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The first century AD gave birth to Plutarch of Chaeronea. He was born into the Greco-Roman world during the Pax Romana, a time of peace that which had not been seen in all of the country's history. Plutarch, coming from an upper-class family, was able to get a good education and find a purpose to his life1. Philosophy was his calling and he was brilliant in his work. An aficionado of the works of his forefathers in thought (from Zeno to Plato), Plutarch used their systems to take his knack for

Marlee Bunker HIS-111-02 Mr. Shelton October 13, 2014 The Classical Romans There is a lot of background on the Classical Roman Civilization. They had many traditions and values that came from ancient Italians. The culture of the Romans was inclined by classical Greece. Many of the things that Romans did came from the Greeks. They were the type who did not like the idea of new things coming to place because they thought it may be dangerous. They wanted to keep the old traditions and values, as

Alexander the Great was a powerful man from when he was a child, and he grew up to be one of the most powerful and courageous leaders of all time. He first demonstrated this strength and courage at the age of fourteen. Alexander was very fascinated when it came to horses and he watched the unsaddled horses gallop around. Not even the best riders were able to break in the horses. A horse was then brought in that no one, not even the mighty King Philip, Alexander’s father, could master. The horse,

the Italian countryside and Latin colonies all over Europe. Though slavery was prevalent in households throughout the city itself, it was on the farms and plantations where it had its greatest effect. The Roman conquests of Carthage, Macedonia and

The Persian Wars refers to the warfare between Greece and Persia within the 5th century BCE which worried invasions by using the latter in 490 and 480 BCE. Several of the maximum famous and substantial battles in records were fought for the duration of the Wars, those had been at Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, and Plataea, all of which would become legendary. The Greeks have been, ultimately, successful and their civilization preserved. If they have been defeated then the western international

Alexander the so-called ‘Great’ was a legendary conqueror who in his short lifetime was able to overthrow the Persian Empire, the most powerful kingdom at that time. He was born in 356 BCE to King Philip and Queen Olympia of Macedonia. Alexander’s warring career jumpstarted at the age of 20 in the year 336 BCE, due to the assassination of his father in which he inherited his father’s kingdom. Over the span of 11 years, Alexander and his small fleet of men of about 40,000 took over and ruthlessly

Alexander the Great The famous Aristotle taught Alexander academic subjects, politics, sports, and warfare. Alexander was born 300 years before Jesus, 356 BCE Macedonia. He was 20 years old when he invaded the Persian Empire. After an 8 year march, Alexander’s army refused to go any further. The death of Darius was only important to Alexander because he wanted to rule the Persian body. How great was Alexander the Great? Alexander was great because he was inspiring, and also because he spread Greek

The elephants were extremely difficult to kill, the Romans tried so many tactics to defeat them but they couldn’t. They tried to kill the one who was on the elephant so the elephant didn’t know where to go. Although the constant effort of the Romans, they couldn’t defeat Hannibal and the Carthaginians. The Romans with their defeat elected two consuls Gnaeus Servillus Geminus and Gaius Flaminius they moved the troops to the south. Spring of the year 217 BC, Hannibal fought the Battle of the Lake Trasimine

known as the Hellenistic period. The word Hellenistic comes from the word hellenize which means to spread Greek influence. After Alexander’s death, his empire divided into four kingdoms: Syria (the kingdom of the Seleucids), Egypt, Pergamum, and Macedonia. Farther east in Syria, the Hellenistic rulers of the new kingdoms Encouraged Greek art and literature as one means of holding foreign influences under control. Libraries were built at Pergamum and the Syrian capital of Antioch. Greek philosophers

A. Summary of Maccabees The book of first Maccabees starts off with describing Alexander the Great, son of Philip of Macedonia. It highlights his ability to dominate nations, but also his arrogant heart which led to his death. Before he died he gathered his generals nobleman to divided his massive kingdom. Antiochus was king of Israel and surrounding areas many Jews were falling away from God and following gentile customs. He attacked and defeated Egypt then went into Jerusalem and profaned the