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- 9261: The Fall of the Roman Empire Could Be Linked To Many Different Aspects: Army, Citizens, Barbarianism
- ... role led to the lacking military response to invasions,civil war and peasant uprisings. ROMAN EMPIRE AND ITS EMPEROR Ever since the adoptive system which was installed by Marcus Aurelius was never reinstalled after his death,effective leadership in governing Rome was lacking. It was clearly visible that the Roman Emperor was the backbone of Roman stability and therefore the strength of the Roman army was also crucial in ensuing the ...
- 9262: Modern European History
- ... body parts. They sometimes couldn't even believe that such shattered bodies were once human beings lived happily among them. Most of them grew up in the war knowing nothing of life but despair, fear, death, and sorrow. These veterans felt that they were part of a last generation upon whom which the war was caused by. Now these young man must carry on the blood shed and fight for their ...
- 9263: The Atomic Bomb
- ... of thousands of lives on both sides. This was when the Japanese only had maybe two or three thousand men on an island; whereas on the mainland millions of people who would fight until their death to protect their country. Can you imagine if the Americans invaded mainland Japan where they had not only soldiers to fight against but the citizens of Japan loyal to Hirohito? Massive destruction, immense loss of ...
- 9264: D-Day
- ... looked as though they were some sort of weird medieval art. Like the rest of the beaches, the planned attack time (H hour) was 06:30. Many would think that this would be when the death toll would first start to rise but this just wasn't so. Many men died far from the beach. Two companies of amphibious DD tanks sank because of heavy seas. Included with the 27 tanks ...
- 9265: The Hundred Years War
- ... these men would retain the position of Constable of France, or head of the army. (Encarta) At the start of the Caroline war the English were already at a disadvantage because their leaders were facing death. Edward III was getting old and the Black Prince was in the early stages of terminal illness. Du Guesclin and Clisson were able to lead armies back into western France and regain control of that ...
- 9266: Megellan's Voyage
- ... to convert him. Lapu Lapu declared war on the Spaniards, and in the harsh battle, Magellan fell. Pigafetta wrote "thus they killed our mirror, our light, our comfort, and our true guide." After Magellan's death, the Victoria and the Conception finally hit land at Sanlucar de Barrameda, where they started three years earlier. Winchester describes the situation, "Juan Sebastian d'Elcano had brought just 17 men back with him: 237 ...
- 9267: The Persian Wars
- ... behind the pass. Once Leonidas was aware of this he sent large amounts of troops to block the Persians. They fled and had Leonidas was pinned. The 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought to their death. At Salamis the Persians occupied Athens and then burned down their city. At the Harbor of Salamis the Greek navy lied. The Persians tried to blockade them, but narrow striates were at their advantages. The ...
- 9268: The Transition of Religion and Superstition to Science and Technology in the Middle Ages
- ... participating in any church rituals. Those who were members of the Church believed strongly in the powers of God and the Holy Ghost. It was thought that God controlled the entire universe, from life to death, from the Creation to Doomsday. At this point in time, the earth was the center of the universe, with all of planets and stars surrounding it. This belief, originated from the Church, was called the ...
- 9269: Age of Gold for Babylon
- ... mantel, wears the shoes of his country, his was long and worn under a cap, and his whole body was perfumed. Even though Babylon had prospered the city still had traces of unrest from the death of their former ruler Nebuchadnezzar. This left open a window for Cyrus the Persian to repeat what Assyria had done. When the army of Alexander the Great overcame the Persians two centuries later, the citizens ...
- 9270: The Pyramids of Egypt
- ... White walls" by the Egyptians but later called Memphis by the Greeks. It is here at Memphis that the great pyramids where built. The pyramids were built to house the dead pharaoh of that time. Death was seen by the Egyptians as just the beginning of a journey to the other world. In Egyptian society each individual believed that his eternal life was dependant on the continued existence of their king ...
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