The struggle of the Orders was greatly influential on late Roman Politics. The struggle, or conflict, of the orders was a conflict between the Roman Plebeians and Patricians. The Plebeians are the common or poor citizens of Rome and the Patricians where the wealthy citizens of Rome. In this conflict Plebeians wanted equality with the Patricians. This struggle effected Roman politics because now Roman public offices could be held be Plebeians and not just Patricians. Almost every full citizen of Rome could hold a public office. This effected the Roman senate the most. The roman senate was now consisted of Plebeians and Patricians. Now that Plebeians where in office, they began to form the Plebeian Council. This council began to get more and more power. It laws started affecting Patricians as well.
At the beginning of the roman Republic, Patricians had all the political power. Poor citizens had no voice in political affairs. Now Plebeians have the right to hold power in a Republic.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Week 5 Daily 4
Hannibal was bron in 248 BC. He was the son of Hamilcar Barca. He led the Carthaginian army to the first Punic War. Hannibal also had two younger brothers, Mago and Hasdrubal. His entire life he was tought that Rome was the enemy. When he was young his father literlly made him take a blood oath saying that he would forever keep Rome as his enemy. When Hannibal became ruler he led a massive army over the alps and into Italy. During his timle as king he won three battles where he gained new allies which most were former allies of rome. Back in Rome they considered Hannibal a monster. During one battle Hannibal found himself surrouned by Romans with no way to escape so he poinsoned himself.
Due to his past i do beleive that rome had every right to view Hannibal as a Monster. The Romans considered him one of the main enemies. There were scared of all the anger Hannibal had for rome which he had been increasing since his childhood. The Romans had every right to consider him a monster.
Source: http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/H/Hannibal.htm
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Week 5 daily 2
The romans invented Ambient heating (hot air was circulated underneath floors of houses).
http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/ancient_roman_inventions.htm
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| A heating duct on the floor in my room |
Week 5 Daily 1
What elements of the Roman Republican political and legal system appear present in the systems of modern democracies?
There are many elements of the Roman political and legal system that appear in the present system of democracies. The Roman government is broken into four major parts although the American is broken into three. The romans have a Legislative branch, a executive branch, a senate, and other which contained many smaller sections made up of the plebeians which were the romans of the lower class or common people. The american government uses two of the four roman branches; the executive and legislative parts. The american democracy also has a judicial branch. The judicial branch helps determine whether what is done is constitutional or not usually relating to certain laws and trials. The legislative branch will write the laws and such. the legislative branch has two groups, the senate and the house of representatives. When a bill is written they vote and need a majority in order to make it a law or not. When the Representatives and senates meet they form the congress. A bill must go through congress before it reaches the president to make a final decision.
There are many elements of the Roman political and legal system that appear in the present system of democracies. The Roman government is broken into four major parts although the American is broken into three. The romans have a Legislative branch, a executive branch, a senate, and other which contained many smaller sections made up of the plebeians which were the romans of the lower class or common people. The american government uses two of the four roman branches; the executive and legislative parts. The american democracy also has a judicial branch. The judicial branch helps determine whether what is done is constitutional or not usually relating to certain laws and trials. The legislative branch will write the laws and such. the legislative branch has two groups, the senate and the house of representatives. When a bill is written they vote and need a majority in order to make it a law or not. When the Representatives and senates meet they form the congress. A bill must go through congress before it reaches the president to make a final decision.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Five Paragraph Essay Blog
Was Alexander's adventure really worth it? In your body paragraphs, you must cite specific examples to back up your thesis -- examples must include one from each of the following: Egypt, Persepolis, Afghanistan, India. Due Friday.
Alexander the Great was the noble and courageous ruler. He conquered much of the common known world today. He conquered Egypt, Persepolis, Afghanistan, and India. However as soon as he died almost all this territory was lost. Even though this happened Alexander the Great’s adventure was worth it.
One of the first Conquests Alexander made was the conquest of Egypt in 332 BC (Alexander the Great). After conquering Persia's naval bases all along the coastline of Asia Minor and Syria-Palestine, Alexander marched into Egypt where he remained for some six months (Fiddles). When Alexander entered Egypt they addressed him as a God. The called him the “Master of the Universe" and son of the deity of Amun at the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert. Because of this Alexander would call Zeus-Ammon as his real father and the currency that showed adorned with ram horns as a symbol of his divinity. While Alexander was in Egypt he founded Alexandria. Alexandria became the most prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after he died (Alexander the Great). Alexander left Egypt in the spring of 331. BC. Although he would never return alive to see the city he had founded, it became where his final resting place would be when his body was returned to their ten years later (Fiddles). Alexander’s conquest of Egypt was very important for his story. If Alexander had never conquered, or freed, Egypt of Persian rule he would of never made Alexander which has grown to be one of the most productive cities in all of Egypt.
