Throughout History there has always been a bad guy‚ or an enemy‚ someone bad who is a threat to everyone else. What makes this person or group such a bad figure‚ well‚ the fact that they are different from the people who are writing the history‚ the creators. Using the work of Cohen’s “Monster Theory‚” one can examine the role of othering in world history while looking at the Tacitus:Germania‚ Plutarch’s The Parallel Lives‚ and the Records of the Han Dynasty. Looking at how the Romans created a monster
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with no serious rival - Linda –Marie Gunther writes that Hannibal’s historical importance lies in the fact that he brought to light to his contemporaries and to later generations the restletsnes s of Rome’s politics of alliance and expansion - Livy on Rome’s condition after Cannae. ‘The consuls and two consular armies had been destroyed and there was no longer any Roman camp or any general. - On Toynbee – an instance of an attempt to attach blame for a historical event on a single individual
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Satire 10. [Translated by G. G. Ramsay] The Vanity of Human Wishes In all the lands that stretch from Gades to the Ganges and the Morn‚ there are but few who can distinguish true blessings from their opposites‚ putting aside the mists of error. For when does Reason direct our desires or our fears? What project do we form so auspiciously that we do not repent us of our effort and of the granted wish? Whole households have been destroyed by the compliant Gods in answer to the masters’ prayers;
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The Greek and Roman Influence over Modern America The Greeks and the Romans were among the most influential societies in the history of the world. Evidence of Greek or Roman influence can be found in almost every culture or country that has ever existed. Though both cultures were different in practice and incredibly competitive with one another‚ their politics and their beliefs set the stage for future civilizations‚ including those of the modern world. In particular‚ the values and practices of
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1.0 Historical Background of Nero Emperor Nero was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty in Rome. Nero was actually born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger in December AD37. Nero’s father was employed as a praetor and a staff member of Emperor Caligula‚ and was charged with murder‚ cheating‚ treason‚ adultery and incest by the previous emperor‚ Emperor Tiberius. Succeeding this is Emperor Caligula‚ but upon Nero’s father’s death in
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prominent positions within the government. Although elections for positions of power took place‚ Dio Cassuis felt that Augustus made sure that “no persons should hold office who were unfit or elected as the result of factious combinations or bribery.” Tacitus continues the negativity toward Augustus in “Annals‚” by accusing him of taking advantage of the lack of loyalty to the republic after the death of Brutus and Cassius and enticing “the soldiers with gifts‚ the people with grain‚ and all men with the
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Capitulo 7 Pag 141 Roma republican institutions‚ designed for a city-state‚ proved incapable of coping with the problems created by the conquest of a world empire. Invincible against foreign enemies‚ the Republic collapsed from within. But after Octavian’s brilliant statesmanship brought order out of chaos‚ Rome entered its golden age under the rule of emperors. For more than two hundred years‚ from 27 B.C.to A.D. 180‚ the Mediterranean world enjoyed unparalleled peace and stability. The Roman
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The Roman religion was a polytheistic one that it had some dynamics in it to make this polytheistic religion continue in a good sound. For this‚ I would like to give Charles King as a reference that he explains the dynamic of the Roman religion as its mechanism as below: 1. Polymorphism‚ the idea that gods could have multiple identities with incompatible attributes‚ 2. Orthopraxy‚ the focus upon standardized ritual rather than standardized belief‚ and 3. Pietas‚ the Roman ideal of reciprocal obligation
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meant to create an ideal Greek citizen. On the other hand‚ Gravitas was the Roman virtue of seriousness or weightiness‚ which related to discipline‚ strength‚ and loyalty. Gravitas focused on having each individual of Rome make the city-state better. Livy created characters who were not selfish and were not concerned with their own personal glory. They also were brave when facing challenges. Although the value of Arete created a bold citizen‚
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believe that eventual conflict was inevitable. Past grievances and battles pitted the Romans and Carthaginians against one another ultimately leading to the Second Punic War and the resulting downfall of Carthage. The ancient sources written by Livy‚ Polybius Dio Cassius and Appian place a great deal of blame on Hannibal in starting the Second Punic War. Though some of the authors justify his actions to an extent‚ Hannibal’s invasion of Saguntum is pinpointed as the immediate cause of the Second
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