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was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire . What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up to the making of t...
Around 800 B.C.E., a second civilization center began to develop around the islands of the Aegean Sea and the Greek mainland. With modifications, Greek civilization lasted until about 400 B.C.E., when it was replaced by an imperial state under Macedonian kings. Though often battling each other, Greeks had a strong sense of identity. Greek civilizat...
When one thinks of the phrase "Cao Dai," they will associate it with a political group involved in protest of French rule in Vietnam, if they have ever heard of it at all. In actuality, while Cao Daiists did play a part in these protests, Cao Dai is a primarily indigenous Vietnamese religion that encompasses many other world religions but is al...
Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis was a major confrontation between the United States and Russia over Soviet-supplied missile installations in Cuba. The background to the crisis was Russia?s military strength in Europe. At any time Russia would be able to take over Europe through the use of a surprise attack. The US, however, m...
By: Sara Adams My great grandmother was born on September 30, 1895 in Strum, Wisconsin, and used to tell us the most important invention for the home, in her lifetime, was the clothes washing machine. Now history always seems to make the present era seem more civilized, when in fact, it is probably only cleaner, thanks to my grandmother's f...