One of the first Conquests Alexander made was the conquest of Egypt in 332 BC (Alexander the Great). After conquering Persia's naval bases all along the coastline of Asia Minor and Syria-Palestine, Alexander marched into Egypt where he remained for some six months (Fiddles). When Alexander entered Egypt they addressed him as a God. The called him the “Master of the Universe" and son of the deity of Amun at the Oracle of Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert. Because of this Alexander would call Zeus-Ammon as his real father and the currency that showed adorned with ram horns as a symbol of his divinity. While Alexander was in Egypt he founded Alexandria. Alexandria became the most prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after he died (Alexander the Great). Alexander left Egypt in the spring of 331. BC. Although he would never return alive to see the city he had founded, it became where his final resting place would be when his body was returned to their ten years later (Fiddles). Alexander’s conquest of Egypt was very important for his story. If Alexander had never conquered, or freed, Egypt of Persian rule he would of never made Alexander which has grown to be one of the most productive cities in all of Egypt.
After Egypt Alexander moved on to conquer Persepolis. Alexander Reached Persepolis in January. Alexander describes Persepolis as, “His worst enemy among the cities of Asia.” Once he conquered Persepolis he had his soldiers raid and loot the city. During this raid a fire broke out in the temple of Xerxes, destroying everything. (Destruction of Persepolis). There are many theories to why the Temple of Xerxes was burned. Many believe that this was just a drunken accident by one of his looting soldiers. Other believe that this was a deliberate act of revenge for the burning of the Acropolis of Athens from the Second Persian War. A critic of Alexander, Arrian, says “I too do not think Alexander showed good sense in this action nor that he could punish the Persians for a long past age (Alexander the Great). When Alexander returned several years later it is said that he claimed he regretted his act (Destruction of Persepolis). The events that happened in Persepolis unfortunaly show that that Alexander’s conquest wasn’t all that great and he destroyed an ancient civilization out of a past injustice.
However Alexander did not get to kill Darius as he had wanted to. Instead one of Darius’ generals, Bessus, betrayed Darius and killed him. Alexander was furious. He took his massive army and the Persians who left Darius to chase down Bessus into Afghanistan. Alexander perused Besus into Afghanistan until eventually one of Besus’ generals, Spitamenes, In 329 BC. Spitamenes handed over Bessus to Ptolemy, one of Alexander’s most trusted companions. Bessus was brutally executed (Alexander the Great). Alexander’s presence in Afghanistan was very prosperous to the Afghani people. At the time Afghan was a very small country. It consisted of mostly farmers without any writing skills. After Alexander’s presence there was art and sculptors and he established a new form of Government. Alexander greatly helped Afghanistan (Momad, Wahid).
The end of Alexander’s major conquests was in India. Alexander had to defeat the Indian king, Porus. Porus however gathered up a massive army and attacked the Greeks with elephants. The greeks had never fought elephants before. Alexander defeated Porus but Alexander was gracious towards him. He treated him like a king and they became friends. He built a city named, Boukephala, in honor of his horse, Bucephalus, which had died in battle and was buried there. Alexander was eager to press forward and invade the city of Lahore but his soldiers became weary and begged Alexander to go no further. Against his will Alexander was forced to turn back. However a soon as Alexander died all of the India people revolted against Macedonia so that all traces of Greek influences in India soon disappeared. His alters had vanished and the names of his cities had been changed (Marshall). Alexadner’s conquest in India did not really affect anything.
Alexander the great was a very noble and courageous ruler. He has conquered much of the common known world today. He had conquered Egypt, Persepolis, Afghanistan, and India. However as soon as he died almost all his territory had been lost. However the achievments Alexander achieved and the fact that he had pretty much conquered the entire known world at the time has made his name immortal and his adventures were definitely worth it.
Works Cited
"Alexander the Great." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 10 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_great#Egypt>.
"Alexander the Great: the Destruction of Persepolis." Livius. Articles on Ancient History. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander_t12.html>.
Fiddles, Alan M. "Alexander the Great in Egypt." Arab World Books Your Cultural Club, Arabic Bookstore and Arab Authors' Home Promoting Cultural Dialogue. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.arabworldbooks.com/new/alexander.html>.
