... prepare him for a political career. [Boardman, 121] Under the foot steps of his great uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian showed his prominence at an early age. Octavian served under Julius Caesar in the Spanish expedition. In 44 B.C. Octavian, 18 years old, was assigned as the senior military commander in the Parthian ... ritual. This was known as the Secular Games, to filter the Roman people of their past sins and provide full religious initiation of the new age. [Zoch, 233] Augustus was an extraordinarily able administrator and played a major role in building up a capable civil service. H...

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... was born in sixty three BC by the name of Gaius Octavious. Adopted by his great uncle Julius Caesar at the age of four he was almost certainly to be his heir. At the age of only sixteen Gaius was given his first opportunity to show his abilities. Julius sent Gaius to Spain to assist his ... the news that would change his life. His great-uncle Julius Caesar had been assassinated by a group of conspirators which included his friend Marcus Brutus. At the age of only eighteen Gaius Octavious had to make the biggest decision of his life. He was unsure weather or not to return to Rome and cla...

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... help her on the road to becoming a successful leader. Despite not being raised with the expectations of becoming ruler of Egypt at an early age, Cleopatra succeeded in establishing herself through her influence on others as one of the world's most respected and remembered female rulers. Cleopatra VII, ... , only 17 at the time, and her brother Ptolemy XIII, 12, inherited the throne by default (Cleopatra 1). Becoming queen at such an early age wasn't easy, and contrary to the way some sources portray her today, Cleopatra was not very beautiful. The crude images on some ancient coins depict...

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... people, but earned him the hatred of the senate. He was eventually assassinated and Rome fell into turmoil again. Augustus" arrival brought peace back to Rome. The Age of Augustus is known as the Golden Age of Roman literature, for during this time flourished the greatest poets of Rome. Under Augustus, poets and artists were patronized not by individuals, but solely through the ... ...

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... River. Octavian enabled the long, peaceful time of the Pax Romana by changing Rome from a fragile, crumbling republican government to a mighty empire. While Augustus reigned, it was known as the Golden Age of Roman literature and architecture. He encouraged the building of roads, bridges, aqueducts, and beautiful buildings. Augustus restored many structures left unfinished by Julius Caesar. Sculptors created many beautiful artworks ... to decorate the buildings. Roman culture flourished with creativity, which made the age stand out as the greatest cultural period in the history of Rome....

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... forward. Ptolemy improved and constructed new buildings and repaired temples. In 51 BC Ptolemy's health was failing, and he died. In his will he made Ptolemy XIII king at age ten, and at age eighteen, Cleopatra VII Philopater became queen. Cleopatra married her brother, which was common practice to keep the dynasty pure. It was a marriage in name only. Cleopatra ruled for ... guards. They did not see what was hidden beneath the figs. When the guards left, Cleopatra opened the basket and removed the poisonous asp. She carefully arranged herself on her golden sofa and clasping the asp to ...

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... the Ptolemaic period? Cleopatra lived from 69-30 BC: she was born in 69 BC in Alexandria which was then the capital of Egypt. She took the throne at the age of 17 or 18. I felt that she was an excellent queen, and accomplished many great things in her life she was ambitious and also very clever. She was highly intelligent ... they allowed the man to deliver it to Cleopatra in the basket was a cobra hidden with the figs that she used to kill herself with. Cleopatra killed herself on her golden bed with her maids Iras and Chrmion dying at her feet; she was 39 years old. Two pricks were fo...

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... , his father's eviction from his farm due to political seizure. The most famous of The Ecolouges, The fourth celebrates the birth of a child who is destined to usher in a new Golden Age of peace and goodwill. Critics have made definite connections between Virgil's fictional characters and real people. Some have suggested that the divine birth refers to Mark Anthony, or possibly Virgil ... -book poem that described the life of a farmer. Its inspiration is said to come from the Greek poet Hesiod's Works and Days. Virgil's position as the leading poet of the age was confirmed with the Georgi...

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... the Ptolemaic period? Cleopatra lived from 69-30 BC: she was born in 69 BC in Alexandria which was then the capital of Egypt. She took the throne at the age of 17 or 18. I felt that she was an excellent queen, and accomplished many great things in her life she was ambitious and also very clever. She was highly intelligent ... they allowed the man to deliver it to Cleopatra in the basket was a cobra hidden with the figs that she used to kill herself with. Cleopatra killed herself on her golden bed with her maids Iras and Chrmion dying at her feet; she was 39 years old. Two pricks were fo...

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... . Ptolemy absorbed Egypt's religion with their own and built temples for the gods that they worshipped. Ptolemy's rule was successful partly because he chose to adopt Egyptian culture. There was a golden age for Alexandria and for Egypt. Scholars and artists from all over the world were invited by Ptolemy to aid in the learning culture of Alexandria. (http:/touregypt.net/alexhis1.htm ... ...

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... (Hughes-Hallet 1). According to Lucy Hughes -Hallett, "the vision of Cleopatra has been recreated over and over again, each time in a form that fits the prejudices and fantasies of the age that produced it "(1). For example, Cecil B. Demille created a movie about her life making her "the wickedest woman in history " (1). According to George Bernhard Shaw she was an emotionally disturbed sex ... himself and to Cleopatra and set up his own and Cleopatra's image in the shrine to warship. He caused a " divine bed" to be provided for him, in the temple, and a golden throne built for him in t...

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... in the country was in the hands of Shapur's mother and her husband Vahram, but in the year 309 C.E. Shapur became the king of the Persian Empire at a very young age. Shapur was probably the greatest military genius Iran had seen since Arashk I, founder of the Parthian empire. Shapur was able to humiliate the Romans in several battles throughout Mesopotamia, and ... . Shapur also limited the power of the priests and forced them to yield their semi-independence status in favor of the central government's authority. In short, Shapur II started the Golden Era of Sasanian dynasty; an era that...

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... were involved in heinous acts such as fighting as gladiators or warriors (Augustus). Literature was also influenced during the time of Augustus. Many refer to this time as Latin literature's golden age. Aeneid by Vergil and Livy's enormous Roman history were written (Augustus). Relations with foreign countries also improved. An army that engaged in numerous campaigns and missions was formed to replace ... ...

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