… of Campania, gladiatorial games (munera) originated in the rites of sacrifice due the spirits of the dead and the need to propitiate them with offerings of blood. They were introduced to Rome in 264 BC, when the sons of Junius Brutus honored their father…

… liberty and fraternity of the third social class in France. These ideas were carried on into the post revolutionary era of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was a product of the Revolution, for if it were not for the revolution, he would not have…

… clear policy that would play a major part in how he ruled Italy for the next twenty one years. His vision was to raise Italy's prestige in the eyes of the world and attempt to re -create an empire to rival that of Ancient Rome. To achieve this,…

… but in laymen terms it basically stated the “factions” actions towards the Federalist Government, causes of the actions, and solutions. The factions were the countryside attempts to overpower the Federal Government by the states. As Federalist…

… This can be seen by the accidents and coincidences that occurred in the early 17th century. When a Dutch trader had been blown off course, the first ship of African slaves arrived in 1619 by accident. After the arrival in 1619, it was cheaper to…

… to two families, both with problems to deal with. King Lear’s two older daughters, Regan and Goneril, flatter their father with insincere speeches, while planning an evil scheme to purge their father of his remaining authority. In a rather…

… is quite broad, is approached from many different perspectives. Arguably, this makes it imperative to understand the history of the subject in order to understand the present. In The Philosophy of International Relations, F. Parkinson introduces…

… of America 1789-1815, Essex, England, Longman (Pearson Education Ltd.) 2000 The New Republic is the first volume in a ten part series concerning the history of the United States. This installment is written by Reginald Horsman, with a preface by…

… from the Union, fought for their rights. It started on April 12, 1861 when southern artillery shelled Fort Sunter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. This war was an enormous turning point in history. It destroyed slavery in the United…

… teach a lesson or two and present a challenge to meet adversity eye to eye. When it comes to tragedy, the most important thing to concentrate on is the lesson this particular disaster presents. The most significant paradigm of the Holocaust is that…