Marshall, H. E. "Alexander the Great Invades India." About Hinduism - What You Need to Know About Hinduism. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://hinduism.about.com/od/history/a/alexander.htm>.
Momad, Wahid. "Afghanland.com Afghanistan and Alexander the Great." Afghanland.com. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.afghanland.com/history/alexander.html>.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Weekly 4
Does Power Corrupt? How or How Not? Why or Why Not? Do you think Alexander was corrupted? And who influenced whom the most: Did Persia become more Greek or did Alexander becoming more Persian?
Power does corrupt most people. Everyone wants to have power, and many people are influenced by power that they have. A good example of this is the holocaust and Hitler. Hitler used his power to kill everyone that he thought was diffrent. If you didnt have blonde hair and blue eyes you were killed. (Most Germans had blonde hair and blue eyes) This is messed up to because Adolf Hitler himself wasn't blond or have blue eyes. The holocaust although maily affected jews also affected homosexuals, people with disabilities, and many diffirent religious and political groups. He would aslo use people for empirmental and dangerous tests. Hitler was very corrupt with power.
Another good example of someone corrupt with power is a senator, John Edwards. He seems like a perfectly nice person on the outside; he had a wife and kids and he was loved by a lot of people. In 2007 he had an affair and the girl he had an affair with became pregnant and had a baby. This is a really bad thing. He used his power to keep everyone who might know about the story quiet, and he even got his friend to say the baby was his! Edwards's wife got the last laugh though when she wrote him out of her will. He thought he could use his power to lie to all of America, including his wife and kids. This is especially wronfd because his wife was dying also. Why would you cheet on someone you new was dying. THats horribl in my opinion. He will probably end up getting indited. Just because you have power dosen't mean you can get away with everything.
ALexander was still very currpot with power. He won so much that he would just assume everything was his. ALthough he was not as horrible as those two people he still abused his power and didnt listin to what anyboy else thought. He however did make a name for himself and in a way he is imortal. Just like a son of gGO dwill be. It sthe future and we spent two weeks in class discussing him. Even though all the sotires about him ary in some way he did win almost every battle. SOme leaders were very noble but when you give someone power they nine out of 10 times are currpupt.
I believe that the question about Alexander becoming more Persian or Persia becoming more Greek could be answered either way. Persia obviously became more Greek because they were conquered by Greece and they were influenced by Alexander the Great and his decisions. Persia was greatly influenced by Alexander. Many of their people were killed or sold into slavery. I'm sure that because of that Persia was changed.
I also do think that Alexander became more Persian. He crossed paths with tons of Persians on and off the battle field. He learned a lot from his journey to victory there. Alexander learned how to think on his feet and make quick intelligent decisions about the way to fight. I think Alexander himself changed because of Persia. He was intelligent and brave, and I now know why he is called Alexander the Great.
Power does corrupt most people. Everyone wants to have power, and many people are influenced by power that they have. A good example of this is the holocaust and Hitler. Hitler used his power to kill everyone that he thought was diffrent. If you didnt have blonde hair and blue eyes you were killed. (Most Germans had blonde hair and blue eyes) This is messed up to because Adolf Hitler himself wasn't blond or have blue eyes. The holocaust although maily affected jews also affected homosexuals, people with disabilities, and many diffirent religious and political groups. He would aslo use people for empirmental and dangerous tests. Hitler was very corrupt with power.
Another good example of someone corrupt with power is a senator, John Edwards. He seems like a perfectly nice person on the outside; he had a wife and kids and he was loved by a lot of people. In 2007 he had an affair and the girl he had an affair with became pregnant and had a baby. This is a really bad thing. He used his power to keep everyone who might know about the story quiet, and he even got his friend to say the baby was his! Edwards's wife got the last laugh though when she wrote him out of her will. He thought he could use his power to lie to all of America, including his wife and kids. This is especially wronfd because his wife was dying also. Why would you cheet on someone you new was dying. THats horribl in my opinion. He will probably end up getting indited. Just because you have power dosen't mean you can get away with everything.
ALexander was still very currpot with power. He won so much that he would just assume everything was his. ALthough he was not as horrible as those two people he still abused his power and didnt listin to what anyboy else thought. He however did make a name for himself and in a way he is imortal. Just like a son of gGO dwill be. It sthe future and we spent two weeks in class discussing him. Even though all the sotires about him ary in some way he did win almost every battle. SOme leaders were very noble but when you give someone power they nine out of 10 times are currpupt.
