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National Indian Identity and Mughal Emperor Akbar's Contributions

shrewd advisor who protected him and insured his safety, it is without doubt that the young prince would have seen another birthda...

Paganism Images Over Time and 'The Reign of Witches'

of witches has been a repeating cycle, one that has occurred many times in the history of our country. What is surprising, then, ...

Overview of 6 Roman Portraits

antipathy towards the Romans (2004). It has also been suggested that portraits in the Roman Empire at the time were more a reflect...

Similarities between the Reigns of Stalin and the Tsars

Stalin was so determined to control the socialist culture because he did not want to create any potential opposition to his rule. ...

Sixth Century Codex of Justinian

regard to the constant oppression of overtaxation; in their attempts to "escape from the burdens" (Hanson PG) of unfair economic o...

Enlightenment Religious Reform, the Hapsburg Empire, and Joseph the Second

greatest minds of his time period (Geocities.com, 2002). Maria Theresa was considerably more conservative (Geocities.com, 2002). ...

Western Roman Emperors and Power Disintegration

When discussing the fall of the Roman empire, what is actually being discussed is the fall of the "western" empire (including Ital...

Significance of the Magdeburg Ivory

the Great Exhibition, 2002). The Magdeburg Ivory is considered to be among the most famous of ivory carvings to emerge...

Robert Graves's I, Claudius

from an early age, dependent on those around him to care for him, he never really was able to learn or gain full independence. Thi...

Dada and Impressionist Art as Political Statements

favorable in his time period (Art Archive [1], 2005). This author notes the following in regards to his work and his beliefs: "Yet...

Questions on the Crusades

Cairo. Also, the recent deaths meant that there was a power vacuum and no decisive leadership anywhere. Therefore, Muslim forces n...

"The Last Emperor" - Psychological Elements

"develop a healthy sense of omnipotence which will naturally be frustrated as the child matures" (D. W. Winnicott). Because Pu Yi...

Emperor Gaozu and Themistocles

important individual he was, and although it is clearly done in a different way than Plutarchs, which is serious and perhaps dry, ...

Fair and Accurate? Evaluating Constantine’s Conversion

there is also the possibility that his refusal to do away with pagan practices entirely is because of his own adherence to them. ...

Augustus, Alexander, Pericles and Western Civilization

excellent sense of humor" that made him popular with his troops (Syvertsen). His values and character, and his rapid conquest of m...

The Spring/Summer Before the Reign of Terror

After the execution of Louis XVI there was an air of change in Paris. The writer looks at the mood in the French capital as the c...

Emperor Augustus and Roman Advancement

Emperor Augustus, previously known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, effected numerous changes that led to the Great Peace or the...

Justinian - The Psychology of His Reign

In a paper of eighteen pages, the writer looks at Justinian. Psychological factors motivating his relationships with his inner cir...

Historical Accuracy of Elizabeth: The Golden Age

This film review pertains to "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," which premiered in 2007 and portrays events from the reign of Elizabeth ...

Charlemagne's Career - The Five Dimensions

enigmatic man, both a great conquer and advocate for Christianity. He holds the distinction of unifying much of Western Europe and...

Amarna Letters/Egyptian Foreign Relations

c. 1386-1321 BCE (Lorenz). Akhenaten is renowned for the religious revolution he initiated during this reign, which attempted t...

The Economic and Social History of Trajan

Pliny). In his next letter, Pliny says that he arrived in the province on September 17, "and found it in those sentiments of obed...

Violence & Terrorism

and Jenkins, 2006, p. 2009). Robison and his colleagues suggest that at least some of the ideology driving terrorism is religious...

Kingship in Israel

by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...

Connolly, Hall and Philosophical Differences

asks whether pluralism "is a philosophy for wimps," that is, "for those whose beliefs are too saturated with uncertain and ambival...

The Contributions of Louis XIV

behavior. This was loosely based on religion as he understood it (Riley, 2001). It should be noted that his mother, Anne of Austri...

Louis XIV and Absolutism

As Briggs (1977) comments, there are a number of political, cultural and economic factors which contributed to the growth of absol...

Hitler & Machiavelli’s The Prince

he went about pursuing his own objectives to the detriment of the German people.3 However, in analyzing Hitlers rule over Germany...

Augustus' Rule and the Pessimism of 'The Aeneid'

only needs to find his way to the underworld so that he might see and confer with his father. Sybil replies that the path to the ...

Justice in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

Claudio has officially erred, he truly loves Juliet and fully intends to marry her. His sin of fornication clearly does not warran...