes in exchange for favours of a wide assortment. A series
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The Imperial System is one of many things holding back the world from complete unison. The US is the only country now that hasn’t begun switching to the Metric System. The Metric System is more logical and is easier to use than the Metric System. It causes many problems with the rest of the world. The US should switch to the metric system because all units logically fit into each other and more countries use it than the Imperial System which forces car manufactures and maps to display both systems
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Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned his military post and disarm his men and instead started a civil war around 49-45 BCE. Caesar defeated Pompey’s army at the Battle of Munda and in 46 BCE‚ established a dictatorship after taking Rome by force. Although Caesar
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THE GLADIATORS OF ROME In ancient times‚ the Romans enjoyed watching others get hurt‚ or even die in the form of Gladiator matches. Most Romans watched these fights in an arena. An arena is a central stage used for sports or spectators. Usually‚ people paid to watch these fights but on special occasions‚ the entire event was sponsored by one elite – wealthy Roman and the tickets were given to the general public for free. Although Gladiator fighting might seem barbaric to us today‚ in the
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Imperial Tobacco V B.C Sources: http://scc.lexum.org/decisia-scc-csc/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7957/index.do http://cases.slaw.ca/post/9016675116/british-columbia-v-imperial-tobacco-canada-ltd-et-al Facts: -The British Columbia Government sued the Imperial Tobacco company. -The reason they sued was because the British Columbia government wanted the Imperial Tobacco company to pay for all the medical treatment for individuals that become ill because of smoking. -The B.C government also
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From 1403 to about 1492 China participated in numerous voyages led by Zheng He‚ the leader of their maritime operations‚ including the visiting of 37 countries and traveling through the Atlantic Ocean around the tip of Africa and beyond Europe (pg 202). Countries such as Ceylon‚ India‚ and the Persian Gulf were a few of their stops along the way. These voyages proved that China was the supreme world sea power whose shipbuilding techniques and navigational abilities were unmatched by any other nation
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The fall of Rome is a very diverse topic. It can be done in many different ways and theories thought of in diverse ways. Some of the theories involve lead poisoning causing the people to go insane and make bad decisions and in turn cause it to fall. Others say the inflation a term used when your money buys less; caused the fall due to over taxation of the public. Also the religious movement of christianity is believed to be thought of as a weakening agent for the republic. Angry citizens also turn
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