Dating back to 509BC‚ two great powers of the Mediterranean - Rome and Carthage - had friendly treaties with each other. However‚ tensions developed as the economic interests of each party began to leave no room for the other. While Carthage was larger and richer with an excellent Navy‚ Rome had a strong government backed with a seemingly inexhaustible land army of citizens. In particular‚ conflicts occurred over a clash of economic interests. The First Punic War (also called the Sicilian War)
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required a much larger budget. This absence of battles is the major inaccuracy in Stone’s Alexander. Whilst Stone only conveys two battles in the movie‚ history conveys that Alexander participated in a vast quantity of battles‚ pitched battles as well as sieges‚ throughout the 7 year march. Stone choice in depicting only these two battles of the many others was through his aim to convey the key points of Alexanders major campaigns in a condensed form as possible. Whilst the battles themselves were inaccurate
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William Barrette Travis will always be remembered as the Texas commander at the Alamo. When friction developed between Texas and Mexico‚ Travis was one of the first to join the Texas forces. Travis commanded the Texas defenders during the Siege and Battle of the
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party gain more control and power. This persona of a respectful statesman meant that Hindenburg wouldn’t think that Hitler is planning a radical change in political power and policy. The way in which legislation was used also meant Hitler was able siege more power legally. By passing the enabling act on the 23rd of March 1933 spelt the end practically of democracy in Germany and the start of Hitler’s reign as dictator. But as Source B tells of how Hitler had used SA and SS to control the crowds at
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Consequently‚ the workers decided that they needed to form an employee union. Of course Amador was not happy about it and fought back by trying to form his own company union. Nonetheless by early 1971‚ the first employee (white-collar) union was formed. As the leftist union grew to 400‚ the company union dwindled and it was a sign that less and less workers were supporting and afraid of Amador. As expected‚ Amador did not respect the union leaders and mostly declined their requests. However‚ on
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catapult could shoot a concrete ball over 200 yards and was very effective in a lot of battles. This machine was made by Kurt Suleski and would be at an estimate‚ 16 ft long and would fire a rock that would weigh about 9.6 lbs. In the modern day‚ this siege engine can be related to a cannon or a tank. The Antikythera Mechanism The Antikythera Mechanism is explained as the first computer and seemed like it was used for astronomy and math
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the Texan forces. Gradually‚ I moved up in the ranks and became lieutenant colonel of cavalry in the Texan volunteer army‚ so as you said‚ Neill put me in charge. Of course‚ he expected nothing to happen and for it to just be temporary‚ but with the siege‚ it has been difficult‚ especially with such little preparation. Question: Indeed. Now‚ in this brutal fight‚ you had reached out multiple times to get more volunteers since the Texans are outnumbered an appalling 150 to 6‚000‚ In particular‚ the
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sculpture commonly known as Laocoon and His Sons‚ and why exactly I believe it to be a work of high art‚ of great value and significance to the species. Laocoon and His Sons is a marble sculpture representing a scene that is a part of the tale of the siege and invasion of Troy. Laocoon was the protagonist in a play by Sophocles that is now lost. He was also written about by Virgil. The statue itself is one of the most famous sculptures of Greek and Roman antiquity‚ its subject is Laocoön‚ a Trojan high
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The First Crusade The First Crusade - 1096 - 1099 A brief description and outline of the Cause of the Crusades is as follows: The massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims in Jerusalem prompted the first crusade Religious Conviction of crusaders The Instinct to Fight The Preaching of Peter the Hermit The Threat of the Turks The Council of Clermont led by Pope Urban II - "It is the will of God" Leaders of the First Crusade The leaders of the First Crusade included some of
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is also the model that the U.S. Navy adopted (Gatling Gun). The Gatling Gun was considered the first successful machine gun (Gatling Gun). General Benjamin F. Butler bought twelve Gatling Guns for 1000 dollars apiece (Foner). These were used in the siege of Petersburg‚ Virginia in 1864 (The Gatling
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