“Darius III- Noble Enemy or Incompetent Coward?” The Persians King Darius of Persia was mostly known as Darius Codomannus at the time of his reign. He was the cousin of Artaxerxes III who was murdered by a eunuch named Bogoas. Bogoas raised Darius Codomannus to the thrown after killing Artaxerxes III and his son Arses. Bogoas tried to also murder Darius by poisoning him but he was forced to drink the poison himself by Darius. Due to the circumstances of his accession as king the empire he
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them have their own benefits‚ but I presume that a conscript army is more efficient. On the one hand‚ in wartime mercenaries are far less motivated than conscripts. While the former have only their own material welfare at heart‚ the latter are guided by a stronger incentive‚ which is patriotic sentiment. Having no moral obligations to the country they serve for‚ mercenaries can easily get out of the service if they are not satisfied with its conditions. In contrast‚ most conscripts will be ready
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Commander in Chief‚ George Washington‚ knew something needed to be done. The British had handed the Americans a number of defeats. They lost New York to the British at the Battle of Long Island in the summer‚ so the American morale was low and many deserted the army. Some even wondered if the bounty for enlisting in the army was worth it. They were hungry‚ cold‚ weak‚ and many were sick. They were finding it hard to continue the battle. ‘We are in desperate need of supplies!” ordered George
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A Slave’s Desperation Though 150 years lie between the two stories Captain Phillips and Benito Cereno‚ a common pattern is evident throughout both. Herman Melville’s story Benito Cereno follows a ship captain boarded upon a troubled ship‚ that turns out to be controlled by slaves due to a previous slave revolt. The film Captain Phillips centers around an American cargo ship that undergoes an attempted hijack attempt by a crew of Somali pirates. The slaves on Benito Cereno’s ship and the pirates attacking
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reading this play the audience can infer some of Shakespeare’s beliefs on morality. He conveys these beliefs in the way that his characters act and speak in McBeth. Some of the characters that are only looking out for themselves are Macbeth‚ The Mercenaries‚ and Macduff. The morality Shakespeare is displaying in Macbeth is that people are only trying to benefit themselves. The olny thing Macbeth is concerned with is power. Macbeth is the star of the play‚ the whole story is focused around his rise
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balance of power emerged as a force in international diplomacy‚ whereby na¬tions went to war with one another‚ not for religion but to ensure that one power did not domi¬nate the continent (3). The major impact of the Thirty Years ’ War‚ in which mercenary armies were extensively used‚ was the devastation of entire regions scavenged bare by the foraging armies. Episodes of widespread famine and disease (a starving body has little resistance to illnesses) devastated the population of the German states
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that was the envy of all the seraphim of Aidenn‚ a love that was abstruse. Unfortunately‚ I didn’t possess the financial level that Fortunato had the privilege to sustain. Fortunato was part of the wealthiest banking family in Italy‚ and I‚ well‚ I was part of the strongest mercenary contracting family. As much as the Montresor family protected manors and provinces from regional princes throughout the Italian countryside‚ the Fortunato family was far more distinguished than the Montresors due to their financial assistance. I felt queasy that such a
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Mr. Sandel goes on to state‚ “Is patriotism a better guide for war?” It is not a proven fact‚ that a soldier who was drafted will fight any different‚ than a soldier who has volunteered for military service. Is a paid military a form of mercenary military? Does this work for both
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competition with the Eastern Roman Empire. Internally‚ economic problems lead to lower tax revenue and the spreading of Christianity changed traditional Roman values. These factors along with the fact that the Roman legions were made mostly mercenaries made the republic susceptible to attacks from the Germanic tribes and Huns. As a result of their lust for power‚ the Romans conquered everyone in their paths‚ including Rome’s biggest threat in land and trade‚ the Phoenician colony‚ Carthage
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Jabari Campbell Global Awarness Dr. M Stey Patrice Lumumba was an Congolese/African nationalist before his country became a nation and had dreamed of a free Congolese people. He dreamed of a Congolese and African people who were capable of forging their own destinies and establishing their own riches without European and American influences . As the 1960s gave birth to Congo’s independence‚ it also gave birth to a nightmare which was a mutiny that started a cycle of tribal bloodshed. Simba
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