However‚ some Greekpoleis managed to maintain a partial independence and avoid taxation. The Aegean islands were added to this territory in 133 BC. Athens and other Greek cities revolted in 88 BC‚ and the peninsula was crushed by the Roman general Sulla. The Roman civil wars devastated the land even further‚ until Augustus organized the peninsula as the province of Achaea in 27 BC. Greece was the key eastern province of the Roman Empire‚ as the Roman culture had long been in fact Greco-Roman. The Greek
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hoping to find a preface of some kind there‚ or perhaps the author’s name. Instead‚ I found an envelope inside the cover. The envelope was addressed to me‚ I took out the letter it contained and glanced quickly at the signature. Oswald Hendryks Cornelius‚ it said. It was Uncle Oswald! No member of the family had heard from Uncle Oswald for over thirty years. This letter was dated March 10‚ 1964‚ and until its
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Running head: IS FRANKENSTEIN THE MODERN DAY PROMETHEUS? Is Frankenstein the modern day Prometheus? Irvin M. Beacham Jr. ENC 1101 Dr. Gaspar Is Frankenstein the modern day Prometheus? When Mary Shelly wrote her 1818 classic Frankenstein‚ she subtitled it “The Modern Prometheus.” She compared the character of Dr. Victor Frankenstein a highly intelligent scientist to the Greek Titan Prometheus the wisest of the Titans. There are numerous parallels
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friends is his love for Rome. He has complete trust for a friend and he is also trustworthy to a friend. Brutus’ love is so powerful to where Cassius had no choice but to submit to it [Quote Cassius: “My heart is thirsty for that noble pledge. Fill‚ Lucius‚ till the wine o’erswell the cup; I cannot drink too much of Brutus’ love.” Lines 179‚ 180‚ 181] Last‚ Brutus’ gullibility is ironically one of his purest character traits yet his fatal flaw. It is very innocent of Brutus to trust everything that
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Georgia and Branch v. Texas. Lucius Jackson and Elmer Branch were both convicted of rape in these two cases. The U.S. Supreme Court decided that the death penalty violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments in both cases‚ just like in Furman v. Georgia. There have been many court
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becomes involved with the conspirators. He becomes involved with the conspirators when they begin to see how close he has grown to Caesar. In scene two of act four Brutus’s power became displayed when the action of stage became‚ “Drum. Enter BRUTUS with LUCIUS‚ LUCILLIUS‚ and the army. TITINIUS and PINDARUS meet them” (4.2.0). Common people do not averagely know people such as Cassius and Antony because they are both nobility or higher ranked members of the Roman society. Cassius as one of the main conspirators
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access.) On 24 June 1948‚ Stalin blocked all traffic into and out of West Berlin and cut off the city’s electricity. President Harry Truman did not want to start World War III by challenging Stalin’s blockade with force‚ so instead he ordered General Lucius Clay to organize a rescue mission‚ known as "Operation Vittles‚" which we now know as the Berlin Airlift.
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farther. He still wasn’t satisfied with the amount of land he had‚ so he pushed even farther eastward into unknown lands. When they reached the Hydaspes River‚ Porus‚ a prince‚ came up with the tactic to use elephants to fight‚ according to author Lucius Flavius Arrianus. Alexander had to figure out how to get past them. He sent his men in different directions to throw off Porus’s army. As Peter Green wrote‚ Alexander marched down the coast of the Mediterranean‚ and various cities gave up without
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many privileges and secure the succession by convincing Claudius to adopt Nero. The death of Messalina opened a new window of opportunity for Agrippina to achieve her life’s ambition of watching her son‚ Nero‚ ascend the throne. To do this‚ she had Lucius Vitellius‚ convince the senate to change their laws on incest‚ as Claudius was her uncle. According to the ancient sources‚ Tacitus and Suetonius‚ she used seductive methods to gain Claudius’ affections. Claudius was also intent on the marriage‚ because
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The story of potato chips dates back to late 1850s‚ when a New York chef presented deep fried crisp potato chips to the railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. Although the invention was made out of curiosity‚ it became an instant hit after Vanderbilt gave it an approval. Till date‚ potato chips are one of the most favorite snacks among many Americans. To keep up with the healthy trend at present‚ many chips makers now have baked alternatives to traditional chips. Here are few choices of our top chips
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