The Western Roman Empire mostly has itself to blame for its ancient decay! Rome’s fall was inevitable since the initiation of its grand expansion. Rome had grown to such a large size‚ that it could no longer take care of itself to the level that was needed. Internal factors caused the Roman empire to wane. Three facts that support this statement include‚ but are not limited to; its several civil wars and revolts among slaves and plebeians‚ a reliance on war and trade that
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Name- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Author- J.K. Rowling [Main] Characters - Harry Potter‚ Ron Weasley‚ Hermione Granger‚ Albus Dumbledore‚ Severus Snape‚ Minevra McGonigall‚ Draco Malfoy‚ The Dursleys ‚ Rebeus Hagrid‚ [Professor] Qurirell‚ and of course‚ Voldemort. Setting - England‚ during the 1990’s Plot - Harry Potter has to lead a hard life: His parents have died in a car crash when he was still a baby‚ and he is being brought up by his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia
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you are a fool to stand in the way of a weapon as deadly as this!” The old man lifted his eyes‚ they reflect green and gold from the lit tent. “These men can chose their King now‚ but the question is do they want a tyrant or a sworn son of King Severus?” The old man turns behind him to the growing crowd. “Is that not your fellow brother in their gents‚ is that not your metal‚ your blood?” Bearclaw goes inside the tent‚ he knocks over the lit candles. Men follow him‚ trailing him quick. The tent
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Harry Potter written by J.K. Rowling is parallel to King Arthur and the Round Table written by Roger Lancelyn Green. Harry Potter is about Harry going through crazy adventures. During these adventures‚ he learns a lot of skills and he goes through lots of challenges. In King Arthur‚ Merlin puts a sword in a rock and the first person to get it out of the rock would be the King. So everyone tries to pull it out. These books are very alike because they share the same idea. The main characters
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Septimus Severus was the emperor during the Severan Dynasty that lasted between 193-211CE. Under the Severan Dynasty‚ the assassination of the leaders was rampant‚ and the effect of this was increased chaos in the leadership. Severus as an emperor was credited for expanding the Roman Empire towards Africa. After his death‚ his Sons Caracalla and Geta took over the leadership
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The Roman Empire‚ founded by Augustus Caesar in 27 B.C. and lasting in Western Europe for 500 years‚ reorganized for world politics and economics. Almost the entirety of the civilized world became a single centralized state. In place of Greek democracy‚ piety‚ and independence came Roman authoritarianism and practicality. Vast prosperity resulted. Europe and the Mediterranean bloomed with trading cities ten times the size of their predecessors with public amenities previously unheard of courts
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Astrology‚ in early Rome‚ was associated with the lower orders‚ and it was only after influence from the Greeks‚ as well as the emerging political situation in Rome that astrology came to the forefront. Astrologers were viewed as troublemakers in early Rome as it was a time of civil unrest. This attitude resulted from the concern that astrologers stirred up the inferiors who went to them to have their fortunes read‚ and could cause a revolt as was witnessed in the case of Athenio. They were thus
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Diocletian concluded that the empire was far too large and complex to be ruled by only a single emperor. Therefore‚ in order to provide an imperial presence throughout the empire‚ he introduced a new system called the Tetrarchy. This system describes a form of government where power is divided among four individuals. In 285‚ Diocletian assigned his lieutenant Maximianus the Western half of the empire. In 286‚ Diocletian promoted him to the rank of Augustus or "Senior Emperor"‚ and in 293‚ he appointed
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Greek 600-630 B.C. Archaic period Kouros 600-580bc * Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote
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Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome‚ it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world[1] with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world’s population[2][3][4]) and covering 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million sq mi) during its height between the first and second centuries AD.[5][6][7] In its approximately
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