Roman Emperor Caligula Roman emperor Caligula was one of the crulest rulers around. He would enjoy torturing people.He became emperor by smothering the last emperor (Tiberius) and the empire fell into his hands. He ruled for 5 years before being murdered. Before he bécame a amperes he was a politician. Caligula lavished money on building projects‚ from the practical (aqueducts and harbors) to the cultural (theaters and temples) to the downright bizarre (requisitioning hundreds of
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Constantine‚ the Emperor of Rome He was born at Naissus‚ Moesia on February on the year 272 A.D. Constantine’s full name is Flavius Valerius Constantinus. Constantine was educated in Greek and Latin. He had a rough childhood‚ mostly because his dad left Helena‚ Constantine’s mom‚ and Constantine at a very young age. He grew up to be a very prospering and amazing emperor. Constantine was a great emperor that loved his country and continued to help his country‚ the Roman empire change in a great
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ROLE OF ROMAN EMPERORS IN THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY The very cruelty and hate of Christianity that various Roman emperors exhibited actually worked in favor of that religion. As it is said‚ "The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church‚" for in many ways‚ persecution was beneficial to the new religion. Persecution gave the Christians a chance to flex their spiritual muscles‚ which many did‚ to great effect. The miracles that took place during these martyrdoms
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As night fell in the ancient city of Cajamarca‚ the important Emperor Atahualpa had to make one of the most important decisions in his life. With the fate of the Incan empire in his hands‚ Emperor Atahualpa took a step toward the Spanish conquerors‚ who were after the riches of the copious Incan empire. As the diplomatic meeting was about to commence‚ Atahualpa made the gutsy decision to commence the meeting without any weapons‚ believing in a true diplomatic meeting with Francisco Pizarro and his
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David Reeves Emporor of China Essay From 1661 to 1722 the emperor of China‚ K’ang-hsi‚ has lived a strenuous yet fruitful life exceeding above and beyond the standards that a normal emperor usually lives up to within his ruling time. The author of the book “Emperor of China” by Jonathan D. Spence has translated documents written by the emperor himself (K’ang-hsi) in order to almost perfectly portray a “self-portrait” of the emperor in the span of his reign during the Ch’ing dynasty. My essay will
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the Great: More than an Emperor Akbar the Great‚ Suleyman the Magnificent‚ and Tzar Ivan the Terrible all have one thing in common; they each were given a title by their people because of the ways that they ruled. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was no different‚ he became known as Constantine the Great by instituting unprecedented policies which would come to affect the entire future of the Western Civilization. Constantine did many amazing things for his empire: he was the first ruler to acknowledge
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus whose birth name is Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born December 15th‚ 37AD and died June 9th‚ 68AD. Commonly identified as Nero‚ he ruled as Roman Emperor from 54AD until his death in 68AD. Of the Julio-Claudian dynasty‚ he was the last emperor hailed. Claudius who was Nero’s great-uncle adopted him to turn into his heir and successor. In the year of 54‚ Nero succeeded to the throne in the event of Claudius’s death. Even though accounts alter
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The Emperor of Ice-Cream one of the best known poems by Stevens is a poem of ideas picturing a deep amount of sensitivity and sexual implications. The sheet is spread over a woman’s face while the boys are bringing flowers; this makes sure that a funeral scene is being depicted in the poem. The tone of the poem is celebratory instead of being elegiac. The opening stanza of the poem shows that the characters are filled with fun who only value useless and meaningless things and as such
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Yellow Emperor Huangdi – The Yellow Emperor slot Microgaming are aiming to take the often-over-produced Chinese mythology theme in a new direction with the Huangdi – The Yellow Emperor slot. This is a slot machine which contains some of the same imagery we’ve seen time and time again in these types of slots‚ but it is also one which introduces many players to a character they may not be familiar with – the mythical Chinese emperor‚ Huangdi. Microgaming’s new Huangdi – The Yellow Emperor slot is
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Many people to this day still argue about whether “Dictator for Life” Julius Caesar should have been given the official title of emperor. Some believe that Caesar was already in complete power while others believe that he was not‚ and that he was too self-centered to focus on actually ruling Rome. In ancient Roman society‚ the common people‚ known as the plebians‚ had little to no power. They had no role in politics or government because important roles like those were reserved for the rich people
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