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    jewel; both the square and arms of the cross share a border of enamel‚ with color interspersed throughout. Four identical frontal portrait busts of Christ emerge outwards from the center of the perpendicular bisector. Due to the radial nature of the holy symbol‚ only one portrait of Christ is facing upwards‚ encouraging the viewer to see Christ from multiple orientations‚ although the images of Christ do not draw much attention. The arms of the cross flow into the cover’s seemingly different rectangular

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    Many Roman farmers lost their jobs to wealthy men who used slaves. A farmer who pays for workmen cannot produce goods as cheaply as those who do not pay for workmen and instead use slaves for free. Once the farmer loses his farm and job the workmen lose their jobs as well. During one time‚ Roman emperors had to import free grain to 100‚000 people in Rome. These unemployed had nothing else to do other than

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    against Carthage‚ the plebeian smallholders who had to serve in the roman legions found themselves unable to farm their lands‚ unable to pay their taxes. Ultimately they lost their lands and ended up as the Mob‚ an impoverished group in Rome‚ reliant upon handouts. Meanwhile‚ the rich consolidated their lands into huge‚ slave-worked estates that made them even richer. This caused profound social‚ economic and political problems for the Roman state. The upper‚ political class divided between the Optimates

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    Constantine the Great‚ was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He was educated in the imperial court of Rome and pursued to succeed his father. In 305 A.D.‚ his father became the emperor of the Western Empire. But‚ when he died in 306 A.D.‚ British troops declared that Constantine should replace his father. The Eastern emperor Galerius refused this claim and gave Constantine a lesser rank. The Emperor Constantine I was the sole ruler of the Roman world between 324 and 337 A.D. His reign

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    Constantine I was an iconic Roman emperor whose impact on Christianity will never be forgotten. Constantine has been given several names including Constantine the Great and “the first Christian emperor”. Many don’t know that Constantine was originally named Flavius Valerius Constantinus. He was the first Christian emperor and made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Constantine was born in Naissus‚ Moesia under his father’s reign. The Roman empire was very shaky and was

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    enactment of Roman justice and Roman authority” (Futrell 121). Thus‚ the lifestyle of the gladiator quite possibly originated from prisoners of war. During the second Sicilian slave war‚ the last standing survivors surrendered themselves to Aquilius who then took them to Rome where he “consigned them to fight with wild beasts” (Diodorus Historical Library 36.10). From there on‚ gladiators largely comprised of criminals‚ prisoners‚ slaves and other members of lower status within Roman society. Several

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    become a warrior. Their constitution was mixed‚ with various parts of monarchy‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. The goal of the new government in Sparta was to “win glory in war”. 4) What solutions did Emperor Augustus provide for the problems that had plagued the Roman Republic? Augustus was the first emperor of Rome. After the Punic Wars in 264 and 218 B.C.E.‚ farmland was damaged and the rich and

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    Augustus Vs. Alexander the Great There are many ways in how a ruler or “emperor” manages an empire. In the past there have been many leaders each with different styles of ruling‚ yet have some similarities. An example of this is Augustus and Alexander the Great. Both achieved many things but obtained them in different ways. Augustus formerly known as Octavian was a military dictator and a very ruthless ruler. He was Julius Caesar’s grandnephew who united with Marc Antony to kill the people responsible

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    prominent ruler of the Roman empire. The Bubonic plague killed millions of people during the middle ages. Religion has been apart of the world since the beginning with polytheism and later monotheism. The Golden ages has had a huge impact on western civilizations‚ Augustus took the broken Roman republic and made it into a large and peaceful Roman Empire. His greatest achievement was Roman peace‚ also called the Pax Romana. In an article called “Octavian-Augustus: The first roman Emperor” it states “ During

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    Maximus

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    mythology’s greatest heroes. Maximus is a general of a Roman Army that was highly respected by his soldiers and the Emperor of Rome. Add some point when the emperor is at his end‚ he leaves Maximus the honor of ruling despite that he has a son (Commodus). Once the emperor’s son gave wind of him not becoming ruler‚ he kills his father (Emperor of Rome) and claims ruler. Maximus realizes what happened and tries to put a stop to the Commodus. The young emperor is aware that Maximus knows of his treachery and

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