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    rose victorious, due to the spread of Christianity, and Apollonius remains all but forgotten to today 's society. However, it wasn 't just holy men who could come to be revered as divine, according to Ehrman, as he moves on to talk about how Roman emperors were often revered as gods. For instance, Julius Caesar declared that he had a divine heritage, "In a funeral oration

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    guessed that if he found himself back in the Colosseum, the crowd would once again persuade Caesar to let him live. But he still had a part of his mind doubting his survival. But oh, how he longed to get one last glimpse of his love, but she was the Emperor 's daughter, and he was low class. There was even only a slight chance that the princess 's cousin, who was a very high class, would be able to marry her. He needed to stop for a breath. Brute looked back at him and saw the two-leg pant heavily

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    An unsure Pope Pius VII, not wanting to place a crown on the head of the soon to be Emperor of France in the extravagant Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris, who then takes matters into his own hand and places the crown on his own head (Selin Par. 1, 2, 13). This is the situation of Napoleon Bonaparte. After overthrowing the Directory in 1799, Napoleon worked to satisfy the needs of the people and recreate and better the French empire by ratifying reforms, such as the Napoleonic Code (Ligard Par. 2). This

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    Irony In Tamburlaine

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    The foolish king becomes a subject for laughter for his ironical thundering speech. The same irony can be noticed in Cosroe’s alliance with Tamburlaine. After they have defeated Mycetes, Tamburlaine challenges Cosroe. The newly crowned king of Persia responds: “What means this devilish shepherd to aspire With such a giantly presumption, To cast up hills against the face of heaven, And dare the force of angry Jupiter? But as he thrust them underneath the hills, And pressed out fire from their burning

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    Napoleon actions in power appear to completely contradict his supposed beliefs during the French Revolution, as he reverted back to former times in regards to his power, his administration, and even his self appointed title of emperor. One could suggest that Napoleon utilized the ideals of the revolution to put himself into power with no actual regard for the beliefs of the people who placed him there. With that said, his prominence as a ruler can be explained through his military

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    connection. She values and uses all of her gifts." Sei Shōnagon was the perfect example of a Court gentlewoman in ancient Japan. She was standardly pleasing to the eye, profusely knowledgeable in poetry, and always did the right thing when it came to the Emperor and Empress. Shōnagon was also snotty and particularly arrogant because of her status as a Court gentlewoman. Her chin rose above the farmers on trips to the country. Her face sneered looking at the robes of the poorer folk. Her head turned when a

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    Comparing and Contrasting Two Monarchs In the late 17th century to the early 18th century, two powerful monarchs who ruled over their own magnificent empires. These monarchs were Peter the Great, the tsar of Russia, and the emperor of China, Kangxi. At the time of their rules, an economic system called mercantilism formed. This system allowed societies to benefit off of influx of goods from merchants trading. Using this system, in China, the Canton system was formed to open up ports to western societies

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    The Blazing World as Feminist Manifesto Essay

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    Margaret Cavendish truly had faith in the female spirit, and she felt that women were never given the credit they deserved.  Cavendish wholeheartedly believed that women could comprehend philosophy and politics as well as men, and that they should be allowed to study these subjects freely.  In addition, she called for the independence of women from masculine restrictions.  Because of this, feminism abounded in her thoughts and works.  In The Blazing World, Margaret Cavendish shows that women are

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    Russia has seen its fair share of autocratic monarchs as well, such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. Peter first ascended the throne as co-czar with his half-brother Ivan V in the death of their brother Feodore. Their elder sister, Sophia, was the most capable to take the throne. But being a girl, she was unable to do so and could only rule as regent for the two princes turned czars. While Sophia ruled, Peter spent his days building forts on the banks of a river outside of Moscow. He played

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    not published in the West until about a millennium after it was written. As it was ‘a venomous pamphlet of dubious merit’, The Secret History is hardly a reliable historical source. It criticises Justinian and Theodora for all of their actions as Emperor and Empress, as well as create a story, possibly based on nothing, about the origins of Theodora. While Procopius is considered a significant historian for the sixth century, it is notable that his treatment of Theodora is biased in an unfavourable

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