Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was an important figure to the Ancient Romans. He was an example of the ideal Roman citizen. He was heroic‚ and even though his legacy could have been a myth‚ it served a useful purpose by unifying the citizens of Rome. In the middle of the 5th century‚ the Roman Republic was under attack by the people of central Italy. Many leaders knew about Cincinnatus’ ability to battle‚ and his great virtue‚ so they appointed him to be the dictator in this time of need. He was simply
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A SHORT SUMMARY OF FISCAL CLIFF DEAL 2013 THE HISTORY OF U.S. TAX In order to finance the Civil War‚ the Federal Govt enacted the first federal income tax in 1861 which resulted in the 16th amendment to the Constitution in 1913. FISCAL CLIFF DEALS‚ IMPORTANT PROVISIONS‚ NEW TAX RATES The 157 – page American Taxpayer Relief Tax Act Of 2012 aka “fiscal cliff” is a result of The Bush-era tax cuts that was scheduled to expire on Dec. 31‚ 2012. The tax cuts benefited nearly every American taxpayer
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SCIPIO Africanus 236 - 184 BC Roman General Publius Cornelius Scipio‚ The Elder‚ was a Roman general who fought the Carthagian armies in Spain and defeated them. Then he invaded Africa from Sicily. This act caused Hannibal to leave Italy and return to Africa to fight Scipio. In 202 BC Scipio defeated Hannibal at Zama. Carthage capitulated and had to surrender her war fleet. For his victory in North Africa Scipio was called Africanus Major. Until the rise of Julius Caesar‚ Scipio Africanus
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Dr. Ng‚ It is my bad about citation that I corrected as Cassius Dio‚ Roman History 56.30; (Published in Vol. VII of the Loeb Classical Library edition‚ 1925)‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/56*.html. I also corrected the citation about Suetonius‚ as Suetonius‚ The lives of the Twelve Caesars‚ The Life of Augustus 27‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Augustus*.html. Thank you very much for reminding me. I totally agree with you
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Art for heart’s sake” By R. Goldberg The text under consideration is entitled «Art for Heart’s Sake». The author of above mentioned text is Reuben Lucius Goldberg (1883-1970)‚ an American sculptor‚ cartoonist and writer. After graduating from the University of California in 1904 he works as a cartoonist for a number of newspapers and magazines. He produced several series of cartoons all of which were highly popular. Among his best works are «Is There a Doctor in the House?» (1929)‚ «Rube
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Drusus. After the death of Julia’s husband Agrippa‚ Tiberius was forced to divorce Vipsiania and marry Julia by Augustus. Julia is the daughter of Augustus. Tiberius married Julia in 11 BC. Around 6 BC‚ Tiberius retired as emperor. When Gaius and Lucius‚ Augustus’s grandsons died‚ Augustus called Tiberius out of retirement. Tiberius was recognized as Augustus’s successor. Tiberius was liked by the ordinary people of Rome because of he cut taxes and cut down on the prices of luxury. He tried to
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God Hercules‚ he made the people of Rome build him statues;however some believeed that since he was a dissapointment to his father he was trying to a great emperor. According to www.ancient.eu/commodus/ ‚ in his early life‚ Commodus full name was Lucius Aurelius Commodus. He was born to a philosopher and a king. He was tenth
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The ancient Roman empire faced many difficult times‚ however this was one of the worst. First of all the problems with the Republic started when the Roman’s added more territory. Mainly because rich citizens just kept getting richer. In fact‚ because of this‚ leaders feared that violence would arise between the rich and the poor. The first leaders to address this problem were brothers named Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus‚ they held the Tribunes political office. The first brother Tiberius took
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then asked to free recall. The picture group were also read a list of 10 picture accompanied words (5 concrete and 5 abstract) and asked to free recall. The hypothesis was not supported‚ as results were insignificant for remembering a picture word verus a non-picture word. There was also no change in results when the word was either concrete or abstract. Effects of Verbal and Visual Stimuli on Memory Language is a universal phenomenon. We all are born with the ability to speak and understand
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The Roman Empire is the period of ancient Roman civilization which extended from 27 BC through 476 AD; it is characterized by an autocratic form of government started by Augustus after his victory in the Battle of Actium. The first Emperor‚ known as Octavian before he accepted the name offered by the Senate‚ is responsible for the use of portraiture to serve his needs beginning what is today known a Imperial Portraiture‚ “a distinct segment of ancient art due to the abruptness and purposeful of its
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