The Roman Empire was perhaps one of the greatest and strongest empires to ever exist. It lasted for many centuries and was very prestigious as well as powerful. Although Rome is possibly the greatest empire ever‚ its mighty stature crumbled to the ground. Although there are many people who think that Rome just collapsed overnight‚ the reality is that the Fall of the Roman Empire was a long slow process over many years that snowballed into the eventual collapse that we know of today. There are many
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crusade was called to begin by Pope Celestine III (1106 – 1198) in 1195 but the local Christian states were already fighting to suppress the pagan forces for some time before the call to arms. With the Catholic Churches official call to war many mercenaries‚ soldiers‚ and the elite Catholic Christian military orders answered the call to protect the borders of the Christian Europe
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THE BATTLE OF MYLAE Introduction Three hundred years Before the Common Era‚ there were two superpowers who controlled the Mediterranean Sea and its adjacent nations. Rome held a great empire to the north‚ with a vast‚ experienced army reknown for its discipline and legendary exploits. Carthage occupied modern day northern Africa to the south and was the undisputed master of the seas. As both empires strived to expand their territories‚ they were eventually to engage each other in a series
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the middle would be him‚ his spaniards and the Gauls‚ on both right and left would be his cavalry in the front and African mercenaries in the back. Hannibal’s plan was to have his middle section engage the Roman legions but slowly retreat‚ while his cavalry was keeping the Roman cavalry occupied. Once Hannibal gets to a point in his retreat he would have his African mercenaries attack the legions from the sides and then his cavalry would attack from the back. Even though by this point the battle was
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Period 5 Constitutional Law George Washington Biography George Washington is a very well known American historical figure. He was‚ among other things‚ most notable for leading the troops American troops during the Revolution‚ becoming the First President of the United States‚ and signing the Constitution of the United States. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia to Augustine and Mary. From age seven to fifteen‚ Washington was homeschooled in the areas
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Essay on Wars – Destructive for Humanity. War is‚ without argument the worst collective experience of humanity. It has created new nations on the rubbles of destroyed cities and humans dead. It involves mass killing without humane feelings even if short and swift. Our recent experience with Kargil‚ which was not even not even a full-fledged war‚ reopened the sordidness of military action. Wars‚ when prolonged like the World Wars‚ result in human brutality‚ mass extermination of races and
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For millions of people the American Dream and the ideology of " so proudly we hail" symbolizes equal opportunity‚ freedom and determination. However‚ for many African & Native Americans that make up 16.3% (5.4 million Native Americans and 14.3% African Americans) of our nation’s population. The American Dream represents a dark road of racism‚ social conflict and genocide. Marking the early foundation of the worldwide colonization better known as the New World. The dawn of marginalization and colonization
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important as a symbol of honor‚ nobility (in the moral sense of the word)‚ and loyalty towards the sovereign. Who could become a Knight? They were often sons of nobles‚ but could also be mercenaries. The traditional Knights‚ those who fought for their Lord and for pride and King and Country etc. often despised the mercenary knights (MacDonald‚ 7)‚ who would easily switch allegiances to whoever would pay the most. These noble sons would be sent to another Knight ’s court for a long period of time‚ usually
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The Ottoman Empire joined World War I in search to save themselves and avoid risk of destruction‚ but the exact opposite happened to them causing their ultimate downfall. The Ottoman Empire began in the year 1299. The empire stood for about 600 years and was established by Turkish tribes in Anatolia‚ Turkey. The name “Ottoman” came from the founding Turkman chief‚ Osman the first. Osman founded the dynasty and the empire around the year 1300. Overtime‚ the Ottoman Empire would continue to progress
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Machiavelli’s The Prince is teaching the politically ambitious rulers how to use violence in order to secure the power as a personal end. Machiavelli advises a ruler to use violence as part of politics in order to maintain the rule but most importantly he should use violence to aim at political stability and the overall benefit of the community. In this regard‚ Machiavelli opposes the illicit use of political violence because he believes that ultimately that will be destructive to the user. Machiavelli’s
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