Agrippina the Elder, among other noteworthy achievements, is considered to be one of the main contributors to Nero’s succession to Claudius’ throne. Nero’s decision to kill his mother was influenced by many different factors including but not limited to: her dominating nature while he was in power, her public admonishment of him, her sudden support of Britannicus, and the influence that his mistress Poppaea Sabina had over him. Dio states that, once Nero had come into power, “Agrippina managed for (Nero) all the business of the empire.” This was a handsome honour accorded to Agrippina, especially considering she was a female. Straightaway Agrippina was afforded substantial power and, according to Tacitus, was held in high regard by her son, the princeps. “...in public, every compliment was heaped upon the princess; and when the tribune, following the military routine, applied for the password, her son gave: ‘The best of mothers.’” With all of these honours, it can be suggested that Agrippina and Nero came to rule the throne together.
Later pharaohs of ancient Egypt viewed the reign if a female an 'unfortunate anomaly'. Ancient sources reveal Hatshepsut presented herself in a number of ways through propaganda, as she understood the importance of image. # These include being a prolific builder, pious promoter of Amun, maintainer of Ma'at, ~ conqueror of the Northern and Southern Lands, ~ innovative efficient ruler, equal to other kings, and being chosen by Amun and Thutmose I. As well as titles, a pharaohs royal image in statues and reliefs was also represented by iconography, through royal nemes headdress or crowns, false beards and a short kilt, and always
we imitate and rod her adulate envy admire neglect scorn. Leave alone invade, fill ourselves with her. we love her, we say and if she isn’t careful we may even kill her.” The poem shows us that the public manipulates and controls her. They are ready to destroy her if she is not careful enough. Accordingly, Helen in “Helen in Hollywood,” is used by the cosmetics advertisement.
“He ran for pontifex maximus… Caesar won by a comfortable margin. As a result, Caesar’s political career left him heavily in debt” (Keko). After the bona dea scandal, Caesar was forced to divorce Pompeia (as mentioned before) to sustain his reputation he had built so far. Still in debt, Caesar aligned with Crassus to pay his debts in return for political support and securely “assumed the governorship of Spain”. Now at 60BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey had secured an uncomfortable alliance – the First Triumvirate - but was necessary for any future
We also learn in this section that Dido is pious, and respectful of the gods; she is building a “huge temple, rich with offerings”, which shows her to be morally upstanding, or put more simply, a good person. When Dido actually enters the book in person, there is more still to be learned of her. Virgil describes her as entering in all her beauty and goes further with this idea by describing her as “like Diana.” This simile also goes
“Hatshepsut’s top priority appears to have been her building programs, judging by her repeated references to it” D Redford. She also knew that it was important for a pharaoh to have an extensive building program as it was indicative of their economic stability / wealth. Her mortuary temple at Deir el Bahari is one of the most dramatically situated and unique temples in the world, “ Hatshepsut’s building style was something completely unique” John Ray , her building style was something of its own, a new trend in building in Ancient Egypt, she heavily dedicated her mortuary temple to Amun, Hathor and Anubis. “This temple was dedicated to Amun to emphasize her relationship with him, in both architecture and reliefs” Caroline Kim Brown , she knew the more she aligned herself with Amun, the more power she would have. The temple also reflected on her role of traditional pharaoh which
When people are taught about Ancient Egypt, many people instantaneously think of the infamous Queen Nefertiti. When translated, her name means, “the beautiful woman has come”. She was a well known Egyptian Queen and several have even believed she is even more legendary than her husband, King Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV). She is known for her iconic status, beauty, grace and being the 18th dynasty in 1351 BC. Even though Akhenaton had several other wives, he seemed to be completely immersed in thoughts about her.
JFK's wife, Jacqueline Kennedy influenced women everywhere with her style and grace. "The first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy brought beauty and life to the white house, she worried diligently to protect her family and she was admired by women everywhere (Kenney, 69)" Jacqueline was young and bright, her work towards making the white house a home and her beautiful style causing millions to stop and stare. "America liked Kennedy and his family because his wife Jacqueline was a philanthropist , the president supported civil rights and wanted to move the country away from racial segregation to let every American have equal freedom (Randall, 581)" Kennedy believed that all races should be treated the same. "The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our time (Johnson, 584)" Kennedy was an amazing leader of the free world, and Americas darkest day was when Kennedy was assassinated. "The
History Essay History Essay In this essay I will prove that Hachepsuit, Nebuchanzzar, Mursilis I, and Ramses II, were the most important rulers of the ancient world. Hachepsuit -she improved life for the Egyptians -she expanded the Egyptian trade -she was a regent , for her husband which she locked up and killed -was the first woman ruler , and for a while disguised herself as her husband -the Egyptians were able to obtain very prized exotic products, like leopard skins, feathers, hardwoods, and myrrh - She also carried out a little more than a few monumental building projects, such as an enormous funeray temple for herself in the Valley of the Kings and Queens - Had her boy friend do all her work(sunmut) -Hatshepsut is well known for her ambitious building projects in Egypt particularly the erection of several Obelisks’ at Karnack and her funerary Temple at Deir el-Bahri. In her time Hatshepsut was a model of feminine mystic, power and political
Because of this, Cleopatra could get out of him whatever she wants; even the assassination of her sister, Arsinoe; who she thinks betrayed her. So when Antony needed money, Cleopatra could be generous give it to him as long as it helped her as well. Antony's relationship with the Roman allegiance ended. Octavian then declared war against Cleopatra. Cleopatra lost the war badly, because of this; Octavian declared that she will be treated like a slave in her own country.