The cold war also saw a revelation in tanks as the most developed main battle tanks with harder shelters and a greater range in shooting power were invented. ... During the Roman Empire the most popular dish would have been pottage which was a mixture of a variety of vegetables and some meat as well as that it was either eaten with rice or cooked with risotto to eat as a scrumptious dish with bread (it wouldn't actually taste very good in that time period compared to what we could make these days however it would be edible but a bit bland). It would have been a delicacy to eat as most peo...

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The most famous examples of this Theocratic influence on art are the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Chefren. ... The popular "circle and semicircle patterns were replaced by linear designs, zigzags, triangles, diamonds, and meanders" (Cunningham and Reich, 40). ... (Cunningham and Reich, 144) Needless to say, popular art of the time was commissioned mostly by politicians and statesmen who wished to better their standing with the people they ruled. ... The Romans were quick to adopt the most prevalent characteristics of this art and incorporate it into their own. ... The most notable differen...

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The most famous examples of this Theocratic influence on art are the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Chefren. ... The popular "circle and semicircle patterns were replaced by linear designs, zigzags, triangles, diamonds, and meanders" (Cunningham and Reich, 40). ... (Cunningham and Reich, 144) Needless to say, popular art of the time was commissioned mostly by politicians and statesmen who wished to better their standing with the people they ruled. ... The Romans were quick to adopt the most prevalent characteristics of this art and incorporate it into their own. ... The most notable differen...

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Livy uses the conflict between the patricians and plebeians to mirror the struggle of the Optimates and Populares during the late Republic. ... What must be realized is that Livy supports neither the Optimates nor the Populares. ... This shows that Livy is using the Conflict of Orders to resemble the recent history of conflict between the Optimates and Populares. ... Livy most likely thought of the injustice done to Gracchus when he wrote this account into his history. Gracchus was the foremost Populares tribune at the time, and was killed because he sought to take power away from the opposing...

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"During its first three centuries, Christianity grew as a popular religion of salvation favored by masses, rather than as a reasoned doctrine of intellectual substance. ... " Since the most influential members of Christianity, church leaders, were upperclass males, they followed their society's patriarchal teachings when choosing Christian writings to be standardized. ... The formation of the Roman Orthodox Church was a political affair and in most political affairs, the working class had little influence on what happened. ...

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Augustine, like most people at the time, was trying to understand the true higher meaning of life and gradually began to shift his view from trivial doctrines to a greater religion, Christianity. ... As specified in lecture, Christianity provided food, shelter and better health care, and as a result it became the most popular religion. ...

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The most disturbing of the killings is what Tiberius did to his mother. ... After the death of Tiberius, the power hungry Caligula became very popular, and more involved with the people of Rome (Kennedy). ... The most useful source was The Twelve Caesars by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. ... He was most famous for the above-noted book and specifically to be the first person to record Julius Caesar's epileptic seizures. ... Caligula's attitude towards gore actually made him a popular emperor at the start of his rein of the Roman Empire. ...

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Many historians compare Hadrian to the divine Augustus, in his manner of modesty, honesty, and a patron of most arts. ... Hadrian was then educated properly and held many military and political posts, most importantly, consul. ... Naming him one of the most cultured of Rome's emperors, ever since a young age, Hadrian developed a fondness for Hellenic, Greek culture. ... Hadrian was known throughout most of his life as a military man, and he concentrated on keeping Rome's frontiers safe from invasion. ... His influence as a role model and Emperor made him popular with Rome and the pro...

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Although Emperor Justinian was not unanimously popular throughout the duration of his rule, he is remembered by historians today for his tireless efforts to restore his kingdom back to the likes of the Roman Empire which had nearly lost all of its western territories as well as territories in North Africa. ... The right panel is missing although most likely was a mirrored image of the left panel. ...

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In modern day politics, the art of Political manipulation is very popular. In the case of the Rome Empire's history the art is well practiced by Mark Anthony during the second triumvirate era. The Romans during the triumvirate era and their perception of what we in the contemporary world call &apos...

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In addition, the implementation of columns automatically causes the rooms to become grander, which by default makes the rooms without columns less important, and therefore private (as Wallace-Hadrill says: "Here what is to us most striking about the richer houses is the low priority given to privacy"). ... As a result, to denote status it was necessary to incorporate implications of public architecture, methods which clearly have transformed over time, just like any popular fashion and style. ...

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Ancient Roman Civilization Ancient Rome was a seaboard of civilization. In the last two centuries B.C., the Romans extended and strengthened the Mediterranean network created by the ancient Greek traders and settlers. Roman civilization remained dependent on the sea as its principal axis of communic...

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