The Spanish Empire was one of the biggest European empires to ever be created. Spain had a lot of potential but did not have the ability to continue expanding their empire. In 1588 the decline of the Spanish empire began as the English defeated the “Invincible” Spanish Armada. This defeat was due to the failure of proper strategic planning. The leaders in these two countries had different techniques when it came to ruling their kingdoms. When comparing the two, Elizabeth I who was the Queen of
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Both the ottoman empire and the Ming Dynasty had a limited period where they had a huge amount of power. But each of them handled losing power, gaining, and maintaining power differently. The Ottoman empire gained power by absorbing the other states meaning invading and taking over. They also had a rise to power when they defeated the byzantine empire which gave the Ottoman empire more power because they had conquered many areas. The ottoman empire also had maintained their power by allowing
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In the play “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, you are easily able to identify the theme of ‘political leaders usually act in the best interest of their country’ on several occasions. Shakespeare portrays this theme not only in the character Julius Caesar, but also in Marcus Brutus and Mark Antony. Although neither of them weren’t ever actually in charge of Rome, they still represent the theme well by doing what they truly believe is for the best. First, I will go into detail about how Brutus
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The persians had a very large empire that was ruled by cyrus. In 522 bc Darius the great succeeds cyrus, even though they were not related whatsoever. Later, Darius killed Cyrus’s son, Bardiya. To avoid having repercussions for committing homicide, he claimed that Bardiya was just an impostor pretending to be Bardiya, and therefore protecting the civilization. His goal making the empire great again in his mind and to make the empire bigger. Darius looks for places to conquer. Darius decided to turn
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easily flattered. His wife Calpurinia warns him that she is having nightmares that he will be killed but he feels he’s immortal. Caesar’s enemies conspire against him and feel that he would not be a successful leader of Rome. Marcus Brutus is a Roman Senator who helps plan and carry out Caesar’s assassination which he believes
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Virgilius Maro, better known as Virgil is an insightful read and look into a life generations before our own and what we know civilisation to be nowadays. One very interesting aspect of this work is the representation of the rights of the dead and the Roman underworld. Virgil was one of the first authors to introduce these ideas to a modern society and legends and myths that up until that time, were spread through word of mouth and from one generation to another. Many of the rituals and practices however
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Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (Pompey Strabo). Although Pompey the Great came from an aristocratic background, his father was a novus homo, meaning that he was the first in his family to be elected to public office. Pompey Strabo rose through the ranks of Roman government, becoming quaestor in 104 BC, praetor in 92 BC, and then elected consul in 89 BC. At this time, during the civil war between Sulla and Marius, Pompey Strabo supported Sulla’s side, the Optimates. This group consisted of aristocrats and the
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his doom. In Caesar’s public life, his pride runs his life. For example, Calpurnia had convinced Caesar not to go the Senate after having a terrifying dream about Caesar’s death. In her dream, Calpurnia saw Caesar's body in a fountain of blood with Romans
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major shift from many religions to that mainly consisting of the three religions: Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism (Pollard, 267). Of these religions, Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire and it was the official religion of not only its people but also its government. Quickly after its Roman adoption and support, Christianity began to spread like wildfire across Europe, Africa, Southwest asia.That said, much like
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Crown, 2009. Print. Lars Brownworth wrote Lost to the West The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization because he believed that many heroic Romans were not credited for their work throughout many historical books. Brownworth thinks that the people of the past should have writing about their accomplishments towards the Roman empire. Brownsworth also believes that no other history book has credited many historical figures up to this point. Lars Brownworth not only wrote the book Lost
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