Introduction: Julius Caesar is one of the most famous people in world history. He was a very interesting man. It was Caesar who changed the way that the Roman government worked. He was also a great warrior and claimed a great deal of land for the Roman Empire. ...

Yigals and his three Generals is a story of courage and thrust. Yigal, a simple olive worker, spoke up for the safety of a small town called Makor. In this story, the town of Makor has to resist two Roman armies. The first being Petronius and his men, who were suppose to place a statue of Caligula ...

A day in the life of a Roman soldier was hard and tough even for the most resilient men. The men were taken away from their families, friends and away from their comforting homeland. They were expected to protect the provinces located throughout the empire. Some close to home others far, far away....

Julius Caesar was a patrician by birth. He held important positions such as quaestor and praetor early in his career. Caesar then became the governor of Spain. Along with the legendary Pompey and Marcus Crassus he formed the first Triumvirate. Soon after he was elected consul and proconsul in G...

General Hannibal of Carthage is often called the "Father of Strategy." His march over the Alps is one of the most famous attacks in military history. Hannibal defeated the Roman Army many times, until his defeat to Scipio, a Roman general, in 202 BC. Hannibal is important to history because of his...

General Hannibal of Carthage is often called the "Father of Strategy." His march over the Alps is one of the most famous attacks in military history. Hannibal defeated the Roman Army many times, until his defeat to Scipio, a Roman general, in 202 BC. Hannibal is important to history because of his...

General Hannibal of Carthage is often called the "Father of Strategy." His march over the Alps is one of the most famous attacks in military history. Hannibal defeated the Roman Army many times, until his defeat to Scipio, a Roman general, in 202 BC. Hannibal is important to history because of his...

Hannibal of Carthage: "The Father of Strategy" General Hannibal of Carthage is often called the "Father of Strategy." His march over the Alps is one of the most famous attacks in military history. Hannibal defeated the Roman Army many times, until...

My Trip to Rome, Italy I had learned I was being sent to Italy in March of 2000 for a machine tool exhibition. I found out the happy news just before leaving work. Excitedly I jumped into my car and started my journey home. As I drove home down I-95 through all of the usual evening traffic I j...

Hannibal of Carthage: "The Father of Strategy" Through out history there have been many great military leaders, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Generals Washington, Grant and Charles Lewis Puller. The one however that sticks out the most is General Hannibal of Carthage. Often call...

Hannibal of Carthage: "The Father of Strategy" Through out history there have been many great military leaders, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Generals Washington, Grant and Charles Lewis Puller. The one however that sticks out the most is General Hannibal of Carthage. Often called the &qu...

Ben Hur’s Struggle with Faith: a Theme The movie Ben Hur is about Judah Ben Hur, an aristocratic Jew living during the Augustan age and the time of Jesus when Jud was a Roman province. The Jews had historically always been oppressed and ruled over and during this age, were planning revo...

Gaius Octavius, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, was born in Rome on the 23rd of September, 63 BC (Southern 1). After Julius Caesar's death on the Ides of March in 44 BC, a struggle for power in Rome ensued, even though 18 year old Octavian was the heir. Marc Antony, a good friend of J...

Thessalonica In the day of Paul, Thessalonica was the chief city of Macedonia and the seat of the-99 Roman administration in the century before Christ. It was the largest and most populous city in Macedonia with a population of 200,000 people (Exell vi). The city is strategically located on th...

Rome is one of the most beautifully ancient cities in the entire world. Its buildings, stones, and walkways hold a history all to their own, and each one has withstood the ages baring, and yet concealing, all. From the Pantheon and the Spanish Square to other famous monuments like the Colosseum, whi...

In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the conspirator's movement to assassinate Caesar and to establish a new order where everyone is supposedly a freeman is headed by character Brutus. It is considered by many, that Cassius, Brutus' partner, but subsidiary in the movement would hav...

Marcus Aurelius Antonius, born Marcus Annius Verus in 121 C.E, was adopted at age 17 by emperor Antonius Pius. Marcus succeeded to the throne without difficulty after the death of Antonius in 161 C.E. A devotee of Stoicism, Marcus is well remembered for his Meditations, written while in isolation, ...

Julius Caesar "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" Julius Caesar was a first child, born into a rich family. He lived a early life of luxury, with a privileged education. Ever since an early age he had ambitions to be just like his father, who was heavily involved in Roman politics. Caesar...