Mausolus’ tomb was so gaudy that his name has been used to make the word mausoleum‚ which means ’Gaudy tomb’. Mausolus’ wife‚ Artemisia‚ built the mausoleum after her husband’s death. The Mausoleum was built between 353 BCE and 350 BCE. This structure was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It was
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Hatshepsut Geography‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours‚ The main geographical feature of Egypt was the Nile river which was made with 3 rivers combining (the blue‚ White Nile and the river Atbara river) which ran from though the whole Egyptian landscape. In that time there was 3 seasons first was the flood‚ then the flood waters would retract and leave be hide a thick layer of silt which was perfect for growing crops and allowed papyrus trees to grow giving them
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At the masquerade‚ servants bustle‚ complain‚ and save a little marzipan for themselves. Servant’s view of the party: work. Romeo catches sight of Juliet. He doesn’t know who she is‚ but immediately forgets Rosaline. He says that Juliet teaches the “torches to burn bright!”(1.5.41). At the same time‚ Tybalt recognizes Romeo and prepares to attack this party-crashing Montague. Romeo’s first sight of Juliet this inked to Tybalt’s noticing Romeo. Love can’t escape the society surrounding it.
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Napoleon’s secrets revealed in Acre 17 Sunday MAR 2013 SIZE DOESN’T MATTER By Michel Kahn In the eastern part of Acre next to the Western Galilee College‚ you find the smallest French military graveyard in Israel‚ tombs all shaped and sized slightly different one from the other. The commemoration plate at the entrance‚ placed by the French Embassy‚ claims you’re entering Caffareli’s cemetery. Historians agree almost in unison that on this spot Napoleon settled his headquarters on
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monuments including palaces‚ forts‚ victory pillars and tombs in different historical places in India‚ tell glorious stories of India’s fascinating history. The capital city of Delhi was originally the capital of the Tomara clan in the 11th century A.D and later it became the capital of the Mughals. The city has some of the famous historical monuments; out of which some were built by the Mughals and the Britishers. Red Fort‚ Jama Masjid‚ Humayun’s Tomb‚ Rashtrapati Bhawan‚ and Parliament House are the
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looking underground‚ even if it is just a foot‚ and seeing things that you wouldn’t be able to see with just your eye. These Egyptologists‚ are taking these devices and looking at different denser areas in the ground to find out if there was once a city‚ tomb‚ or road there. "If I had approched this as a traditional foot survey‚ it would have taken me three and a half years" (Article 3‚ Paragraph 5)‚ this shows how effective the infared satellite is. In the first article‚ different people have come
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Are you proud of your last name (no “you)? A surname can generate great pride or great shame for those that inherit it. Some are prominently displayed on the back of athletic jerseys‚ while others show up on most wanted posters. Two of the most famous surnames in history are Montague and Capulet from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. The play is a story about love‚ family‚ morality and tragedy. Romeo is a 15 year old teenager who is a member of the Montague family‚ while Juliet is
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the pharaohs the other leader of the government under the pharaoh was the visier the viziers job was overseer of the land About 1000 years after pyramids came out they began to go out of style because of tomb robberies After this the rulers or pharaohs were hidden away in rock tombs if tomb robbers were found guilty they were burnt alive‚ drowned‚ or beheaded. pharaohs were buried with their treasures little is know about Tutankhamun’s life‚ he was likely to be Akhenaten’s younger brother or son
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innocent in the death of Juliet yet it is clear that they both are responsible because the friars should have been honest about the marriage‚ Friar John and Lawrence should have had a well thought-out plan‚ and Friar John could have saved Juliet from the tomb. My first reason for believing that the friar Lawrence is responsible for Juliet’s death is
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work at the stone cutter shop. The most important event in the story occurred when Ranofer found the goblet in Gebus closing trunk because he has a chance to put Gebu in jail‚ Ranofer could get a better life‚ and the goblet was proof that Gebu was a tomb-raider and thief. First of all‚ Gebu will go to jail if Ranofer turns in the goblet to the authorities‚ or to someone powerful enough to put Gebu in jail. Also‚ there is a chance that Gebu could become a slave. Because Gebu stole priceless
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