Hannibal the Hero December 17, 2011 For Queen Victoria Matthews Esteemed Work of Knave Shervin Ghiami Hannibal Barca of Carthage (247-183 BCE) is considered today by historians as one of the brilliant military tacticians of the Classical Era. His main enemy was the Mighty Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal’s great victories against the Romans in this war include the battles of Trebbia, Lake Trasimene and Cannae. In the eyes of the Romans, Hannibal was this terrifying, merciless brute; however, he ultimately failed in conquering Rome. Firstly, the government of Carthage, in spite of being a remarkably stable system, was a poor supporter for Hannibal during his campaign.
Doing this Sparta and Athens won the war against the Persians, but ended up losing to Rome. Leonidas impacted our generation today by giving us entertainment, courage, and a basis for a need for a strong military. He lived from about 540 B.C. to August 11, 480 B.C. in the battle of Thermopylae.
“Peter had 100,000 men and abundant resources. Still Charles would not give up the idea of marching on Moscow, to capture which he had invaded Russia. In order to obtain provisions he determined to besiege the town of Pultowa.” Luckily, Menshikoff was at the rescue by helping them with their forces. That are closet to the part they are going to fight on. (Old and Sold) “The battle of Pultowa is one of the most famous battles in the world’s history.
- from The Persians, by Aeschylus. The Battle of Marathon was the Darius I's first chief attempt to overcome Greece. In comparison to the great battles which would succeed it, it was, in terms of men involved, a war of smaller size although its significance in uniting the Greek city-states against Persia cannot be underestimated. According to Aechylus, this battle of Marathon happened to be one of the most important battles in world history. In 490BC, two armies faced each other across the plain of Marathon, 26 miles from Athens.
The battle of Thermopylae, in 480BC, is possibly one of the most remember battles of all time. Despite being a defeat, the Spartans held off the Persian army of Xerxes for two days until their position was out flanked by the secret trail, in the face of insurmountable odds and with the knowledge of a victory being rather improbable, the Spartans and their allies show bravery and courage, which Herodotus in his accounts emphasises. The battle of Thermopylae becomes a moral victory through which all further examples are measured by. Throughout Herodotus’ account of the battle, an emphasis seems to be placed on the Spartan ethos. The scout of the Persians that had been sent to the pass at the Persisn’s arrival at Thermopylae reports the Lacedaemonians were “..exercising naked and combing their hair..” (Herodotus 7.208) The Great King, confused and seeing the Lecedaemonian’s behaviour as laughable, calls on the exiled Spartan King, Demaratus, for an explanation.
How often do we see an advertisement that is not selling anything? This was the case when “ John Hancock Life Insurance Company of Boston, Massachusetts, ran a series of low-keyed print advertisements that touted historic figures from the nation’s past.” (Doyle). The insurance company has the name of one of the most revolutionary and great leaders that America has ever witnessed, John Hancock. By presenting important figures like George Washington, Elizor Wright, Fredrick Remington, Robert Morris, Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman in their ads, the company ended up informing and reminding the readers of Americas ardent patriots. Also by using the revolutionary leaders as the images for the ads, the company ended up gaining credibility which in the long run worked in the company’s advantage.
Knight was given the nickname, “The General” by Dick Vitale because the he was highly educated in military history. Indiana reached the Final Four in 1973, losing to UCLA. In 1976, the Hoosiers were undefeated at 32-0 and won championship, beating Michigan 86-68 in the title game. Knight’s Hoosiers also won championships in 1981. When Indiana won the 1979 NIT championships, Knight led the U.S. national team to a gold metal in the Olympic Games as coach of the Michael Jordan team.
Today we think of wars lasting only days not years, America’s invasion of Iraq was accomplished in less than a month. With such speed and lethality of our army today it is hard to imagine that during the First World War soldiers would fight over yards for months at a time. It wasn’t until the Second World War that our modern battle techniques were developed that enabled the United States to achieve such military supremacy. Americans have taken for granted that war used to be a bloody affair, victory was when more than half of the soldiers survived. Understanding the great world wars can be done best by contrasting the differences in technology, how the military commanders valued life, and the tactics used during battle.
These two Super Bowls were so similar that it was almost frightening for some. Both Super Bowls starred the same coach-quarterback tandems as before. The Giants had Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin, and the Patriots had Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Both Patriot teams had a strong motivation to win; ’07 featured the opportunity to be considered the greatest of all-time, and the 2011 Pats dedicated this past season to Myra Kraft, Team Owner Robert Kraft’s wife, who died of cancer just before the start of the season. The Giants came out on top after overtime games in the NFC Championship both years.
F.Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, published in the early nineteenth century, became an immediate success with professional writers and the curious underground of serious readers in America, at the time. Over the eighty-seven years since Fitzgerald, first released the novel to the public, it has received a staggering critical reception from readers all around the world. The book itself, centralises the ideas of, post war, of hedonism, materialism, alienation and morality, viewed and experienced through the eyes of the narrator, Nick Carraway a young man from Minnesota. In addition to its great success over time, the text has also had a major impact in the field of literature and is viewed as a great. Born September 24th, 1896, Francis