Once there was a city in Italy. The name of the city was Pompeii. Pompeii was not a great city. It was considered one of the wealthier towns. Its ruins were all preserved. Pompeii lies on a plateau of lava. Pompeii sat 2 km away from the coast of Italy. It also sat 1 mile away from Mount Vesuvius. The town had a wall built around it. There were 8 main entrances to the town within the walls. The streets were built very well. In the 500’s B.C. the area became an influence on other Greek colonies
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HELLENIC AGE PHILOSOPHY • Greeks used observation and reason to find causes for what happened • Ethics and morality • In Athens‚ Sophism- success is more important than moral truth o Rhetoric- art of skillful speaking o Socrates- Sophist‚ Athenian philosopher ▪ Socratic Method- pose series of questions to students and challenge them to examine the implications of their answers o Plato- student of Socrates ▪ Emphasized the
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Caesar experienced a wide range of political offices in his lifetime. After serving in military campaigns under Marcus Thermus and Servilius Isauricus‚ he was awarded the civic crown for saving a citizen in battle. Consequently‚ in 72 BCE‚ he held his first political office as military tribune‚ “which was conferred on him by vote of the people after his return to Rome” (Suetonius‚ 36). Later on‚ about five years later‚ he was elected quaestor and had a seat in the Roman Senate. As quaestor‚ it was
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Therefore‚ the Republic’s common interest started to be eclipsed by individual ambition and the pursuit of personal riches (Democracy in turbulent times‚ 2021). Powerful military leaders like Julius Caesar and Pompey emerged‚ and this was one of the most prominent instances of how personal ambition undermined the Republic. These leaders gained a great deal of political clout and influence as a result of their military prowess and public backing. According to Bobertz
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Victorious battle after battle did nothing but increase Rome’s population of young men suited for combat‚ increase Rome’s borders‚ and increase Rome’s influence over its people and the surrounding people. With such great generals as Alexander the Great‚ Pompey the Great‚ and Julius Caesar Rome won many decisive battles. At its largest times‚ Rome controlled most of the Middle East‚ Asia Minor‚ present day Europe‚ and Egypt. It’s is hard to state that conquering and controlling all of the surrounding territory
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Paige Wallace 05/09/12 c-block Julius Caesar Vs. Julius Caesar Shakespeare did a great job in making the historical ruler Julius Caesar and the Shakespeare Julius sound like the same person. Julius Caesar full name is Gaius Julius Caesar and his parents are Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was one of the most memorable rulers of ancient Rome. He helped all the nobles get their own land and jobs by redistributing everything. I believe he helped the nobles because his family was
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Isaiah Pompey February 18‚ 2012 English 101 Do You Stereotype? Have you ever judged a book from its cover? Have you ever judged a person by his or her looks or‚ maybe something you heard about them? If so this is merely a common mistake people make. This is called stereotyping. Usually you have some prior concept on the topic or person. In “About Men” the author‚ Gretel Ehrlich stresses these simple mistakes that are made when coming up with a judgment of cow boys and their characteristic.
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This makes it questionable as to how such a physically weak man at times ended up with so much power. Caesar‚ Pompey‚ and Crassus formed an alliance called the First Triumvirate which dominated politics in Rome. This alliance is how Caesar rose to power despite his weakness. From there‚ he continued to gain power in the military and the government. To say he was
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Isra Mahmood BA English Hons II – B 599 Paper IV Project The Effects of the Affair of Caesar and Cleopatra on Calpurnia ------------------------------------------------- Introduction After Hatshepsut‚ Cleopatra was the only Queen of Egypt who was seriously referred to as “Pharaoh”. The torrid love affair between one of the highest regarded Queens in history and that of the phenomenal Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the most romantic and grand ones in the world. Cecil B. Demille seems to
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“Veni‚ vidi‚ vici.” These Latin words‚ translated into English as “I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered”‚ were spoken by Julius Caesar‚ and captured his decision making and leadership skills (“Latin Quotes by Julius Caesar”). Julius Caesar is considered one of the greatest military minds of all time. Through a series of political alliances and battles‚ he expanded the Roman Republic and built the foundations for the Roman Empire (“Julius Caesar – Dictator‚ General”). As with other successful leaders‚ such
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