There were 3 questions that I did not have the answer to. I’ve highlighted them in yellow. I apologize for the formatting‚ but the copy and paste job from Microsoft Word kinda screwed up. Feel free to format to your hearts content. Cheers! CC 302/CTI 310: Midterm Exam Short Answer Questions · What was the position of the tribunes on the escalating conflict between Caesar‚ Pompey and the senate? What was Cicero’s position? o The tribunes were advocating for compromise with Caesar by
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under the rule of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. After the death of Commodus‚ he removed the emperor Didius Julianus from power and fought his rival applicants Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger. He defeated Pescennius Niger at the battle of Issus in Cilicia; he conquered the Kingdom of Osroene province and defeated Albinus three years later at the Battle of Lugdunum in Gaul. After dominating the western provinces‚ he waged war against the Parthian Empire and sacked the capital‚ Ctesiphon
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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was an important figure to the Ancient Romans. He was an example of the ideal Roman citizen. He was heroic‚ and even though his legacy could have been a myth‚ it served a useful purpose by unifying the citizens of Rome. In the middle of the 5th century‚ the Roman Republic was under attack by the people of central Italy. Many leaders knew about Cincinnatus’ ability to battle‚ and his great virtue‚ so they appointed him to be the dictator in this time of need. He was simply
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Ancient Rome was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome‚ it expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world[1] with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world’s population[2][3][4]) and covering 6.5 million square kilometers (2.5 million sq mi) during its height between the first and second centuries AD.[5][6][7] In its approximately
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Mark Antony was a Roman politician and general who played a big part in the destruction of the Roman republic. Mark Antony worked with Julius Caesar‚ who he replaced after his assassination. He did not get along with Caesar’s adopted son Octavian‚ and had to go through many struggles with him‚ causing war and hatred to spread throughout the empire. He later committed suicide because Octavian spread rumors about him and turned Rome against him. Following his defeat by Octavian at the Battle of Actium
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fights before this in Rome but were not recorded and the tradition of gladiatorial combats did not evolve in Rome but considered to have come from the Etruscans. The first recorded gladiatorial fight was in Rome during 264 BC at the funeral of Decimus Iunius Brutus Pera and was organised by his sons to pay honour to their deceased father. Three pairs of gladiators fought against each other to the death at his funeral pyre. It was believed that the ritually shed blood reconciled the dead with the living
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we see Maximus decimus meridus win many victories in fights throughout the movie. The movie Gladiator was made in the year 2000 and it was directed by Ridley Scott. The films setting first starts in Vindobana which is in Austria and Germania and then to the Roman Province of Spain‚ later on the film takes place in Zucchabar in North Africa. Later on through most of the movie the film takes place in Rome‚ at the Roman Colosseum. The main character in the movie is Maximus Decimus Meridius he is
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there‚ you’ll be able to see farther.”. The person that created the banking industry that inspired many people is JP Morgan. John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 12‚ 1837‚ in Hartford‚ Connecticut. His father‚ Junius‚ became a partner in a successful dry goods business. Junius then married Juliet Pierpont‚ daughter of a noted minister and poet John Pierpont. His paternal grandfather‚ Joseph‚ was a founder of a major insurance company‚ Aetna Insurance. A maternal
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Julius Caesar Many things can be said about great men. You never can tell exactly just what makes a man great. Looks‚ personality‚ a strong mind‚ these are all good qualities to look for in a man. Speaking as a woman‚ I know women look for all these qualities and then some. Does he have a good job? A fine house? Good credit? Many of these questions plague the minds of women today. Whether you are looking for a life partner‚ a friend‚ or a lover‚ these questions will arise. Sometimes
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John Pierpont Morgan was born on April 17‚ 1837 in Hartford‚CT. John was born to Juliet Pierpont and Junius Spencer Morgan. Junius S Morgan was well known banker and financier. John Pierpont Morgan grows to be another well known banker and financier like his dad. Furthermore‚ there are more roots where J.P Morgan comes from like his education. What education did J.P Morgan get? Well J.P Morgan attended Cheshire Academy‚University of Göttingen‚ and The English High School. J.P Morgan went to
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