Killed by disease and starvation‚ angered by English intrusion upon their land‚ and enraged by the English’s heavy-handed diplomacy‚ New England’s Indians struck back. Mary Rowlandson was the wife of a Puritan minister when‚ in February‚ the village was attacked by the Wampanoags. The Indians burnt down the village and killed or kidnapped its residents. Rowlandson spent nearly three months in captivity before being ransomed. Mrs. Rowlandson was able to persevere the hardships because she openly welcomed
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force. Later‚ Lucius‚ son of Lucilla‚ and Commodus would be stunned and would set up the next battle for Maximus to be against Tigris of Gaul. Maximus would continue his dominance and claim victory in this contest. Suddenly‚ Lucilla‚ daughter of Marcus Aurelius and the sister of Commodus‚ meets Maximus. She tries to persuades Maximus to join her and Senator Gracchus in a plot to overthrow Commodus‚ but Commodus suspected it which would make Lucius reveal the details of the
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The first part of Olson’s The Story of Christian Theology introduces the reader to conflicting Christian Visions in the Second Century. First‚ Olson defines theology as "the church’s reflection on the salvation brought by Christ and on the gospel of that salvation proclaimed and explained by the first- century apostles." (25). However‚ the story of Christian theology has continually been interwoven with the understanding of the Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology). While Jesus was on earth‚ and even
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I was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators‚ wild animals‚ and condemned criminals. I am a professional fighters who would fight to my death‚ I was specialized with weapons. Until the Public built multi-purpose arenas throughout the roman empire. Rome’s martial ethics and‚ in fighting or dying well‚ I could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. We were celebrated in high and low art. Our value as entertainers
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they did not need family reputation or political connections‚ simply the ability to persuade some troops to back them. Previously‚ when an emperor dies they adopt someone from the extended family by searching for a good young man. However‚ Marcus Aurelius allows his natural born son to succeed him‚ rather than finding the best candidate‚ and it screws up the system. The Late Roman Empire was not designed to be an efficient government‚ but to keep the emperor in power and to benefit the members
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whole was built on this very principle. It does not take much to notice that the empire was built from the ideas of a long line of men beginning with Lepidus‚ expanding within Tiberius’ reign and his son‚ Augustus shortly after‚ and ending with Marcus Aurelius. Those with a strong arm in the military also gained seats of authority. These men became the pillars of the Empire‚ and with duties with great social importance‚ such as a morning of prayer followed by attending to political duties‚ can be
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experienced a downfall. The fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by internal decay in political and military issues‚ economics‚ sociology‚ and religion. The political and military state of Rome started to decline after the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D. 180. When he died‚ his spoiled son‚ Commodus‚ took over. Commodus was a poor leader causing civil wars and tribes around the Mediterranean to invade. The Roman Empire declined from "a kingdom of gold into one of iron dust." To deal
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This was when Octavian was ruler. Rome had many great feats in arts and engineering. The Romans build roads for their army and aqueducts to carry water. Five additional good emperors ruled at this time‚ including Marcus Aurelius the last emperor of the Pax Romana. In a turn of events‚ by the end of his reign Rome could barely defend
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Christianity was not the cause for spiritual decline of Rome. Many factors contributed to the growth and expansion of the church‚ and ultimately its success. Rome did not welcome this new religion with open arms right from the start. Some emperors‚ like Marcus Aurelius openly rejected Christianity numerous times. Once Christianity was welcomed and even encouraged‚ many people followed their emperor’s lead and embraced this new religion. The first of the reasons that the Christianity spread was a political
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Just like the Economic and Social problems in Rome the Politics also played a big role when it came to The Fall of Western Rome. When Emperor Constantine came into power in 306 CE. He made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. He renamed the city Constantinople and ruled it for 30 years. Under his rule the empire would thrive and become powerful. Constantine also embraced Christianity. The peak of the Byzantine Empire occurred during the Justinian Dynasty. When Justinian
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