Augustus Caesar: “The Revered One” In the last one hundred years before Christ (B.C. ), the Roman Empire was the biggest and strongest power in the world. Until 31 B.C. Rome was a republic ruled by elected officials. Augustus Caesar assumed power as the first Roman Emperor in 31 B.C.
Prior to becoming king, Darius placed Xerxes in the position of satrap of Babylon for 12 years from him to gain experience in a position of power and authority. Also in 498 a palace was built for the kings’ son in Babylon. The invasion of Greece, planned by his father, was put on hold because he faced a rebellion in Egypt in 486bc. Xerxes led the campaign against Egypt and ‘decisively crushed them’ (Herodotus) and reduced the Egyptians to abject slavery and placed the country once again firmly under Persian control. Unlike, his father, who made
This war pitted Richard’s family with another prominent English family, the Lancasters, in a battle for the British Crown. In the war, Richard lost his father, uncle, and eldest brother. Upon victory, Richards’s older brother Edward the IV was named king, and young Richard a prince. After several more battles between the Lancaster family Richard’s family was able to establish dominance that
He fought against Spanish rule in 1811 with the inspiration of George Washington. After eight long years, he brought an army together and crushed the Spanish army of Colombia. The occupation of his forces led to the Peninsular War, which gave the Spanish Creole an opportunity to gain independence from their mother country. This resulted in a series of revolutions that took place all over Spanish America. This revolution has a great impact and long-lasting implications on the countries in Latin America.
After plundering the royal treasures and taking other rich booty, he burned the city during a drunken binge and thus completed the destruction of the ancient Persian Empire. His domain now extended along and beyond the southern shores of the Caspian Sea. Other places include Modern Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Bactria and Sogdiana, the modern Russian Turkestan also know as Central Asia. It took Alexander only three years, from the spring of three hundred and thirty B.C (330 B.C) to the spring of three hundred and twenty seven B.C (327 B.C) to master this vast
His last aim was the succession. Henry would need a male heir so as to secure the throne for the Tudors. The first of Henry’s aims to be completed was to start the differentiation between himself and his father. In April 1509, just as he had become ruler, he had two of his father’s most powerful men arrested; Edmund Dudley and Richard Empson, and a year later the two were executed. Henry had done this so he could abolish the Council Learned in Law, meaning that he could cancel 175 bonds his father had put in place with his Nobles.
Ancient Rome was a small town that had grew into a empire that is over continental Europe. Rome was the longest lasting civilization and they had a strong governments. Ancient Rome was the time Claudius, The roman Emperor decided that he was to make Nero to be the next emperor in line over his son this was negative because Nero wasn’t a good emperor. The roman Emperor Claudius was born on August 1 10 B.C and he was the son of Livia Drusilla. Claudius was the roman emperor from 41 to 54 B.C.
Sir Francis Drake was an English “sea dog” (pirate) who raided Spanish ships returning with valuables 2. Spain did not stand for this so they planned to attack England with their Spanish Armada (130 ships & 27,000 men) a. England’s plan for victory: (explain) 3. Spain loses their grip on the seas with this defeat and the problem of inflation destroys the Spanish economy a. inflation (define)
Attila the Hun Logan White In this term paper you will be reading about the life and legacy of Attila the Hun. Attila was the absolute ruler of the Hunnic Tribe who united all of the Huns together, making an unstoppable force. The time period in which he was in command took place between the years of 445 to 453 A.D. Attila played a dramatic role in the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. He had an abiding hostility towards the Germanic Ostrogoths. The diary entry will focus on the successes of Attila, major battles, large impacts made on other civilizations, and his keen strategies for battle (Dyson 282-283).
Reasons for Greatness Alexander the Great is known as one of the greatest rulers in history. He inherited the throne of Macedonia after the death of his father, and set out on a quest to invade Persia. Alexander succeeded in taking over Persia and went even further to take over Egypt and India. But, soon after he defeated the prince of India, Alexander died in Babylon, leaving behind a legacy that no person has yet to overcome. Alexander was given the name “Alexander the Great” because of three things: his moral strength, his war strategy, and the extraordinary legacy he left behind.