... of lands to the pope, but he refused so Charlemagne subdued, or subjugated his kingdom and restored the Papal States. He was very organized in his military incursions. He often sat by the hearth and planned out every move in advance. This was a precedent to Napoleon who studied his tactics. In 778 he led his army into Spain to battle the ... infidel Sarcens. In 800 Pope Leo crowned Charlemagne the new Roman emperor which sanctified the kingdom. Charlemagne was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He worked to strengthen the empire. He had local officials called counts to help ......

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... have been passed through generations and to different cultures since the beginning of time. From the start, people have been able to put their minds together to come up with new and easier ways to do daily activities. These brilliant and determined minds brought forth everything from better technology, faster and more efficient food production and it all eventually led up ... desire to rule with their advanced ways of life. The Greeks, especially those in Athens, dominated the Mediterranean region. They consisted of many great minds that cultivated a time in which new ideas and inventio...

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... built a temple in Rome, the Temple of Venus and Roma. It had many Greek features, like the fact that it sat on a platform with steps leading up to the entrance; a very Greek idea. Hadrian loved Athens, he renovated numerous buildings, built some new ones, and constructed his arch there. He finished the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens and built a large library ... ...

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