surprising about Thucydides’ approach or attitude to the distant past in comparison with Schliemann’s and/or Evans’? Although their methods of gathering evidence differed greatly‚ Thucydides and Schliemann both had similar opinions over the historical accuracy of Homer’s writings. Thucydides sought out to believe in the history of the past by acknowledging the events that occurred at the time period and correlating it with the oral accounts of them. Thucydides mainly found proof from the oral accounts
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The Alamo The Battle of the Alamo is a praised historical event that spanned from February 23rd to march 6th 1836. It was a key event during Texas revolution. It is important to understand its historical meaning and background to grasp what really happened. However‚ the majority of the population are misled by Hollywood. The 1960’s film The Alamo‚ directed by John Wayne‚ had some historical accuracies about what actually occurred during the thirteen days of the battle‚ however at the same time had
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and cruelty‚ honor and violence” (Beck 152). Thousands of people would flood to the colosseum to watch gladiators duel with animals‚ and with each other. This form of entertainment attracted multiple spectators‚ yet is was an extremely deadly sport. A multitude of gladiators died while fighting in the colosseum. Through the sights of death‚ people still watched the fights for centuries. Gladiator fights were not always in an arena‚ they were originally fought by slaves at funerals of the wealthy.
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A gladiator was a armed combat men who entertained people who came watch them in the Roman Empire who fought in violence with other gladiators. Some was volunteers who risked their lives. Most were considered as slaves‚ schooled under harsh conditions‚ socially marginalized even in death. Their origin gladiators offered spectators in fighting or dying will. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic wars of the third century. The gladiator games lasted for thousands of
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became a gladiator‚ I was a soldier who was in the army. When we were not fighting battles‚ we spent time marching‚ practicing fighting‚ and making our own weapons. Between fighting battles‚ marching‚ and practicing‚ we had little time for anything else except a quick meal and as much sleep as we could grab. After commanding and fighting many wars against other provinces I was captured and sent back to rome to be sold. Soon after‚ I was bought by a manager and was sent to special gladiator school
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IB English 9 2B 7 May 2012 The Colosseum and Gladiators While the Colosseum is a major tourist attraction today‚ back when the Roman Empire ruled it was a place of fighting‚ blood‚ and death. The colosseum was a source of entertainment for the people of Rome‚ as they witnessed the famed gladiators fighting to the death. The architectural design of the colosseum is an ingenious design‚ as well as the purpose and roles of it. The gladiators had an interesting history‚ as well as different classes
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Gladiators in Ancient Rome Gladiators were trained warriors who fought each other to the death to entertain the Roman people. Romans had gotten the idea of gladiator battles from the ancient Etruscans. In the beginning‚ gladiator battles were held in rites of sacrifice due to the spirits of the dead. The first gladiatorial contest in Rome took place in 264 BC as part of one of the funeral rituals called a munus. Most of these matches took place at a large amphitheater called the Colosseum. The
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Ethics in Gladiator: an Honorable Death According to Aristotle the moral principles of which ethics are derived from are based on an individual’s use of justice‚ courage‚ and temperance in social situations. However‚ one cannot gain this moral conduct by solely learning a list of generalized rules‚ but rather they must experience it and understand the consequences of this practical wisdom. In addition‚ a person’s upbringing plays a huge role in their overall moral development and can either influence
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Gladiator – 2000 For my history of film paper‚ I chose to watch Gladiator‚ Directed by Ridley Scott and costumed by Janty Yates. For Best Costume Design for Gladiator‚ Yates was nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences‚ and won. The British Academy of Film & Television Arts also nominated her for Best Costume Designer. The movie takes place in ancient Rome circa 180 A.D. under the rule of the great Caesars. Marcus Aurelius‚ the Emperor of Rome‚ is on the brink of death‚ and
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Gladiator (Movie) Gladiator is a film about Maximus‚ a roman general who was to be the next emperor‚ succeeding Aurelius. Aurelius’ son Commodus gets angry and jealous at the fact that he was not chosen by his father to be next in line. He then proceeds to kill his father and orders Maximus to be killed. Maximus flees but finds out that his family has been murdered. He later gets enslaved and becomes a gladiator‚ where he trains under Proximo who also was a former gladiator. He then starts a journey
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