usually think that an emperor would lead their empire to victory or success. Nero on the other hand did the opposite. Nero the leader of the Roman Empire is full of entertainment‚ but when it came to the ruling of his empire he could not contain its riots and fires. Nero was born on 15 December AD 37. He was born with the name Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus before he became Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus. His Mother was Agrippina the Younger‚ the niece of the previous emperor Claudius (“Nero Claudius
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By Dominic Sun Emperor Qin vs. Emperor Hadrian: Who kept control of their empire most effectively? Qin Shi Huangdi; who became China’s first Emperor‚ and Emperor Hadrian‚ who was perhaps the Roman’s greatest Emperor‚ both tried to control their empires. They were both good commanders and they used various methods such as building roads for ease of travelling‚ training a strong army with clever military tactics‚ building frontiers to keep out invaders‚ divided their country into different
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Windsor Field Trip Essay The Amazing Waterloo Chamber Introduction Windsor castle is one of the most famous castles in the World. It is also an official residence of The Queen and the largest occupied castle in the world. A Royal home and fortress for over 900 years‚ the Castle remains a working palace today. The Queen uses the Castle both as a private home‚ where she usually spends the weekend‚ and as a Royal residence at which she undertakes certain formal duties. Windsor Castle offers
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– a servant‚ worker ‚ sovereign – Emperor‚supreme ‚ impudence – arrogance ‚ scanty – barely enough ‚ attire – dress ‚ imposter – one who assumes a false character ‚ tolerate – bear‚allow ‚ replica – exact copy ‚ clad – dressed ‚ usurper – one who seizes unlawfully ‚ identity – recognition of oneself. Q. Read the questions and find their answers from the passage : Passage 1 : [One day‚ emporer………………………………………………. he fell asleep.] (a) (1). What was Emperor Jovinian thinking about? Ans :
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very aggressive and carried a lot of emphasis upon colonial overseas expansion and in 1897 the German Foreign minister Bullow declared: We don’t want to put anyone in the shade‚ but we too demand a place in the sun’. Such abrupt demand from the German’s possibly intimidated the others‚ creating nationalist tension. In terms of militarism‚ the navy in 1898 and 1890 laws were passed on increasing the German Navy which further on in 1906 sparked of a Naval Race between Germany and Britain‚ rooting from
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Was Qin a good emperor or a bad emperor ? Qin was an emperor of many rules‚ he was a two faced emperor. Born on 18th February 259 BC‚ Qin was born into royalty. At only 12 years of age Qin was destined to be king‚ emperor with lots of ambitions for the whole of his reign. He named himself “Huangdi” which means ”great sovereign“ Qin was an emperor who cut both ways through life‚ from good to bad. He started to build the Great Wall of China to keep the peasants in and enemy invaders out‚ which
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During its downfall‚ Rome was full of corrupt leaders. In the course of fifty years‚ Rome had over twenty emperors who did not die of old age. They were bad emperors who would take Rome’s money for themselves‚ and not the empire. People would revolt against them‚ kill them‚ and the emperor would decide to give up the throne instead of fighting. These emperors were terrible. Some of them even went mad. They would find pleasure in killing off many of the plebeians in their land. Others
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FOCUS ON GERMAN STUDIES 69 The Poetics of Deniable Plausibility in Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Die Turnstunde” DARREN ILETT ie Turnstunde”1 opens abruptly: “In der Militärschule zu Sankt Severin. Turnsaal” (W 435).2 Provided with only these two terse phrases of orientation — which replicate the harsh‚ clipped commands of the military3 — the reader is already located in the space of action. The narrative begins immediately and relates Cadet Karl Gruber’s atypical athletic performance and consequent
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Lies die Geschichte und beantworte die Fragen auf Deutsch. Read the story and answer the questions in German. Ich heisse Emmanuel Berg. Meine Familie und ich sind gern draussen. Immer wenn Zeit haben‚ gehen wir Zelten in den Bergen oder an einem See. Es ist sehr wichtig‚ dass man alles bringt‚ was man zum Zelten braucht. Wenn man etwas Wichtiges vergisst‚ steht man moglicherweise vor einem grossen Problem. My name is Emmanuel Berg. My family and I like the outside. Whenever we have time‚
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Blues. The factions served as a supporter’s club they managed the Hippodrome and its entertainment. But they also had a certain amount of political influence. In the Hippodrome the Greens and the Blues could convey the voice of the people to the emperor. Theodora’s father‚ Acacius was the bear keeper for the Greens at the Hippodrome in Constantinople (Evans 13). Information about Theodora’s father is practically little to nothing. In the civilian hierchy‚ the personnel of the Hippodrome ranked at
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