His work, along with that of other composers active in Rome, Florence and Venice, was critical in defining the beginning of the musical Baroque era. A member of the Roman School of composers, he was an influential early composer of monody, and wrote what is usually considered to be the ...
Julius Caesar helped build Rome into a mighty empire, bringing all of Gaul (France) under Roman rule. He made himself dictator of Rome, initiating land reform and granting citizenship to residents of far-off regions of the empire. Members of the ruling elite didn’t trust Caesar, so they u...
He is one of the pioneers and leaders in the discovery and characterization of exoplanets. Marcy was Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley and an Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy at San Francisco State University before stepping down in Octob...
One of the most famous figures in history is Julius Caesar. As a Roman general, he conquered vast territories and became the dictator of Rome. His assassination in 44 BC marked the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire. Caesar's legacy continues to be studied and...
Apart from thefamous rulers and church leadersthere are also otherimportant personalitiesthat can be found in Rome.Famous artistssuch asGian Lorenzo Bernini(1598-1680), Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978),Michelangelo(1475-1564) andRaphael(1483-1520) are just as much a part of it as thewriterAlbert...
It is still widely read today by leaders of armed forces. In fact, it is on the list of recommended reading for the US Marine Corps and other divisions of the military. Virgil (70 BC-19 BC) Nationality: Roman Known for: Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid Widely known as one of Rome’s ...
From emperors to generals, writers to philosophers, rebellion leaders to pioneering doctors, and many more besides, ancient Rome was filled over the centuries with people who, for better or for worse, had an impact both whilst they were alive, and for generations afterwards. ...
Many miles beyond Rome there was a famous country called Greece. The people of Greece were not united like the Romans.(1)___ there were several slates, each of which had its own (2)___. Some of the people in the southern part of the (3)___ were called Spartans, and they were ...
Caligula is known as the most brutal of all of Rome’s leaders. 1. “I live!”— Caligula (Gaius Claudius Caesar) 2. “Sand without lime.”— Caligula (Gaius Claudius Caesar) 3. “Don’t take liberties with mywife.”— Caligula (Gaius Claudius Caesar) ...
That incident increased calls for removing statues of Confederate(美国南部联邦的) leaders from the Civil War in the U.S.Mendoza said there are not enough civil rights monuments "to balance things out" with the Confederate statues. He said the Rosa Parks house belongs back in America "Imagine ...