First‚ from an excerpt from The History of the Church‚ Eusebius writes about Emperor Nero’s many atrocities against his own family and political rivals that culminated with his persecution of Christians across the Roman Empire. Eusebius indicates that Nero ordered the beheading of Paul the Apostle and the crucifixion of Peter‚ the founder of the Catholic Church through Christ and this evil lead to a strengthening of the church.
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assassination of Caligula in 41‚ the Senate briefly considered restoring the republic‚ but the Praetorian Guard proclaimed Claudius Emperor instead. Under Claudius‚ the Empire underwent its first major expansion since Augustus. After Claudius’ successor‚ Nero‚ committed suicide in 68‚ the Empire suffered a period of brief civil wars‚ as well as a concurrent major rebellion in Judea‚ during which four different legionary generals were proclaimed Emperor. Vespasian emerged triumphant in 69‚ establishing the
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beginning a revolution against the Romans. Josephus was then chosen to become the commander of the revolutionary forces in Galilee. It is said that he became a leader at the time of the revolt of the Jews against the Romans during the reign of Emperor Nero. Josephus was then taken prisoner by Vespasian and decided to state that he was a prophet. Josephus prophecy came true; he stated that Vespasian would become the ruler of the entire world. After that matter Vespasian spared his life. Josephus prophesied
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Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 03 2.0 Company Overview 04 2.1 Company Structure 04 2.2 Mission Statement 05 2.3 Financial Analysis 06 3.0 Competitive Analysis 06 3.1 Second Cup 06 3.2 Timothy’s 08 3.3 The Symposium Cafe 09 3.4 Tim Hortons 10 4.0 Competition in Canada 10 4.1 Direct Competition 10 4.2 Indirect Competition 11 5.0 Starbuck’s Current Positioning 13 5.1 Retail Positioning Matrix 13 6.0 Strengths and Weaknesses 14 6.1 Strengths 14 6.2 Weaknesses 15 7.0 External Factors
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Marketing Research for Pass1 Unit 3 Definition The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer. As a practice‚ it consists in coordination of four elements called 4P’s: (1) identification‚ selection‚ and development of a product‚ (2) determination of its price‚ (3) selection of a distribution channel to reach the customer’s place‚ and (4) development and implementation of a promotional strategy. As a philosophy‚ marketing is based on thinking about
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successes and reverses of the old Roman people have been recorded by famous historians; and fine intellects were not wanting to describe the times of Augustus‚ till growing sycophancy scared them away. The histories of Tiberius‚ Caius‚ Claudius‚ and Nero‚ while they were in power‚ were falsified through terror‚ and after their death were written under the irritation of a recent
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Dakota Dunn Response paper for The Lottery ENGL 1020 24 April‚ 2014 Why do humans have an obsession with death and pain? Looking back‚ history is littered with stories of people being murdered in cruel ways. Think back to Nero‚ Emperor of Rome. Or remember the stories of the Catholic Inquisition. In more recent years‚ people hear stories of torture and killing in China and the Middle East. Even the bombing of the Boston marathon falls under these tragedies. There is no doubt that humans
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Writing 40-50 years after the rebellion‚ he likely had detailed knowledge of the facts since his father in law was a soldier serving in Roman Britain ‚ but he went to pains to paint Boudicca as a character who almost uniquely stood up to the Emperor Nero . His account seems to be less focused on the actual events than it was on the political climate in Rome and the author’s opinion of women in leadership . Cassius Dio’s account is also questionable since he wrote it in the early 3rd century AD and
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According to www.rome.info‚ "There were 32‚000 prostitutes in Rome‚" even when Rome was still relatively stable‚ and emperors like Caligula and Nero "became infamous for wasting money on lavish parties where guests drank and ate until they became sick." The decline in morals took a sick turn‚ seeing as‚ by law‚ it was "illegal to execute a virgin‚ so Roman soldiers were instructed to rape the victim before execution." "Morals break down and an obsession with sex and violence takes hold. Citizens
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strength and wondrous thews in which they have trusted. More still have been ruined by money too carefully amassed‚ and by fortunes that surpass all patrimonies by as much as the British whale exceeds the dolphin. It was for this that in the dire days Nero ordered Longinus 1 and the great gardens of the over-wealthy Seneca 2 to be put under siege; for this was it that the noble Palace of the Laterani 3 was beset by an entire cohort; it is but seldom that soldiers find their way into a garret! Though
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