After the defeat of Antony in Parthia, he rejected Octavia, his wife and Octavian’s half sister, and returned to Cleopatra and Egypt. In 34 B.C, during a pubic celebration, Mark Antony declared Caesarion Caesar’s rightful heir and gave land to each of his children with Cleopatra. Octavian was furious and claimed that Antony was under Cleopatra’s control and would abandon Rome. The Roman Senate stripped Antony of all his titles in 32 B. C. and Octavian declared war on
Authoritative and powerful people have been described to be major figures during the Trojan War such as Helen of Troy, Hector and Achilles. These characters have been created to exaggerate the story. It is believed that the Trojan War started over the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen, a Greek stolen from her husband Menelaus by Paris, a Trojan. Heinrich Schliemann, an ‘archaeologist’ excavated Troy during the 1870’s finding Jewels which he believed to belong to Helen of Troy. This accusation is impossible as they were dated 1000 years after the war.
Queen Hatshepsut achieved extraordinary power for a woman in Ancient Egypt, ultimately gaining the title Pharaoh in the eighteenth dynasty. In the twenty two year span of her reign, she lengthened trade and built extensively throughout Upper and Lower Egypt. Not only did Hatshepsut serve as the Queen of Egypt, but she ruled as a King. She reigned as a man, her statues show her as a man, complete with a traditional false beard that men wore. It is believed she was overthrown and was succeeded by Tuthmose III.
The Old Kingdom, also known as the pyramid age, contains Dynasty Three through Dynasty Six (2700-2190). The Old Kingdoms contribution to ancient Egypt was that they built many cities and many pyramids; this is why it’s known as the pyramid age. Also they expanded in trade, as well as set up a strong government for the future. Pharaohs during this time had absolute power over everything and were looked upon as Gods on Earth. The Old Kingdom starts to decline with Pepy II’s 90 year reign.
Hatshepsut was the daughter of Thutmose I and later married her half brother Thutmose II, who then reigned for 14 years. Within a few years of his death in 1473, she had herself declared “king” by the priests of Amun, this move made her a co-ruler with Thutmose III for twenty years. Egyptian royal art did not change just because Hatshepsut was a female; her image was portrayed as a male wearing a kilt and linen headdress, occasionally even a king’s false beard. The way in which male kings were not changed to suit each individual ruler and Hatshepsut was by no means an exception the rule. The temple of Hatshepsut was positioned just north of the Middle Kingdom temple of Mentuhotep Nebhepetre in a sea of cliffs which are known as Deir el-Bahri (Su).
The Parthenon vs. The Pantheon The Parthenon and Pantheon are both significant and creative structures that have great importance during their respective times. Perikles commissioned the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates to design the Parthenon in 447 BCE in the Acropolis of Athens in Greece. Although the Pantheon was designed and constructed entirely during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, the inscriptions states that It was built by Emperor Marcus Agrippa around 27 – 25 BCE in Rome. They both come from two different cultures and times but show many similarities in their overall symbolism and meaning.
Trojan War- Myth or Legend Paige Gillham The Trojan War is one of the greatest Greek stories that comprise of a great war containing a thousand ships that set sail to claim what was taken from them, one of the most beautiful women Helen of Troy. Written by the Greek poet Homer, the great story has been a debate of myth and legend for many centuries. Not only was the Iliad written 500 years after the great Trojan War, it was meant for entertainment purposes and not as historical evidence which can question is liability and truth. Though there is nothing to say that the whole Iliad is myth, Homer may have based his poetry on a real historical event that could have taken place and that may well have been a great war between Troy and the Greeks. Archaeological evidence claims that it has found Troy in one of 9 different layers at one hillside site first discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
Her research looks at ancient "folk science" precursors, alternatives, and parallels to modern scientific methods. In her book Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World, Adrienne Mayor shows that these weapons have colored most of human history. The book Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World is a subjective book on ancient stories and chemical and biological weaponry in the ancient and classical Eurasian civilizations recited by Mayor with few sources. Like the greek historian Herodotus, Adrienne Mayor appears to report every tall tale that comes to hand and, like the Athenian general Thucydides, she leaves many sources unidentified. Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World is the result of Mayor's consultation with fifty ancient and classical authors and her sampling of the growing body of recent scholarship on her topic.
3. Compare and contrast the basic features of the First Civilizations that emerged in Afro-Eurasia: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Shang Dynasty The first civilizations that emerged in Afro-Eurasia all made up different and new ways on how to survive and life in ancient society. Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and Shang Dynasty civilizations all relate because they are the first civilizations to create an important beginning for history. Over the years, civilization became a global phenomenon and encompassed large numbers of people and territories, resulting in civilizations to rise, fall, revive and change negatively and positively. After a few thousands years, the four major civilizations, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, and Shang Dynasty, all rose and emerged into becoming all independent civilizations that all had their different way of life and survival.
al. (2001) state that in Rome, citizens could ‘...drink Greek wine out of a Syrian glass as they enjoyed a meal of British oysters presented on a French silver platter...’ This essay will prove that ‘ancient Roman people had better lives than ancient Greek people’ through the discussion and comparison of ancient Greek & ancient Roman power, entertainment and women. Ancient Rome was the most powerful civilisation in the ancient world. Its immense power was partially due to its undefeatable army, which was the best trained army in the ancient world, and managed to conquer lands, protect the Roman Empire’s borders and keep the people under control, according to Jo Eshuys et al., 2001. Ancient Greece’s army, on the other hand, was practically non-existent due to the mountainous terrain throughout Greece that prevented significant land travel.