Byzantine Empire Under Justinian During the Emperor Justinian’s reign, from 527 until 565, the Byzantine Empire expanded in wealth, power and prestige. Much of this was due to Justinian’s skilful rule. Stated in Document 3, Justinian’s rule was that of God, because he had absolute rule over his empire. There were also periods of retrenchment and plague which often makes the period seem an unsuccessful one, although these times showed his quality as an Emperor. His attempt to revive the Roman Empire was a successful one, both in terms of power and longevity.
Final Project: 17th Century Louis XIV- “Sun King” - Longest reigns of any European monarch - Absolutist Monarch - During his reign, France stabilized and became one of the strongest powers of Europe - France became the ideal culture since he put great care into its enhancement so he could boast it to the world. - He maintained a strong kingdom because he never doubted his right to be king - Established a court at Versailles - believed in the motto, "one king, one law, one faith." anti-Protestant policy, aimed at converting the Huguenots to Catholicism - Louis issued the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685. In addition to revoking the Edict of Nantes, the new edict provided for the destruction of Huguenot churches and the closing of their
After several victories against French in Spain he invaded France. Napoleon, weakened by his disastrous invasion of Russia, surrendered in 1814. But the following year he escaped and quickly assembled an army in France. Wellington with the timely help of the Prussian army. Finally defeted Napoleon at Waterloo in Belgium in June 1815 (McDowall, 2003, p.
Another example was when Charlemagne was talking to his daughter bertha. The king said a day will come when every son and daughter will go to school. Another example, when Charlemagne decided to become the emperor of Rome, he did it because the pope asked and the people of Rome wanted him to be their king so he became emperor. Charlemagne was willing to make great sacrifices to bring Christianity to the pagan lands he ruled. Charlemagne did for the good of Christian Europe, and to do that good, he and his family would have to make personal sacrifices, such as when he put his two youngest sons in separate kingdoms from each other and from the rest of the family.
Diaz had a brief stint as a neophyte for the priesthood before joining the army to oppose the U.S. invasion of Mexico. Although he saw no combat during the war, his patriotic energy brought him to the attention of Benito Juarez, who took Diaz on as a protégé (Garner). Under the direction of Benito Juarez, Diaz passed the law exams in 1853 and became active in liberal causes. He was one of the co-conspirators in the Revolution of Ayutla, which drove Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna from power for the last time. When Juarez returned from exile and gained the presidency of Mexico, Diaz became one of his most loyal supporters and provided the military muscle for his liberal causes (Reed).
From the early 1600’s to the late 1700’s several European nations skirmished for control of the North American Continent. Spain, France and Great Britain were the super powers trying to colonize the free world and expand their massive empires. England was victorious out of the three superpowers; this was due to the failures and short comings of the other two powers in the year’s prior to the American Revolution. The most powerful does not always win which can clearly been seen in this example, Spain. Backing this world power was the Spanish Armada, which was known for never losing a sea battle.
Alexander the Great (r. 336-323) assumed the Macedonian throne after Phillip II of Macedonia fell victim to an assassin’s dagger. This young man, one of the most remarkable personalities of western civilization, was to have profound impact on history. He was able to maintain the enormous territory that he had conquered. The impact this had on the culture was huge. By overthrowing the Persian Empire and by spreading Hellenism, Greek culture, language, thought, and way of life, as far as India, Alexander was instrumental in creating a new Hellenistic era.
Hamilcar developed a base for Carthage in southern Spain, which helps explain the geography and transalpine adventure of the Second Punic War. When Hamilcar died, his son-in-law Hasdrubel took over, but when Hasdrubel died, 7 years later, in 221, the army appointed Hannibal general of the forces of Carthage in Spain. People considered Hannibal “Great”: Hannibal retained his reputation as a formidable opponent and great military leader even after Carthage lost the Punic Wars. Hannibal colors the popular imagination because of his treacherous trek with elephants across the Alps to face the Roman army. By the time the Carthaginian troops had finished the mountain crossing, he had about 50,000 troops and 6000 horsemen with which to face and defeat the Romans' 200,000.
The Cry of Dolores marked the beginning of the long and bloody Mexican War of Independence, which would not conclude until 1821. Millions were killed or displaced in this long conflict. During his trial, Hidalgo seemed to understand what he had wrought and recanted his actions, perhaps foreseeing the bloodbath to come. The Cry of Dolores was the spark that ignited the tinderbox of long pent-up resentment of the Spanish in Mexico. Taxes had been raised to pay for fiascoes like the disastrous (for Spain) 1805 Battle of Trafalgar and in 1808 Napoleon invaded Spain, deposed the king and placed his brother Joseph Bonaparte on the throne.
Many novels in this genre tackle personal issues such as dating, relationships, weight issues, life issues and many more. Often told from a point of view that pulls the audience in as if the narrator is confiding in them, Chick Lit novels offer something to identify with, and a great percentage of the audience take comfort from this. I love the odd book to read that’s light and funny and easy going and I am one hundred per cent a sucker for a happy ending; everything that is beheld in a Chick Lit novel, but can we call it literature and is it really any good when compared to Authors such as Stephen King and