Napoleon was an Emperor of the French who imposed an array of liberal reforms across Europe. These reforms included the abolition of feudalism and religious acceptance. He is most remembered for his role in leading France in the Napoleonic Wars. He was very powerful and won many wars and gained control of most of continental Europe. Throughput is powerful reign he gained recognition as one of the greatest commanders in history. However, on June 18, with Wellington at the lead, Napoleon was defeated
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“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”- Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519). Da Vinci is one of the most interesting personalities in the entire history of art. Like he said, “The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”, (From the book “Masters of art Leonardo da Vinci” by Sergio and Andrea Ricciardi, pg. 32) he never stopped observing, experimenting and inventing. Da Vinci was born
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Being an ambitious chef located in the Midwest, Rick Tramonto is known throughout the country as a star. Tramonto, a New York native, grew up knowing that he didn’t have a passion for academics, and was a fan of playing in the kitchen. He first started as a line cook, but learned quickly and soon moved up on the chain into top restaurants. He grew up in an Italian-American family and was influenced early on by making meatballs in the kitchen, but he didn’t stop at Italian food. Tramonto’s family
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Antoine Robidoux was the most colorful and perhaps the best known of the six Robidoux brothers. He is known so much not through the records of St. Louis or St. Joseph, as through the documentary sources from places scattered across the Western half of the United States and from a wide array of others who knew and met him and briefly described their encounter. He is in some ways more controversial than his brother Joseph--virtually villanized as a ruthless slave trader by the Mormons of Utah, he is
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Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily, Italy. The Monreale Cathedral was built in the 12th century, around 1174 to 1185 and commissioned by the Norman ruler of Sicily, William II. The purpose of the Cathedral was to show the majesty of William’s kingdom while representing the devotion the Normans had for the Virgin Mary. To this day, the church is known as one of the greatest examples of Norman culture and architecture in the world and is considered a national monument of Italy. When creating this church, William
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To: SMORGA Board of Trustees From: Audrey Soria, Museum Official Re: Ownership dispute over “Portrait of a Renaissance Gentleman” Date: February 24, 2016 As you are aware, the situation involving the painting, “Portrait of a Renaissance Gentleman,” has grown very contentious and requires the attention of the board. Currently, the painting is on loan to us from Really Big Museum until December 1, 2020. The painting is owned by Mr. Collector. However, it appears he purchased this painting at auction
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Gunpowder has greatly changed sieging. It has changed how sieges were fought and defended. Others have also been influenced to become humanistic thinkers because of gunpowder. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate the effects gunpowder has brought on how sieges were fought and defended against and how it influenced others to become humanist thinkers. Gunpowder has changed how sieges were fought. Before gunpowder, sieges were fought differently. They would mostly use one of seven tactics.
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1. The Catacombs of San Callisto. The Catacombs of San Callisto were built after 150 A.D. It is one of the first place to see when starting your journey down the Via Appia. Dozens of martyrs and sixteen pontiffs were buried in a 12 mi. long complex graveyard. 2. The Catacombs of San Domitilla Almost beside the Catacombs of San Callisto, The Catacombs of San Domitilla sits underground. Despite being built in the 2nd century, it is the best preserved Catacomb. It even contains bones! Circus of Maxentius
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“All men are by nature equally free and independent,” Mazzei wrote in the Virginia Gazette in 1774. “Such equality is necessary in order to create a free government.” Filippo Mazzei was born in Poggio a Caino in Tuscany, Italy on December 30, 1730. He studied medicine in Italy for several years before moving to London in 1755 to begin a career as a mercantile importer. While in London, he met Benjamin Franklin, who convinced him to start a new business in Virginia. In 1773, Mazzei led a group of
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modern day, Galileo's theories have been proven correct. What an interesting man? Let's learn more about him. I will now tell you about Galileo's early life, career, and ideas/inventions. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. He was the oldest of his six siblings. His
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