Primary Source: Aristotle-The Athenian Constitution Define “demes”. Demes were local neighborhoods that were doubted to be created by Cleisthenes, but rather made the basis of his reforms and the root of political organization. As the number of citizens expanded, the demes became more deme-ocratic (democracy). Describe how Cliesthenes “beat” Isagoras and Cleomenes. Cliesthenes won over the people with promises of more citizen rights.
Assess the impact of the Emperor Tiberius on the Principate The impact that the Emperor Tiberius had on the principate was contested by both the ancient and modern historians through time. Ancient historians mostly comprised detested Tiberius as it was their obligation to expose the evils of the principate under the Julio-Claudians and portray its degeneration into tyranny. His flaws are highlighted by the end of his reign particularly caused by his enigmatic personality, deteriorating relationship with the senate, influence of Sejanus and the repercussions of the treason trials. Whilst modern sources illustrate him from a more positive perspective pointing out his good intentions, effectively administrating the state, vastly improving
WHY DID CAESAR EMBARK ON CIVILWAR? Caesar found it necessary to cross the Rubicon for many reasons, most of all due to the new regulations set by Pompey in Rome. During Caesar_s campaign in Gaul, Pompey was the most powerful man in the government, and he intended to keep it that way. Lucan states, ” Caesar could no longer endure a superior, nor Pompey an equal.‘ After Crassus died, the triumvirate between these three men broke down and Pompey and Caesar became rivals. In 52 BC, Pompey became sole-consul, and passed legislations which affected Caesar_s position in power.
Despite his selfish reign, Augustus is collectively referred to as one of the most dominant and ideal leaders in history due to the obvious facts that he: unified a powerless Senate, rebuilt the Capitol, and most importantly expanded the Roman Empire. However, further examination of Augustus’s personally and selfishly written deeds reveal quite the opposite when acknowledging the murder of his uncle. Through this acknowledgement, it is evident Augustus did not evolve into the ideal leader portrayed throughout the “Deeds of Divine Augustus”, but on the contrary, a vengeful dictator seeking world domination found through retaliation against his Uncle’s
As a result, various problems developed that fed back upon one another and led to Persia's decline and fall. For one thing, weak rulers led to numerous revolts, especially in Egypt, which always had detested Persian rule. Secondly, the satraps also became more independent, ruling their satrapies more as kings than as the king's loyal subjects. They even carried on their own foreign policies and waged war on each other, which only added to Persia's problems. Revolts and unruly satraps caused serious economic problems for the empire.
Alongside the European wars were the disunity and loss of trade dominance that led to the ultimate demise of the Dutch Republic. There were three Anglo-Dutch wars and the effect on the Republic was cumbersome. There were 2,000-2,700 Dutch ships seized by the English and 500 English ships seized by the Dutch. This shows how the merchants truly took a hit during the wars, which brought down the Republic substantially. These numbers are found in Document 3.
The Spanish Armada in 1588 alone had the size of 160 ships and he was able to push back the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent, ending their threat in the Mediterranean in 1585. Philip II is described by J.L.Motley as a ‘perfection of evil’. In 1561 Philip made Madrid the permanent capital of his empire which meant that he had central control from Madrid. This is significant to being an absolute Monarch as it meant that he had all the knowledge on specific subjects which allowed him to keep control as others did not have the full knowledge. He could also veto any decisions that he didn’t not like and was able to appoint or dismiss anyone from the council.
For it’s the fathers job to raise his son properly. Cato mocked Greek learning and culture. He disliked the Greek culture and even their philosophers. He also believed the Greek physicians had it out for him and his countrymen. Cato was said to have caused the destruction of Carthage.
The Acts fueled anger toward the Mother Country making their relationship precarious. In summation, the seven years’ war brought internal conflict that cause detrimental effect on political economic and social relationship between the British and the North American colonies. The colonies were unhappy due to limited political participation allowed by the Great Britain. Series of Acts passed had inauspicious effect of the economy and constant interference caused their relationship to be
The first succession was due to these 3 factors. (B.C. 494) 1. Poverty & Distress of the Plebeians due to previous wars left the Plebeians in a state of poverty. 2.