Client Kingdoms * He restored some friendly kings and princes to their former thrones and found kingdoms for others he favoured. * Gave his friend Herrod Agrippa the territories belonging to his uncles. * Generally anti-Semitic policies destabilised that region * Use of client kings did some damage in his removal of Pro-Roman king of Armenia Gaius’ Civil Administration * Gaius was not interested in administration, because it was not fitting for a God, and he was of the Hellenistic monarch view that everyone should support
This is the term used when land was taken away from the nobility and given back to the king until the noble has earned it back. This benefitted the king as well as he would gain the profits from the land until the noble was given it back. Henry also used something called the Order of the Garter to praise his nobility, as opposed to throwing land and money at them. This was a title that effectively cost Henry nothing but it carried some honour with it. Some nobles (William Stanley) were unhappy with this reward as they saw it as an empty reward, they wanted land or money instead.
‘Comedy involves men of middling estate; its perils are small scale, its outcomes peaceful’. To what extent do you agree with this definition of comedy in relation to Much Ado about Nothing*? Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing is one of the most popular comedies in history, selling out Shakespearean theatres until their closure in 1642. The comedy is thought to be written in 1598 and is often described as a ‘problem play’ meaning it shares tendencies with that of a tragedy. Of course MAAN follows Shakespeare’s traditional comedy structure but modern critics have their own agenda that a comedy, being such a complex genre, should conform to.
7, an upper-class roman philosopher and advisor to Emperor Nero, stated “...invented by someone with a mind that was nimble and sharp, but not great or elevated.” When referring to the hammer and the tongs, his point of view is that rather than making something meaningful, they use their sharp mind for making manual labor easier thus encouraging laziness. As an upper-classmen he is paying for the manual labor and not for his workers to be doing the easiest job they can find. Therefore, until we have one additional document for each society, we cannot truly understand Rome and China’s complete views on technology. Several people from both Rome and China who were sourced believed technology was very important. A Han government official from early second century B.C.E.
Not only was this an astute political move, it was also a necessary service provided to those who kept Rome safe. While Caius’s public reforms did much to help the Roman people, what truly set him apart as a social reformer were his actions outside of the Roman political sphere. In his second term as tribute, Caius left his house on the Palatine Hill to live in the market place with the common people of Rome. He left his life of luxury to live a common life among his constituents so that he could better serve their interests. This shows Caius’s strong political sensibilities, as well as his dedication to employing social reform to make Rome a better place for all of its’
Although conversely, the very dissimilar landscape between the two swayed their political growth. The mountainous terrain and numerous islands that make up Greece made it difficult for city-states to interact with each other, which resulted in each city-state growing individually. The ruling class of every city-state was against forming any kind of monarchy and defended their independence. Rome was very flat in comparison to the Greek terrain with mountains on the east side and what is now the Tyrrhenian Sea off to the west, which caused Rome to grow to become one huge city-state. Rome dealt with immigrants and intruders from the north and south.
As these Elders were elected for life, they were exempt the most effective form of democratic censures, re-election. [xiii] According to Aristotle, this was problematic. He believed that judges of important causes should not hold office for life because “the mind grows old as well as the body.”[xiv] Additionally, the Elders method of election was flawed. Instead of appointing the worthiest candidates to the position, candidates were allowed to canvas for the position. [xv] Despite its defects, the Council of Elders
Excerpts from Plutarch’s Life of Caesar. However, the Romans gave way before the good fortune of the man and accepted the bit, and regarding the monarchy as a respite from the evils of the civil wars, they appointed him dictator for life. This was confessedly a tyranny, since the monarchy, besides the element of irresponsibility, now took on that of permanence. 2 It was Cicero who proposed the first honours for him in the senate, and their magnitude was, after all, not too great for a man; but others added excessive honours and vied with one another in proposing them, thus rendering Caesar odious and obnoxious even to the mildest citizens because of the pretension and extravagance of what was decreed for him. 3 It is thought, too, that the
11. Why is comedy important in the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance? Comedy texts made people laugh, and then there was no longer fear. In the middle ages there was a fear between god and the noble class, In renaissance there was a turn from fear into felling comfortable with people. Comedy changes the original order.
Telemachus said “I cannot see myself again taking a quiet dinner in this company” (Homer II 326). He prefers to put himself in danger rather than staying in a comfortable and safe place but stripped from his pride and dignity. He travels to Nestor of Pylos and Menelaus, the king of Sparta. In short, Telemachus is a hero in the story Odysseys. He is honest, brave, and faithful to his family.