Augustus’ rule restored morale in Rome after a century of discord and corruption and ushered in the famous pax Romana–two full centuries of peace and prosperity. He instituted various social reforms‚ won numerous military victories and allowed Roman literature‚ art‚ architecture and religion to flourish. Augustus ruled for 56 years‚ supported by his great army and by a growing cult of devotion to the emperor. When he died‚ the Senate elevated Augustus to the status of a god‚ beginning a long-running
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When Alexander II became the Tsar‚ Russia was in total disarray. Her once widely respected and feared army was humiliated on the battlefields in the Crimean Peninsula‚ 80% of the people were in poverty and illiterate. Russia was still stuck in the middle ages while the rest of Europe was steaming in through the Industrial Era. Alexander II saw this as a need for change‚ primarily in response to the Crimean War‚ however to be able to do this‚ he also had to change the Russian society‚ therefore in
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as but not limited to population studies‚ Atlantic Ocean currents study‚ wave theory of light‚ meteorology‚ concept of cooling‚ oceanography findings. Franklin kept a curious attitude toward science and practice by hands. Franklin‚being innovative‚ became one of the American
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How and why was Hitler able to come to power? Hitler’s rise to power began in 1919‚ when he joined the Political party‚ Nazi. By 1923 Hitler was leader of the Nazi party‚ and was looked up to by many followers. With economic situations in Germany being high‚ Hitler was ready to capture Germany. Hitler came with his groups‚ and had planned to seize control of Munich‚ and then further progress to Berlin. It was a catastrophe‚ which was miserably planned. Hitler and his men marched through the streets
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learning all the laws and flaws to living as a sled dog. Also Bucks inner instincts from ancestors had kicked in through his journey of life. As well as that Buck fought his way to the top of the sled team and didn’t stop there. All of this is how Buck became such a primordial beast. Buck gained experience about the laws and flaws about being a sled dog. The first law to to survive was the law of club. This law was taught by the man in the red sweater and it taught Buck you can’t overcome a club‚
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foreign interests without fear of foreign aggression. Without the walls‚ we would have been unable to build our once-great empire‚ let alone to have defended it in the face of Peloponnesian resistance‚ for with them we were indomitable by land‚ and the power of our navy and our commercial machine was always available. We would not have withstood the frequent Spartan sieges but would have starved‚ cut off from our port. Thus‚ it seems that in order to return to our former excellence we will need new walls
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warships‚ the Roman recreated various other aspects of the Grecian way of life. A prime example would be that of their government. Just as Greece had discovered the concept of democracy‚ Rome too established and re-established its governing bodies to become democratic in nature. In aspects of religion and Gods‚ Rome virtually utilized the same purposes of the Greek gods and altered the names attached to each. Jupiter was the Greek god Zeus and Venus was Aphrodite and so forth.
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Hadrian (117-138)‚ Antoninus Plus (138-161)‚ and Marcus Aurelius (161-180). They followed the pattern of Julius Caesar and Augustus‚ which was on not breaking new ground. All these emperors were experienced generals and members of the senate‚ so Rome was provided with a stable series of well-trained political and military leaders that was for almost a century. During Nerva’s short reign‚ he forbade the practice of delation‚ he recalled the exiles of Domitian‚ attempted to relieve the poor‚ he relieved
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Maddie Eaton Women Missionaries Even before women were valuable enough to cast a vote in America‚ there were women chosen by God to do extremely powerful ministry for the kingdom of God. Mary Slessor‚ Margaret Marsh‚ and Amy Carmichael each had a distinct calling from God to serve overseas. These women overcame many obstacles like health deficiencies and doubt from others to take the gospel to all nations. Their inspiring stories are worth telling for generations to come. Mary Slessor was a hardworking
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An aqueduct is an artificial channel for conveying water‚ typically in the form of a bridge. Aqueducts transported water from natural sources into cities and towns. Romans proved to be ahead of their time with the formation of aqueducts. Roman techniques to collect‚ store‚ and channel water over huge distances remained unmatched and some of their ideas are still used today. Romans used the water obtained from aqueducts for drinking water and as a water supply for public baths. Although the most
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