This letter was written by Pliny the Younger to the Emperor Trajan while he was serving as the Governor of the Roman Province of Asia Minor during the time frame 111 through 113. This letter was written after Pliny had his first interactions with the Chirsitans. This letter seems to have been written as a letter of concern‚ asking the Emperor for guidance on how to handle legalities of his interactions with Christians. This concern was seen in his opening statement to the
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Administration of the Empire Much chaos surrounded Rome with the fall of the Roman Republic. After seizing Egypt‚ Octavian returned to Rome and became the first emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 BCE. “His restructuring of the senatorial and equestrian orders‚ and the subsequent emulation between the two‚ provided the human resources‚ power dynamics‚ and incentives necessary for his administration”. It was easier for Augustus to carryout such major changes in administration because there was a universal
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Assembly and the Jacobin Club (Jacobin leader during the Reign of Terror)‚ he advocated against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery‚ while supporting equality of rights‚ universal suffrage and the establishment of a republic. He opposed war with Austria and the possibility of a coup by the Marquis de Lafayette. As a member of the Committee of Public Safety‚ he was an important figure during the period of the Revolution commonly known as the Reign of Terror‚ which ended a few months after
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The rebellions which occurred during the reign of Edward VI were mainly political in origin The rebellions which occurred during the reign of Edward VI were mainly religious and not political in origin. The political reasons for the rebellions are that there were absent landlords‚ mainly because they were in the council‚ which meant the peasants had no-one to stop them and the incompetent advisors‚ Peter Carew‚ sent down to deal with the issue. The religious reasons were that the reforms of Somerset
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Beneatha Younger is the daughter of Mama and the younger sister of Walter Lee. On the outside‚ Beneatha is portrayed as stubborn and self-centered‚ but when the play focuses on her more directly‚ she is shown to be intelligent and independent person who is trying to find her own identity as a person in a whole. Even though she does show the want for the money when the check arrives‚ she still wants Mama to do what’s right with the money and tries to do what she can in order for the Youngers to live
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WHAT DID GALEN DO AND WHY IS HIS INFLUENCE STILL HERE TODAY? Claudius Galen was a Greek physician who went to Rome and revived the ideas of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors. Galen favoured the observations of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors who lived at the time of Hippocrates. He put great emphasis on clinical observation – examining a patient very thoroughly and their symptoms. Galen also accepted the view that disease was the result of an imbalance between blood‚ phlegm‚ yellow bile
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The Reign of Terror History is said to be written by the winners‚ but is it possible to rewrite history? In a way‚ the French‚ like many who have preceded them‚ and many who will proceed them have done the impossible‚ rewriting history. From trivial folklore‚ such as George Washington chopping down a cherry tree‚ to the incredibly wrong‚ the African slave trade; people’s views of history can be shaped and molded. The French have done a superb job of instilling all of us with the concept that
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Reign Of Terror Reign of Terror is the period of the French revolution since September 5‚ 1793‚ to July 27 1794. It was a civil and a foreign war‚ where the government decided to terrify the people of France‚ and to take harsh consequences against those who were against the revolution‚ like the nobles and priests. The government forced terror in the hearts of the French. Approximately 40‚000 people die during the Terror. About 15% were the nobles and clergy. Another 15% were the middle class
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The Role of Patronage during the Renaissance/ Baroque Period (530 Words) The role of patronage during the Renaissance/ Baroque periods impacted art‚ artists‚ religious institutions and the public alike. Patrons’ motives varied from having the utmost control when commissioning art to providing a means of government to personal religious reasons. Patrons of art included the Church‚ government‚ aristocracy‚ guilds and wealthy merchants‚ such as the Medici. In 1445‚ Florence‚ the Palazzo Medici
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Grace Halleck 1st hour Why was the Reign of Terror not justified? The Reign of Terror was not justified because it was not what the people of France wanted‚ which was equality. The government was not giving rights or actions they promised either‚ and both sides of the fight were put in serious danger. The Reign of Terror wasn’t justified due to many uncivil decisions made by the government which started a revolution of the people. In the Vendee region rebels fought against laws. The laws they
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