This political stability increased the prosperity and pride of the ruling classes as well as the military, and helped reinforce the general belief in Augustus as a symbol of the Roman peoples" favor in the eyes of the gods. ... Julius Caesar's seeming disregard for Roman tradition, as well as its constitution, helped Augustus" cosmetic reinstitution of some of these constitutional boundaries appear more substantive than they really were. Although his reign spans the period known as "the golden age of Latin literature", the building of roads during this period seems to indicate preoc...

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These places helped spread many aspects of Roman life. ... He helped nourish the poor and lower class by providing them with a bigger supply of food. ... He issued laws that helped lower adultery and influenced the upper class to provide more offspring. ... Literature was also influenced during the time of Augustus. Many refer to this time as Latin literature's golden age. ...

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Cahill tells how the Irish helped save classical works and thus preserve a civilization that might otherwise have been lost. ... Invaders plunder much of the art, architecture and literature of the time. ... These missionaries help return Christianity and "civilization" to the lands that were once the Roman Empire. ...

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This helped to pave the road to the development of the conventional statement of Christian belief and the declaration of Christianity as the state religion. ... Another man who helped the spread of Christianity was Charlemagne. ... This new ideal began to shine through music, literature and architecture. ...

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Beginning with the strict Benedictine Rule, where monks lived a simple lifestyle and adhered to a strictly ordered life, where they were tasked with the preservation of literature. ... Ambrose stood strongly against Arianism and helped as a spiritual advisor to several Western emperors making monasticism exceptionally popular. ... Jerome was another man, who after dedicating his life to scripture, helped the church's Latin which helped with the diffusion of Christianity throughout the Latin-speaking West. All of these men helped reestablish Christianity as the dominate religion of the Wes...

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He called on the services of culture, religion, literature, architecture, and the visual arts to help create a new picture of the world, with the result that there was a politically inspired aesthetic revolution, which led to the legalization of absolute power. ...

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Classical literature can give an insight into the political power plays that characterize Antony's political as well as military ambitions. Furthermore, less research has laid a significant focus on how Antony's political manipulation skills were linked to gender issues, and the Roman political power games, which have helped create a timeline of Antony's rise to political and military stardom. ... Many literature also point to this as a major source of influence on Antony's military success, as well as his political manipulation strategy. ...

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The Anglo-Saxons I. Time Line A. 307-1B.C. 1. Literary Events a. Roman poet Virgil born b. Alexandria is center of Greek learning c. Library began under Ptolemy, 307B.C. 2. Cultural/Historical Events a. Celts ("Brythons") live in Britain b. Caesar invades Brita...

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The Fall of the Roman Empire Imagine an empire where peace and stability finally overruled war and chaos. The Roman empire was much like this. After years and years of war the empire was finally uniting. Stretching from Spain to Syria and Scotland to Egypt, the empire was flourishing in th...

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Fixing this price would help small farmers keep their heads above water and keep grain prices from rising so high that the poor could not afford to feed themselves. ... He helped Pompey to obtain the supreme command for the war in the East. ... The Age of Augustus is known as the Golden Age of Roman literature, for during this time flourished the greatest poets of Rome. ...

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They used colors of black and brown and created mythological scenes of literature, sports, as well as everyday life. ... This building helped inspire the design of present day stadiums. ... Many of the ideas and structures that were created during these ancient times helped form the way the world is today. ...

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She studied rhetoric, Greek literature, astronomy, medicine and had artistic skills. ... It seemed obvious now that Cleopatra relied on Caesar, and she presented herself to her people as the new ruler how would restore Egypt; with the help from her Roman ally. ... After the fire in the library of Alexandria, she helped to rebuild the structure ad gathered books and copies to replace those destroyed. ...

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Pope Hadrian I in 773 appealed to Charlemagne to help rebuff the Lombards, and in the winter of that year in a short and decisive campaign, the Lombards were defeated. ... Charlemagne saw it his duty to create a center for science, art and literature, and to spearhead a Cultural Revolution in Western Europe. ...

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In Ethiopia christianity not only affected spiritual life but it also shaped social life and intellectual life, including literature and arts. ... With large appeal and peoples devotion christianity in these areas had the power and support to spread to parts all around the world gaining more support which would help the religion stand the test of time stilling being around to this day....

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I believe that the since the Greeks were not spending all of their time with religion, they contributed the most of any culture in art, literature, science, theatre, and philosophy. ... After many effective Kings helped keep Rome stable, Diocletian took over between 284 and 305 AD. ...

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A man who was the commander of the Syracusan forces at that time, who went by the name of Hiero had helped the Romans throughout this situation. ... It was at this time that the Mamertines called to Rome for help but the Romans were too slow and the Mamertines didn't think that they would arrive in time. So the Mamertines turned to Carthage to help. ... Carthage expected that this would be the case for the Romans, and encouraged by another faction in Messana, sent the help that the Mamertines required. ... They sent an embassy to Rome, requesting help to remove the Carthaginian garris...

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