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Juvenal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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      Not only was he a talented man. He was a out-standing poet. His jokes were extermly funny, They still are. you would probably die of laughter after reading his jokes. he would make jokes about the greeks . he would make jokes even about the emperor.
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

  • The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312. Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Maxentius drowned in the Tiber during the battle.
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      this is the most famous battle of constantine's carrer. Maxentius got trapped in his own trap. Also he and constantine were enmies. This battle was on october 28th october AD 312.
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      This was very mysterious because there are two stories about what Constantine saw one night before the battle. One story said that Constantine sees a cross. A invisible hand that writes letters in latin that meant " by this sign you will conquer." The other story says a metor rite hited near constantine's army and the general says the other army is 3 times larger than theirs. Constantine still goes to fight with the christian sign on all the soliders sheild. These stories were very mysterious , but interesting.
  • According to chroniclers such as Eusebius of Caesarea and Lactantius, the battle marked the beginning of Constantine's conversion to Christianity. Lactantius recounts that Constantine and his soldiers had a vision that God promised victory if they daubed the sign of the cross on their shields.
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      Constantine didn't usually believe in christianity before this battle . It was a miracle . Because of this Constantine was the first roman emperor who became christian. Before constantine no roman emperor accepted this religion. God does work in mysterious ways.
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      Many say that under the protection of the christian god Constantine conqured. Now Constantine believes in the god , and becomes christian. I believe those stories that were told . Maybe god did help constantine win that battle . People say god does work in mysterious ways.
  • Lactantius states that, in the night before the battle, Constantine was commanded in a dream to "delineate the heavenly sign on the shields of his soldiers"
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      The next morning Constantine commanded his soliders to paint the christian sign on their sheilds. They didn't. They were afriad their roman gods would strike them on the spot for worshipping another god. Constantine himself painted the christian sign on some of the shields to prove he didn't die . The romans god didn't kill him at the spot . After that the soliders did what they were told. i could see constantine felt strongly about what he was doing.
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Honorius (emperor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 11 views

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      Honorius wasn't a real leader. He was more like a follower and because of his not very wise descions of his generals the western roman empire fell. Rome needed a strong and wise leader not a kid who will always be asking for help when he's the one that's suppose to help. Also a leader that can control his own situations , and do what he thinks is best for rome.
  • To counter Priscus, Honorius tried to negotiate with Alaric. Alaric withdrew his support for Priscus in 410, but the negotiations with Honorius broke down. Alaric again entered Italy and sacked Rome.
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      Alaric just asked for some land for his people. They did need land to function, to live, and to grow their crops. I didn't think it was too much to ask for. All they wanted was the romans to treat them as their equals . Mostly it's the general's fault for trying to kill Alaric's troop and him just because of what happened in the past. Now for that stupid mistake Alaric and his men thought the emperor has betrayed him for the third time.
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      Honorius wasn't very wise. Asking your senate about what to do? Uh, no not a very smart thing to do because this is what YOU want for the empire . No one else. The choices Honorius made was why the western roman empire fell. He didn't take charge nor did he act like a leader.
  • The most notable event of his reign was the assault and Sack of Rome on August 24 410 by the Visigoths under Alaric.
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      Sack means to to rob, or burn down. That's exactly what alaric an his men were planning on doing. It's what Rome gets for not trying to accepet the barbarins , and for killing their people. The emperor wanted to negoaite ,but let's say some people can hold a gruge for years , and takes matters in their own hands to get revegne.
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      During the sack of Rome Honorius' sister was taken by Alaric's men as houstche or captive. The sack of Rome was to me a terrible sight. I guess that's how it was back then. We learn from their mistakes , and make better choices unlike Honorius.
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Roman Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

  • Consuls had supreme power in both civil and military matters.
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      Consuls did have surpreme power , but took it for guranted. Sometimes there were consuls that hated each other, and would pass laws just to make the other furious. Some weren't very well leaders or generals , but somtimes the other was. Either way if they hated each other they both knew they had to get along. i think it wasn't nesscary at all to pass laws just to make the other consul mad, but that's how it was in Rome.
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