Charlemagne wanted all of Western Europe to become Christian. ... All the heathens were to become Christian or they would suffer the wrath of Charlemagne. ... He established a palace school at Aachen to educate his officials. This school enabled western Europeans to have a common set of ideas. ... He set up a school to educate officials. ...
Among them were numerous followers of the new Christian faith. ... It was written that these Christians were forced, as gladiatorial novices to run the gauntlet. ... Gladiators were trained at gladiator schools established during the late Republic at the time of Sulla 138-78 BC. ... Their schools were situated in favorable climates, and equipped with first class doctors. The schools were also provided with resident medical consultants to check the men's diet. ...
They were attempting, in their Jihad, to conquer the frail Christian Europe. ... Thanks to Charles Martel there is a Christian church and the Muslims never got further into Europe than Spain. ... Charlemagne made schools, and churches readily available for people in his empire. ... Although Christian, Charlemagne had four wives and five mistresses. ...
Christians, before Rome adopted Christianity, were forced to defend themselves against wild animals that had been starved for weeks. ... Christians were against gladiator events and convinced many people that these games were wrong. ... Spartacus and his followers escaped from their training school and were joined on Mount Vesuvius by other escaped slaves and gladiators. ...
Christians, before Rome adopted Christianity, were forced to defend themselves against wild animals that had been starved for weeks. ... Christians were against gladiator events and convinced many people that these games were wrong. ... Spartacus and his followers escaped from their training school and were joined on Mount Vesuvius by other escaped slaves and gladiators. ...
VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure. ...
Everyone around us spoke in Italian and most could speak a good smattering of high-school English. ... The road felt like it was about fifty yards wide where the zebra goes across, and my friends and I got the sneaking suspicion that it was like a modern-day equivalent of the old Roman practice of throwing Christians to the lions; a deliberate piece of civic planning to give the local drivers a bit of sport with the tourists. ...
