With reference to sources‚ assess the different interpretations of Agrippina the Younger Sources from ancient historians tend to be more hostile towards Agrippina because she was a woman and she stepped outside the expected role of a Roman matron. In contrast to this‚ modern historians consider the context of her time and approach her with a neutral attitude. However‚ most of the historians present her according to three main stereotypes- the seducer and murderer of Claudius‚ the scheming and
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propelling her into the public consciousness. Agrippina’s first marriage came at the age of 13‚ in the form of an arranged union between her and alleged psychopath Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ who also happened to be her paternal second cousin. Whilst Agrippina was at such an age that maniacal plans and manipulation were not at the forefront of her mind‚ this marriage still served to establish her as a well known figure in Roman society. Ahenobarbus was wealthy‚ and had held several positions of prominence
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Essay Question: Using five ancient sources‚ two of which must be written‚ explain the economy of the cities of Vesuvius. The economy of the cities of Vesuvius was small and commonly restricted to being local. The textile industry along with bakeries‚ vineyards‚ farms and the fishing industry all played part in the thriving commercial activity present at Pompeii and partly at Herculaneum‚ despite the fact that Herculaneum was primarily a fishing village‚ with little evidence of major craft manufacturing
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Agrippina the Younger’s three marriages were significant in her rise to prominence as they all served her political advancement; protection from enemies‚ fortune and eventually‚ power in politics. Her first marriage was to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ a man seventeen years her senior‚ described as a “wholly despicable character” (Suetonius). Her second marriage was to Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus‚ cut short by his death‚ but gaining her immense fortune. Her third and final marriage was to her
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Gaius and mother of Nero. Her mother‚ Agrippina the Elder‚ and father‚ Germanicus‚ were well respected figures in Roman society‚ which also contributed to her importance. Her first two marriages to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Gaius Sallutius Passienus Crispus‚ gave her the protection and wealth‚ which ensured her survival. Agrippina the Elder was a determined‚ intelligent woman who sought support her husband and advance the careers of her sons. Agrippina the Elder was born in 14BC‚ to Julia
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Legacies and Differences of Cultural Change There were many Legacies that are still in existence today‚ because the early encounters with Native Americans and Africans‚ this civilization is still in existence. The encounters caused the Native Americans to adopt and integrate their traditions‚ cultures and societies and tribes of cultures and were integrated with the way of life of many cultures. Architecture‚ food and music were all resonates of legacies from the early encounters. The legacies
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Hadrian was born the 24 of January in AD 76 in Italica‚ Spain‚ which was part of a Roman settlement. When he was only 10 years old his father passed away and his father’s cousin‚ Trajan was granted custody. In AD 98 Trajan became emperor of Rome. Trajan sent Hadrian to fight and train in the military when he was around 14 years old‚ but Hadrian much prefered hunting and living a more luxurious life style. He was able to leave the military and Trajan have him a position on an inheritance court in
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undertaken by Electronic Data Communications (EDC) is the biggest government undertaking of its kind. It aims to provide a single seamless network which would provide a centralized communication to the Navy and Marine. It also aims to integrate the legacy systems with the new secured environment. The NMCI project aimed to connect about 400‚000 desktops into a common network‚ which would provide a unified communication to all Navy and Marine bases (Calbreath‚ 2004). Due to the magnitude of the
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factor to success and its “Organization‚ on the other hand is an asset that each company has to develop to suit its needs and situation‚ and it cannot be bought off-the-shelf.”(Child J‚ 2005. pp 4) The competition on the market is fierce and legacy carriers like Air New Zealand and Air Canada had to find the edge to fight back price offered on growing low cost carriers (LCC) market. That also positioned EK into the same position of looking for the market niche. A common solution with most of
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LATEST ISSUE IN SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY: Infrastructure-based wireless networks provide convenient access to the Internet‚ and are becoming increasingly popular in spite of their costly wired deployment. On the other hand‚ mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) eliminate the need for infrastructure‚ decreasing deployment time and alleviating network construction costs. However‚ having routing functions on all nodes in a MANET complicates the design of networking devices. The fact that MANET usage
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