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    Mark Tacitus Analysis

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    Evidence Supporting the Stated Life Situation of Mark 1. Tacitus‚ Annals of Rome 15.44—he writes of Nero’s reign ca. August 64 CE. Tacitus illustrates Nero’s immorality and explains his desire to build a temple to himself. This desire led to the burning of shops and slums around the Circus Maximus that Nero blamed on the Christians (even though Nero and his helpers were behind the fire in an effort to clear the area for a temple). This fire of Rome was the occasion for a persecution of

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    Maria Theresa: Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa was born on May 13‚ 1717 in Vienna‚ Austria. She was the oldest daughter in her family‚ raised by her dad‚ the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. As she was maturing into an adult‚ the possibility of her being the one to take over her father’s throne was extremely high. Charles did not have a chance of producing a son‚ so Maria was a perfect candidate for it. Once her father died in year 1740‚ for forty years she started to rule and have full command

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    in the Americas. Charles V was not always called Charles V when he first was king of Spain he was known as Charles I. he changed his name after his other grandfather died and he became the heir to the sprawling Hapsburg Empire which included the Holy Roman Empire and the Netherlands. Therefore‚ after all was said and done Charles V had control of almost all of South America‚ Spain‚ Germany‚ and the Netherlands one of the biggest empires ever! Because Charles had a huge empire‚ he was involved in constant

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    CAUSES OF THE DOWNFALL OF MUGHAL EMPIRE BACKGROUND The downfall of the mughal empire can be attributed to two major factors: 1) Weaknesses of the mughals 2) Strength of the East India Company. The Mughal Empire‚ which had reached its zenith during the rule of Shah Jahan and his son‚ began to decline after the rule of Aurangzeb. In fact‚ the decline began during the last days of Aurangzeb.The Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent in the time of Aurangzeb Alamgir‚ but it collapsed with

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    Julio-Claudian Dynasty T.J. Czikra Southern New Hampshire University   The Roman Empire was ruled by various leaders. However‚ most of these leaders were dictators and tribal. In a line of the ruling‚ you may find a time when Rome was ruled by people of the same family. For instance‚ a son succeeded the father‚ and the grandson succeeded the son. For this reason‚ it clear that democracy was changed and that some people were selfish and didn’t let others lead. However‚ the Julio-Claudian Empire

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    Maria Theresa Thesis

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    Maria Theresa was born May 13‚ 1717 in Vienna‚ Austria‚ Died in 1780‚ was Austrian and an Empress. Specifically‚ an Austrian archduchess‚ and Holy Roman Empress of the Habsburg Dynasty. She was the only woman ruler in the 650 history of the Habsburg dynasty. Many historians think of the eighteenth century as a time when monarchical government represented a forward thinking force in economics‚ politics‚ and society. Maria Theresa was a great success on the throne which may have been a surprise.

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    Dante Alighieri

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    Dante Alighieri was one of the most renowned writers in world literature. His great masterpieces have influenced the world immensely. He was not only a great writer and poet but he also was a man that overcame great odds to write awe inspiring works of art. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence‚ Italy either in late May or early June‚ 1265. His childhood was somewhat troubling because of the early death of his mother and then his father when he was 18. He managed to get through these bad

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    brother’s widow. Henry and Catherine only surviving child was a girl (Mary I)‚ Henry wanted a son to succeed him on the thrown and Catherine was unable to give him anymore children. Henry also wanted to marry his lover‚ Anne Boleyn but her nephew‚ Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was strongly opposed and he was holding Pope Clement VIII prisoner so he could not approve the divorce without displeasing his captor. Another obvious reason was to do with religion. Henry may have been sympathetic to ideas of protestant

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    Giaquinto Corrado and his painting‚ Saint Helena and the Emperor Constantine Presented to the Holy Trinity by the Virgin Mary has clear stylistic and compositional differences in comparison to Piero di Cosimo’s painting‚ Madonna and child enthroned with saints‚ however both have a similar narrative and color scheme. Corrado Giaquinto‚ was an Italian painter during the eighteenth century at the end of the Baroque period and beginning of the Rococo period. Giaquinto used cool colors like light blues

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    Europe‚ the Holy Roman Empire‚ which took place in this act‚ was under the control of the Habsburgs. In the 16th century‚ there were many great and powerful leaders throughout the Empire such as Charles V. The Habsburg Empire was a family who ruled Austria during the 16th century. It was amazingly ruled by the Austrian branch of the Habsburg and also included the dukes and archdukes of Austria. The Habsburgs were founded by Albert‚ Count Of Habsburg‚ in 1153. Not only were the emperors of the Habsburgs

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