5,000 years ago the longest war broke out on the Wár continent between the Quorians and the Titanians over the rumoured reason that King Lonyn of Quora had married the beloved Alexandrite who King Regand had his heart set on for since they were children. King Lonyn still got his way as he literally had a higher standing and had more muscle, with small emerald eyes and red hair with a beard that reached his chest, which would probably make you think that he’s Scottish or Irish but regardless ‘Alex’
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who his mother actually is. To begin his studies, Archimedes moved to Alexandria, Egypt. He learned at a school that was run by former students if the great Greek mathematician, Euclid. There, he became close friends with Conon of Samos, another great mathematician at the time. From then on, his many discoveries and inventions impressed other great minds, even being called “superhuman” by the astronomer Galileo. He was consumed by his work, which led to his death at the hands of a Roman soldier following
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The culture of Greece has been developed and has evolved over time for thousands of years. They have gone through many different hands. It started with Mycenaean Greece and then continued through the ranks. The Roman Empire held great influence and much of what we know about Greece has come from that time period. Then the hands changed with the Byzantine Empire, the Persian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. Each left their mark and changed the culture that was there and added something new each time
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counsels. The two consuls had the authority to veto one another from gaining too much power. Within their one year term the counsel were allowed to lead the army, become judges when presented and serve Rome in foreign affairs. The monarchies had great power but also the ability of abusing this power. Polybius acknowledged the limited political freedom of this form of government and was aware of the turmoil that would occur amongst the people and their kings. This form of government was not the most
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The young navarch Callicratidas had 140 triremes with Conan only having 70 triremes but Athens were building reinforcements to better their strength. Although Conan had used his time wisely between clashes to get his fleet into top condition, having “prepared them for battle as no previous general had done”, he was still badly outnumbered. Callicratidas came after Conan, with 170 ships, Conan fled towards Mytilene but the Peloponnesians caught him at the harbour and took 30 Athenian triremes. Callicratidas
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When you look at Ancient Greek pottery, a story is being told. Whether a mug, a pitcher, a bowl, a pot, or a vase, it had to be created impeccable. Pottery was very important to the ancient Greeks because it was used in all aspects of their daily life. It was used for drinking, cooking, storage, transportation, and decorations to name a few. It held value because of its importance, and the ancient Greeks took pride in themselves as perfected artists. Pottery came in many shapes, sizes, patterns
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King Nebuchadnezzar was a great military king and warrior. He was known for the splendor and wonders of his city, along with his Political acts. King Nebuchadnezzar was one of the greatest warrior and king in the ancient times. Nebuchadnezzar’s Father, Nabopolassar, defeated the Assyrians and made their kingdom part of his. When Nebuchadnezzar took over as king, the Assyrians rebelled. Nebuchadnezzar’s armies marched to Judah and Killed Assyrian rulers. They captured the remaining Assyrians
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Alexander the Great is a villain because he has killed many people, and taken over civilizations and cultures. Alexander the Great is a villain because he killed many people. Alexander killed people and took over many civilizations to have as much power as he possibly could. According to A hero’s hero-Alexander and Achilles, “Here was a man, who walked in flesh and blood, a man who went on to conquer the whole world before he was thirty-two” (1). A hero does not kill people for his or her own victory
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Alexander the “Great” The conqueror of two million miles, Alexander of Macedon is known to the public as Alexander the Great; but whether if he was that extravagant is questionable. Uneducated parts of the population believe Alexander was superlative due to his ability to expand his empire. Alexander is not deserving of the title the great because of his cruelty, lack of ruling his empire, and the legend or myth behind his reality. To begin, Alexander’s hellacious militaristic abilities allowed
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Alexander A center for its subtle subject, stone is captivated by two parts of Alexander: his dish patriotism and his skillet sexualism. He demonstrates to him attempting to unite numerous people groups under one throne while remaining just as comprehensive with his decisions of beaus. Be that as it may, it stays hazy if Alexander has united those people groups or just vanquished them, and his sexuality is made dim by the film's modesty about gay sex and its vagueness about Alexander's associations
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