Jeremy Allen History 111 May 6‚ 2008 Commodus Some claim that Commodus was the worse emperor in the history of Rome. The fact that his father‚ Marcus Aurelius‚ was a popular and successful ruler may have raised the precedent that Commodus had to live up to. But for whatever reason‚ Commodus proved a disconnected and self indulgent leader. At the age of five Commodus was named Caesar‚ and at the age of seventeen he became co-Augustus with his father. He spent his childhood accompanying his
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Even today‚ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic‚ meaning it can be related to at any time‚ by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries‚ and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ever written. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained from birth
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http://www.learnenglish.de/englishtestspage.html Table of English Tenses Tense Simple Present Affirmative/Negative/Question A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? Use action in the present taking place once‚ never or several times facts actions taking place one after another action set by a timetable or schedule Present Progressive A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? action taking place in the moment of speaking action taking place only for a limited
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The Roman Pantheon was constructed between 118 and 125 CE by the Emperor Hadrian and was known as a temple that was dedicated to all the gods. It can be found in Rome‚ Italy and was the most revolutionary and influential building in the Roman Empire. The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved of all the Roman buildings. The arches and use of concrete shows off the interests of the Romans and how they mastered using these elements to construct many circular‚ arches‚ and spherical designs into their
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remains a functional church today. Perhaps the best preserved of all Roman architecture‚ the Parthenon is not only a tribute to the gods‚ but to human ingenuity and architecture itself. Approximately 484 years after being rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in 125 C.E‚ the Pantheon was given to Pope Boniface IV by Emperor Phocas. The former Roman temple was reconsecrated as a Christian church known today as Santa Maria ad Martyres. This conversion saved the Parthenon
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The Pantheon is early architecture from Rome‚ Italy commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all of the gods of Ancient Rome. The building is made from concrete and granite‚ though it was rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in 126 AD. This structure is often compared to the Parthenon created by Iktinos and Kallikrates in Pericles’s Acropolis in Athens between 447-438 BC. The comparison is made because the Pantheon is heavily influenced by the Parthenon from the Greek Classical Era. Both the Parthenon
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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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any other in the history of Rome” (Divine‚ pp. 5). However‚ the Wall of Hadrian wasn’t only the most important wall in the Roman Empire. Because of the wall ’s important role in early Roman history‚ its distinctly Roman construction‚ and its forts and milestone castles‚ Hadrian ’s Wall was the definitive Roman structure in Great Britain. History The Emperor of Rome at the time was Hadrian‚ who lived from AD 76-138. Hadrian was the first emperor to build a wall to separate the Roman Empire from
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By Dominic Sun Emperor Qin vs. Emperor Hadrian: Who kept control of their empire most effectively? Qin Shi Huangdi; who became China’s first Emperor‚ and Emperor Hadrian‚ who was perhaps the Roman’s greatest Emperor‚ both tried to control their empires. They were both good commanders and they used various methods such as building roads for ease of travelling‚ training a strong army with clever military tactics‚ building frontiers to keep out invaders‚ divided their country into different
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ngdHuangdi versus Hadrian Who ruled their empire more effectively? Shi Huangdi was China’s first Emperor‚ and Emperor Hadrian was perhaps the Roman’s greatest Emperor. They both tried to control their empires using similar methods‚ such as building roads‚ training a strong army with military tactics‚ erecting frontiers to keep out the invaders. By looking at their personalities‚ armies‚ transport systems‚ and how they controlled the frontiers‚ I think Hadrian is more effective in ruling his empire
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