Ancient History
Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 BC. After being taught philosophy, geography, and science by Aristotle, he joined his father's army in 340 BC, at the age of 16. He distinguished himself in the military, and after the assassination of his father in
Ancient History
The first civilizations developed in river valleys like Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He. Ancient people lived by these rivers, where they could farm the fertile soil. The social classes in most of these civilizations were made of slaves, soldiers, farmers, builders, traders, priests, and rulers. The Sumerians, one of
Ancient History
Cyprian was a lawyer, senator, pope, and martyr who lived in Carthage. He was born in 210 A.D. and died in 258 A.D. During his lifetime, Cyprian became a Christian in 249 A.D. in the reign of Decius when the Christian persecution resumed. Cyprian was born to
Ancient History
The Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday when the Jewish people celebrate the liberation of Jerusalem from the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC and the rededication of the second temple. It lasts for eight days, and is held anytime between late November and late December. On the first day
Ancient History
The Maccabees were a group of Jews that did not want to be ruled by foreign rulers such as Syrian or Roman, so they formed up into bands, and fought against them. The first Maccabee was a man named Mattityahu. This man lived in a village called Modiin in Central
The Bible
Historical texts are not the only places where you can find info on Romans! In the Bible, which has legitimate historical records of events that happened in the past, there are many records of Romans. One of the most renowned writers in the Bible that was a Roman citizen, was
Ancient History
The Roman people loved entertainment, they loved going to theaters. The actors in these plays were well paid, but most of the events were free. Many of them were sponsored by wealthy people who wanted the favor of their "gods" by making the shows free of charge. Every
European History
Julius Caesar was the first-ever emperor of Rome. He wanted to become powerful so that he could end poverty created by the government. He started a campaign portraying himself as a savior and a king destroying poverty. When the senators and governors saw that he was trying to gain power,
Ancient History
Romans were a very superstitious people who invented deities for all the things in the world such as bathrooms, doors, curtains, suffering, depression, etc. Deities Deities were used to make sense of bad luck, or of bad "omens". Whenever someone did something to get the anger of the
European History
In the Roman society education had three different levels called Primary School, Grammar School, and Rhetorical school. Primary School Primary school started when children were seven years old. These kids would go to school at the crack of dawn. If they failed a quiz, or they could not memorize something
History
The Romans were famous for building many structures, one of these being the giant building we now know today as the Colosseum. This colossal building was used by Romans as an arena where gladiators would spar, wild exotic animals were paraded, and "naval battles" took place. The original
History
The ancient Roman emperor gained territory by sending his army on multiple missions that were usually battles. A legion consisted of four thousand to six thousand foot soldiers. Most legionaries (soldiers) were drafted farmers who could not afford to farm anymore and had to make money some way or another.