Hannibal tricked the Roman army and surrounded them, in the end killing 50,000 enemy soldiers. This was the greatest loss Rome had ever suffered. As a result of victories like this, Hannibal was described as ‘a military genius’. He used strategies and tactics that most ancient civilizations had never heard of, and even though he had a small army, he was able to defeat opponents almost three times his size. Historians described him as ‘a jet plane, a nuclear bomb, and a radical new technology’.
The artwork that I have chosen to write about is the scraper which a piece that was created in the civilization of Classical Greece. It happens to be also known as the apoxyomenos which is known as the most popular work that comes from Lysippos. It was based on a wrestler and is a Roman copy after the original bronze of ca. 330 B.C.F. Lysippos was big for his way of sculpting the scraper and how it has a great effect on future artist.
Caesar’s military prowess and his reforms crafted him into the extraordinary person that historians all recognize as great. When Caesar created the First Triumvirate alongside Pompey and Crassus, he was allotted the Roman lands of Cisalpine Gaul, Narbonese Gaul, and Illyricum in addition to four legions of about five thousand soldiers each (Source 1). Caesar immediately put his army to use by invading, and eventually conquering all of Gaul. Although his army was physically smaller and often outnumbered, his superior fighting tactics allowed his army to defeat the Celts. Another beneficial factor towards Caesar’s conquest was the disunity of the Gallic tribes, which was reminiscent of the Greek city-states.
Tacitus explains that Agricola assisted the “building of temples, public squares and private mansions.” From this we can infer that Agricola was really keen on uniting people within the towns by building communal places where people could go. It also shows that Agricola realised he needed to communicate and gain popularity from the people living in the towns, in order for them to accept his ideas. Later on in this source (Agricola, 21), Tacitus tells us that “gradually” Agricola brought in more and more facilities that the Britons would want (“arcades” and “baths”) which again, gained him more popularity. Some of the most famous of these “baths” can still be found in Bath, England today. As you can see from this source, Agricola made the roman baths a very luxurious place to visit, he almost spoiled the people, gaining their support.
His great ancestor, Lucius Junius Brutus, is credited with founding the Republic in 509 BCE by deposing the last Tarquin king. Son to Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder and Servilia Caepionis, Brutus lost his father at an early age. He was officially adopted by his uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio, whose name he took for an unspecified part of his life. Brutus’ formal education came under the tutelage of his mother’s half-brother, Cato the Younger. Cato, both a philosopher and politician of the time, was a Stoic who would be remembered for his unflinching resistance to corruption and support of Republican values.
How did the roman’s control Their empire? At its height, the Roman Empire spread from Iran in the East to Spain in the West and Egypt in the South to Scotland in the North. Ruling a huge empire meant they needed many ways of staying In control which included: the Army, the Government, Non-Romans, Buildings, Trade and Communication. Army; The Roman army had a massive part in controlling the empire by having the best weapons and armour. Also they were well trained and had excellent tactics such as the Testudo (‘tortoise shell’) .
Sandra Quinones HIS 103 World Civilizations I Instructor: Pamela Huckins Wednesday, August 01, 2012 There were many things that the Roman Empire had from ambition to lust and even murder. But the one thing that had set Rome apart from any other cities was its technology and engineering, and the technology that the Romans had achieved with the building of huge buildings, stadiums and roads and aqueducts made the Roman Empire one of the most power nations in the world. As early as 44 B.C when the most powerful roman of all was found dead on the senate floor murdered by his own people, Julius Cesar had engineered a rise to power that would never be challenged. The one thing that Julius Cesar wanted to do, that no other person had ever done
Many people were panicking screamed for help but all of this went in vein and around 20,000 people who lived in Pompeii presumably died either from being crushed, carbonised or inhaling the pyroclastic surge’s deadly gases. Based on Archaeological evidence, one can deduce that Pompeii had many trades, markets and businesses. For example, we know that the civilians of Pompeii could work in shops such as street- side shops which were not restricted to the forum. People used to go from the baths to these types of shops; an example of this is the Macellum which is an ancient Roman indoor market building that sold mostly provisions (especially fruits and vegetables) and is usually alongside the forum and basilica. Food shops had made counters usually from stone or brick with large clay pots (dolia) and they were used for storing dried fruit, grains, other pots were used for liquids such as wine.
As a wrestler I have been surrounded by this epidemic for more than fifteen years and at times have even fallen victim to it. Extreme weight loss affects every wrestler from middle school to the Olympic level in one way or another. From the very first time we step on the wrestling mat, as wrestlers we are divided and scrutinized because of our weight. Our weight determines the way we wrestle, practice and develop within the sport. According to Ben Askren, a two-time NCAA champion and an Olympic team member, there are two thing in wrestling that are always true.
I believe that my personal traits will play a very important role in achieving my career goals for several reasons; I am a very fast learner, a great communicator, and I’m a peoples’ person. In particular, I would like to become an Athletic Director on an intercollegiate level. I aspire to a career as an athletic director in the sports industry because I enjoy sports, love the whole intercollegiate environment, and having the opportunity to participate in a good sports program, but most importantly the feeling of excitement I get right before a sports competition, is comparable to the feeling I get working behind the scenes preparing for a sporting event. I truly enjoy coordinating the events that lead up to the main event. A further career thought is to own my own business.