What is Caesar’s military strategy to conquer the Gauls? Another tactic used by Caesar was the suppression of rebels by besieging their camps until they ran out of food and water. To accomplish his military feats, Caesar also stationed quarters near lands he wished to conquer, and he oversaw the building of bridges to reach …
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When was Hatra built? 2nd century bce Hatra was probably founded in the 3rd or 2nd century bce, under the Seleucid kingdom. It rose to prominence as the capital of Araba, a small semiautonomous state under Parthian influence. When was Hatra destroyed? In March 2015, Iraqi officials said they had received reports from locals that …
Who assassinated Tiberius Gracchus? When, again contrary to accepted practices, he ran for a second term as tribune, his opponents took direct action against him. Led by his cousin Scipio Nasica, they killed Tiberius and some 300 followers in bloody riots over the election. What law did Tiberius Gracchus propose? Tiberius Gracchus Under Tiberius’ proposal, …
How was Australia brought into ww2? Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies asked the British government to notify Germany that Australia was an associate of the United Kingdom. On 3 September 1939, Britain declared war when its ultimatum for Germany to withdraw from Poland expired. What year did Australia actually begin to engage in military combat …
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By the time of the Empire (Rome was first a Kingdom, then a Republic, then an Empire), the number receiving this corn dole was set at around 200,000.” So if you were a citizen who was unemployed, you could at least be fed. Later the grain ration did become a dole for the poor. What …
What did Flavius Josephus write? The Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus’s greatest work, The Antiquities of the Jews, completed in 93 CE, traced the history of the Jews from creation to just before the revolt of 66–70. Appended to the Antiquities was a Vita (Life) defending his conduct during the revolt. He also wrote …
week, period of seven days, a unit of time artificially devised with no astronomical basis. The week’s origin is generally associated with the ancient Jews and the biblical account of the Creation, according to which God laboured for six days and rested on the seventh. Where did the 7 days in the week originate from? …
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“Zones of influence” were primarily a means of dividing land between two or more colonising nations. This enabled these nations to avoid armed conflict while acquiring more colonies. China and Afghanistan are other examples of lands divided into zones of influence. What were the main terms of the Treaty of Sèvres? Treaty of Sèvres The …
Thus, from roughly 500 BC to the time of the founding of Islam, pork was an uncommon meat in the Middle Eastthe Middle EastCountries and territory usually considered within the Middle East. Traditionally included within the Middle East are Arabia, Asia Minor, East Thrace, Egypt, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and the Socotra Archipelago. The region …
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Gruesome pictures of the teeth published in the study show a jaw made mostly of metal. “At the moment of his death,” they wrote in the report, “Hitler had only four remaining teeth.” The few there are misshapen, brown at the base, and flecked with white tartar deposits. Who was Hitlers dentist? Hugo Johannes Blaschke …
