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Antony’s wife fell ill and died and Antony was forced to prove his loyalty Octavian and marry his half-sister Octavia. Antony met again and became lovers again, and Cleopatra gave birth to another son, Ptolemy Philadelphos. After a humiliating defeat in Parthia, Antony publicly rejected his wife Octavia’s efforts to rejoin him and instead returned to Egypt and Cleopatra. Antony then declared Caesarion Caesar's son and that would mean that Octavian is no longer ruler as his adoptive son, So Octavian declared

The disciple Thomas is a familiar Biblical character because of a specific incident involving his disbelief. (John 20). Jesus had just risen from the dead and the rest of the disciples were elated after seeing him. Thomas had not yet seen Jesus after His resurrection and he was adamant that what his friends had witnessed couldn't be true. Nevertheless, he did have a certain curiosity and willingly stayed with his friends in hopes of seeing what they saw. He just could not bring himself to believe

Biographical Essay : Octavian (Augustus) Caesar History of the world is full of different leaders, emperors, city-states, and empires. The Roman Empire was an empire of many ups and downs with problems, people, and enemies. Octavian Augustus Caesar was the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Caesar had many strengths that through the years left him a glorious empire. Gaius Octavius Thurinus was brought into the world during 63 B.C. in Velletri , a city outside of Rome. He was the son of a senator

Around the year 753 B.C.E the city of Rome was discovered along the shores of the Tiber River by the mythical characters Romulus and Remus. Throughout the estimated 12 centuries of existence, Roman civilisation shifted from a monarch to a classical republic and then to an increasingly autocratic empire. During this time emperor Octavian or otherwise known as Augustus, ruled from the year 44 B.C.E until 14 A.D. Octavian’s power was considered unassailable and during 27 B.C.E the Roman Senate formally

In the spring of 58 BC Caesar took up his duties as a governor of Cisalpine and Narbonese Gaul, in an effort to launch a successful political career. Caesar could not choose a better moment in history to execute his undertaking; the whole of Gaul were about to be plunged into a savage war. “If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.” Julius Caesar Caesar knew that he

The body was sent to Darius’ mother for an honorable funeral, and the traitor Bessus was torn apart by trees. (July 330 BCE) 18. Alexander rested his army in Parthia, then continued on to Bacteria and conquered it. He fell in love with the princess there, Roxane, and married her. 19. Alexander the Great had conquered Persia at last. (328 BCE) D. Death 1. After Alexander’s best friend, Hephaestion

Under the rule of Liu Bang, the Han dynasty (202B.C.E. - 220 C.E.) was one of the world’s largest and wealthiest empires. Among its achievements were improvements to the imperial administration, urban culture, technology and commerce. The dynasty was so successful that the people began to call themselves the Han people. Emperor Gaozu formerly known as Liu Bang , changed the bureaucracy and strict laws by lowering taxes, implementing less severe punishments and allowed Confucian scholars to serve

Religious literature can be similar through the ages, because the values of men have not changed. Humans have always strove to dominate their surroundings and attain knowledge and enlightenment. Since before the beginning of the written word in Sumerian texts to the present day, man has told stories of heroes who have gained recognition through their exploits. These stories always have a underlying story of enlightenment and self-realization, where the hero learns through his journey about himself

know that he successfully did that because of how far the Roman empire spread and how big it was. He declared himself dictator for life. After Pompey’s wife Julia who was Caesar's daughter died in 54 B.C. and Crassus was killed in battle against Parthia the following year, the triumvirate was broken (Ancient Rome). He died after being stabbed by his political rivals (Ancient Rome). Julius is remembered as one of the greatest military minds in history and he created the foundation for the Roman Empire

taxes from everyone. This was important to the Kushan because it helped them increase their economy to buy necessary needs for their kingdom like new roads. They wished to help their empire by doing so. Additionally, there was the powerful Empire of Parthia. Parthians bought goods from all over the country to sell for a higher price. Since there were almost in the center of the Silk Road, they were skilled middle men. They bought goods from one side of the Silk Road to sell them for a higher price to