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    Throughout history there have been many written works and documents that have shed light on the various ideas and values that characterize the Western tradition. Such works focused on the great ideas that have helped in shaping the Western heritage. Some of these documents that "capture the characteristic outlook of an age and that provide a sense of movement and development of Western history" include The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ The Code of Hammurabi‚ Genesis‚ Job‚ the Ten Commandments‚ and Amos. The

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    The structure of Roman daily life is quite complex. Considering class systems are involved in the Romans society. The Roman family is called a familia‚ it was somewhat different than the modern-day idea of a family. The familia included parents and their children as well as grandchildren‚ in-laws‚ slaves‚ clients‚ and property holdings. The person in charge of this entire household was the paterfamilias.Many over look the Roman way of life including their meals and way they dress‚ their education

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    753BC Romulus found the city Rome. The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants‚ inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend‚ when Numitor‚ grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus‚ was overthrown by his brother Amulius‚ the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them The Rape of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome‚ traditionally dated to

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    Rome and Carthage were quite similar in many ways‚ they both started as a colony or outpost of another city-state (Rom from Latium‚ possibly Alba Longa and Carthage from Phoenician Tyre) (Morey‚ 1901a; Morey‚ 1901b)‚ both were strong powers within the Mediterranean‚ and both had very similar governments. Our text specifically points out the similarities in government between the two city-states. "[Carthage] had two chief magistrates (called suffetes)‚ corresponding to the Roman consuls. It had a

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    Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12 in 100 BC in Rome. He is the son of Gaius Caesar and Aurelia. He appointed dictator for ten years in 47 B‚ for the life on February 14 in 44 BC. He was married to Cornelia he had one daughter named Julia‚ then he married Pompiea‚ alas to Calpurnia. Julius Caesar was tall‚ and fair-haired. He was well built and the sound of health. Thought he suffered from the occasional epileptic fit. Julius Caesar grew up in a period of unrest and civil war

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    aristocrats (known as patricians)‚ and a lower assembly that represented the common people (plebeians) and had limited power. This format of government worked well at first‚ but as Rome expanded beyond a mere city-state to take over territory not just in Italy‚ but overseas as well‚ the system of government came under severe strain. By the First Century BC‚ Rome was in crisis. Spartacus‚ a slave‚ led the common people in a revolt against the rule of the aristocratic patricians. Rome was able to put

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    Western Roman Empire | A map depicting the separate empires of Rome | Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase From Kingdom To Republic The Etruscans and Rome (Previous Wiki notes) There are many different versions on how Rome started the ones told to kids are very simple with very few names: .Ancient Rome for Kids The story of Romulus and Remus for adults have dates‚ more names and details: Wolf Country‚ Myth and Stories You can find many versions of myths‚ however the version the

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    that entrusted executive responsibilities to two consuls who exerted civil and military power. The Senate ratified all major decisions and along with the consuls‚ represented the interests of the patricians. This caused constant tension between the wealthy classes and common people‚ the plebeians. Patricians continued to dominate Rome‚ although the plebeians did receive some governmental rights. They had tribunes‚ which had the power to intervene in political matters and veto measures they considered

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    The plebeians funded wars which created discrepancies between the Patrician class and the Plebeians. This allowed the Patricians to dominate the state’s resources‚ such as land‚ which started to deteriorate the economy of the Republic. To counter these movements‚ reformers such as the Gracchus brothers and Gaius Marius turned to populist ideals to

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    Introduction Two cities built up great dominions that not even the test of time could erase. While their success has been attributed to a lot of things‚ it should be said that the governments of both Rome and Carthage played crucial roles in their success. This wasn’t much about luck as it was about finding the right balance of bureaucracy. Here I will explore if both governments were built off of the same governmental structure‚ or if they were made up of architectures as different as their powers

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