statement. Particularly‚ I will critique on the company’s results‚ compare it to past years‚ compare it to competitors‚ and make recommendations on how to improve its financial position. Neiman Marcus department stores offer luxurious and high-quality men’s and women’s apparel and accessories. The Neiman Marcus Group operates 35 stores in nearly 20 states. The 2004 net income was an impressive $204 million and revenue was $3.5 billion. More importantly‚ their gross profit was $1.2 billion. Their net
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The True Tragic Hero In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar are different characters‚ but somehow similar. Marcus Brutus is a Roman political leader‚ son-in-law of the Roman philosopher Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger‚ born in Rome‚ and educated in law. Julius Caesar is a Roman general and statesman‚ who laid the foundations of the Roman imperial system. Brutus’s honorable ideals leave him open for manipulation by Cassius‚ a man opposed to Caesar. He believes
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Triumvirate included Pompey the Great‚ and Marcus Licinius Crassus‚ along with Julius Caesar. (Balsdon 75) In seventy one BC Pompey the Great‚ who had earned his epithet in service under Sulla‚ returned to Rome‚ after having defeated the ever so popular general Sertorius in Spain. At the same time Pompey was returning to Rome‚ Marcus Licinius Crassus‚ a rich aristocrat‚ was restrained in Italy. (White 14) Pompey and Crassus ran for the position of consulship‚ and since it
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According to Shaw in “Spartacus and The Slave Wars”‚ prisoners of war enslaved at the end of the Second Punic War rebelled in 198 B.C. This slave uprising in central Italy is the first reliable report of one‚ although it was surely not the first actual slave uprising. There were other slave uprisings in the 180s. These were small; however‚ there were 3 major slave revolts in Italy between 140 and 70 B.C. These 3 uprisings are called the Servile Wars‚ since the Latin for ’slave’ is servus. However
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The response of the Romans was hampered by the absence of the Roman legions‚ which were already engaged in fighting a revolt in Spain and the Third Mithridatic War. Furthermore‚ the Romans considered the rebellion more a policing matter rather than a war. Rome dispatched militia under the command of praetor Gaius Claudius Glaberus‚ which besieged the slaves on the mountain‚ hoping that starvation would force the slaves to surrender. They were surprised when Spartacus had ropes made from vines‚ climbed
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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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Julius Caesar is one of the most influential minds of his time who accomplished numerous feats which are still spoken and studied today. Rising to power through manipulation and self-promotion‚ Caesar became one of the most prominent men of the Ancient World‚ leading him to be known as the Dictator of Rome. Caesar’s early life and militant nature enabled him to rise to power through politics‚ and multiple triumphant military endeavors. When studying Caesar’s legacy it is important to explore the
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of Pompey. Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus lead this plan and were former enemies of Julius before joining the Senate. The conspirators hoped and expected the government to return back to before Caesar’s rule after he had gone. It was said that Julius was warned of this plan but brushed it aside and on March 15 44 B.C.‚ the Ides of March‚ he was stabbed 23 times by his old allies. Within the group of killers plunging at him‚ he noticed Marcus Brutus‚ his protégé‚ and said in Greek
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SPARTACUS Spartacus was born in 109 BCE in the location of Thrace. But no one knew who his parents were. And not very much is known about Spartacus but people say he was sold as a slave to a gladiator training school. whenever he was sold into the gladiator training school in capua north of Naples. In 73 BC he escaped gladiator training school at capua along with some other 70 gladiators. when Spartacus escaped gladiator school he started fighting against the Romans. When Spartacus
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Many Gauls and Germans are defeated by Publicola. Their leader‚ Crixus‚ is killed. Spartacus then defeats Lentulus and then Publicola -The Third Servile War (also referred to as the Gladiator War and The War of Spartacus) is crushed by Pompey and Crassus Significance of Spartacus As you know‚ Spartacus was an inspiration in the Third Servile War and is still a modern-day inspirational figure today. He was remembered mainly for his exceptional leadership and effort that he displayed during the war
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