Cleopatra and her Reign Introduction Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous females rulers in history‚ as well as the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty. Cleopatra’s coming to power in Egypt was a historic event‚ as well as her reign that followed: from the death of her father‚ exile‚ and her defeat‚ she was loved by many. Beginning of her reign Born in 69 BCE to her father‚ Ptolemy XII‚ and mother‚ her father’s possible half-sister‚ Cleopatra V Tryphaena‚ Cleopatra grew up in the royal life
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I must admit that I do not fully understand why Lewis chose to include a chapter about animal pain in this book. To me it has no value in his argument about why Man must suffer the problem of pain‚ and seems to not expand the subject at all. While I find this chapter unnecessary‚ I cannot honestly say that upon further readings‚ discussions or thoughts‚ that my opinion will not change‚ but that at the present time this chapter seems wholly out of place in his argument. Lewis closes the book with
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St. Clare was born Chiarra Offreduccio in Assisi‚ Italy on July 16‚ 1194 to a wealthy family. Her father‚ Favorino Scifi‚ was a count and her mother was the countess Ortalana‚ now a blessed. Her father died when she was very young. After hearing St. Francis preach in the streets one day‚ she confided to him her own desire to live her life for God. The two became good friends. On Palm Sunday in the year 1212‚ the local bishop presented Clare with a palm‚ which she took as a sign to follow her vocation
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landscape of Europe and the rule of the Holy Roman Emperor was ended. The two individuals in this first hand account of the Thirty Years’ War‚ Peter Hagendorf and Hans Heberle‚ lived in the same time period but led very different lives. One was a mercenary who seemed to play the role of a pawn to his army commanders‚ being sent to various towns to ransack and plunder. The other was a cobbler‚ respected in his community‚ caught in the crossfire of a violent war that‚ like most civilians in wartime‚
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire had many political problems that led them to their downfall. Many of the emperors of Rome were not good for the empire because they did not know how to rule correctly. Few of the emperors did well for the empire and were not greedy. Most of them did not know how to rule because they just inherited power‚ even if they hurt the Empire there was no way to replace them‚ because of this some of the Praetorian Guards assassinated the emperors
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is not easy to embody ethics in foreign politics. In The Prince‚ Machiavelli (1988) discussed the importance of having a strong army in many chapters. Based on his time‚ he suggests that a prince should not depend on mercenary or auxiliary armies. The US not only needs mercenary and auxiliary armies but also has the strongest army in the world. According to the report made by SIPRI(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) in 2011 the USA is responsible for 41 percent of the world total
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commanders of the crusade‚ Duke Godfrey‚ Baldwin Godfrey‚ and Jeffrey Baldwin of Toront. I feel like emperor Alexies seem furious I don’t think he was expecting a catholic army as big as we are‚ if anything I feel he only wanted an elite team of mercenaries. But he couldn’t afford to offend us if he did where are large enough of launch a full scale attack on the entire city of Constantinople‚ but even at that‚ we were low on provisions and needed food fast. The march to here had deteriorated
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were fought on a wide area in Carthage and the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy and lasted 188 years. Carthage grew from a small port-of-call to the richest and most powerful city in the Mediterranean region before 260 BCE. It had a powerful navy‚ a mercenary army and‚ through tribute‚ tariffs‚ and trade‚ enough wealth to do as the Carthaginians pleased. Through a treaty with the city of Rome‚ Carthage barred Roman trade in the Western Mediterranean and‚ as Rome had no navy‚ was able to easily enforce
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Cricket : Game or business Cricket‚ whenever this word is uttered‚ many bats are wielded in a hurry to play‚ as the striker goes ahead to smash the balls. This is the game of “cricket” which is another name of religion in a country like India. However‚ the question “Is cricket a game or a business” is something to be pondered over in detail. In India‚ every child is given a bat and a ball on his/her birthday‚ and this is something which has been followed traditionally all over the country. However
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ideals he embodied are still alive today. In fact‚ there is a little bit of Jose Rizal in everyone if you only take a close look. He would probably squander his fortunes by now‚ because he loves women‚ and he is probably working as on OFW maybe as a Mercenary for a private military company abroad. Or he immigrated to Spain and worked as a Physician... And enjoys the weekend at the beach with his girlfriends‚ or he could have been Public Enemy number one for speaking the truth against the corrupt Religious
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