I believe that the question about Alexander becoming more Persian or Persia becoming more Greek could be answered either way. Persia obviously became more Greek because they were conquered by Greece and they were influenced by Alexander the Great and his decisions. Persia was greatly influenced by Alexander. Many of their people were killed or sold into slavery. I'm sure that because of that Persia was changed.
I also do think that Alexander became more Persian. He crossed paths with tons of Persians on and off the battle field. He learned a lot from his journey to victory there. Alexander learned how to think on his feet and make quick intelligent decisions about the way to fight. I think Alexander himself changed because of Persia. He was intelligent and brave, and I now know why he is called Alexander the Great.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
3/3/11 Daily 8
8. Would you have followed Alexander into Persia? Write a short story telling your tale from the point of view of one of Alexander's inner circle.
Today our great leader, Alexander the Great, is leading us off into Persia. I can not wait for the expedition. I am a little nervous about dying. War can be a very scary place. I have already been through one battle and watching your friends get slaughtered around you can be a scary sight. I am especially afraid of archers and Chariots. There is nearly no defense from them. The chariots are equipeed with spike on their wheels that will rip your legs if they are in your path. YOur friends will panic and could possibly throw you in the way in order to protect themselves. War starts as a fight with another enemy but eventually becomes a fight to survive with the help of some teemates and a general commanding what you should do. That's where Alexander the Great comes in. He is one of the greatest if not THE greatest military leader of all time. I am honored to do battle for Alexander the Great. He is the son of God. There is no way we could possible die with him by our side. TOmorow we begin our march into Persian Land. I have plenty provisions and my sword is sharp. I cant wait to do battle. I will fight for all of my fellow Greeks and avenge what the Persians did to us.
Today our great leader, Alexander the Great, is leading us off into Persia. I can not wait for the expedition. I am a little nervous about dying. War can be a very scary place. I have already been through one battle and watching your friends get slaughtered around you can be a scary sight. I am especially afraid of archers and Chariots. There is nearly no defense from them. The chariots are equipeed with spike on their wheels that will rip your legs if they are in your path. YOur friends will panic and could possibly throw you in the way in order to protect themselves. War starts as a fight with another enemy but eventually becomes a fight to survive with the help of some teemates and a general commanding what you should do. That's where Alexander the Great comes in. He is one of the greatest if not THE greatest military leader of all time. I am honored to do battle for Alexander the Great. He is the son of God. There is no way we could possible die with him by our side. TOmorow we begin our march into Persian Land. I have plenty provisions and my sword is sharp. I cant wait to do battle. I will fight for all of my fellow Greeks and avenge what the Persians did to us.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
3/2/11 Daily one
Question: What do you think should have been done after Alexander's death?
After Alexander the Great's death, instead of having his generals fighting over who was the rightful heir to his kingdom, somebody should of stepped up an assumed complete control. Than his army could of continued conquering many more countries. Instead when alaxander the great died he left no plan to be done after his death and there was nobody to command everyone. Each general fought over who was the rightful next in command and slowly the army faded and died out. It would of been easier if Alexander had left a son or had picked his favorite general to continue. ALexander however left no heir, there are many different theories for why that is. First, Alaxander thought he was a god and was immmortal and that he would never died. He had survived many great battles and received many battle wounds but could just not be killed. However he ended up dying in his bed over having a bad fever. another theroy is that alaxnader simply didnt want an heir and wanted his kingdom to stay his and not have someone else take credit and thrive off his accomplishments. Alaxander was one of the youngest and greatest rulers of his time. Even though his kingdom died out from under his his name is still remebered today and one of the greatest military powers.
After Alexander the Great's death, instead of having his generals fighting over who was the rightful heir to his kingdom, somebody should of stepped up an assumed complete control. Than his army could of continued conquering many more countries. Instead when alaxander the great died he left no plan to be done after his death and there was nobody to command everyone. Each general fought over who was the rightful next in command and slowly the army faded and died out. It would of been easier if Alexander had left a son or had picked his favorite general to continue. ALexander however left no heir, there are many different theories for why that is. First, Alaxander thought he was a god and was immmortal and that he would never died. He had survived many great battles and received many battle wounds but could just not be killed. However he ended up dying in his bed over having a bad fever. another theroy is that alaxnader simply didnt want an heir and wanted his kingdom to stay his and not have someone else take credit and thrive off his accomplishments. Alaxander was one of the youngest and greatest rulers of his time. Even though his kingdom died out from under his his name is still remebered today and one of the greatest military powers.
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