True wisdom comes to each of us
when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves,
and the world around us.
Socrates
when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves,
and the world around us.
Socrates
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1/23/2018 0 Comments the siege of Jerusalem Image from Wikipedia Jerusalem is the center of three major monotheistic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. But few cities in the world have been attacked as much as Jerusalem has throughout history. The Israelites under King David, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Romans, and various groups of Muslims have fought for, and many times conquered, Jerusalem all for their own reasons. In 70 A.D., the Romans attacked Jerusalem when the Jews of Judea rebelled against the Roman Empire for the first time. The catastrophic siege that occurred towards the end of the Jews’ first revolt against Rome is the subject of this post.
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 Image from Wikipedia The Roman general and politician Gaius Marius is remembered as one of the most influential figures of Roman history. Starting in 134 B.C. as a military tribune, Marius, through years of war and political strife, became the first Roman to be elected as consul seven times throughout his life. He reformed the Roman army, defeated Germanic tribes that invaded from the north, fought against the Numidians, marched on Rome, and became one of the main individuals who were responsible for the fall of the Roman Republic. In this short essay, I’ll chronicle Marius’ political career from the time he served in the army at Numantia to his death in 86 B.C. Then I’ll answer three questions about why Marius did what he did and what impact his actions had on Rome.
1/23/2018 0 Comments the death of adolf hitler Image from Wikipedia Anytime Adolf Hitler’s name is mentioned, dark and disturbing images of suffering and oppression emerge in our minds. Hitler was the notorious chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. He transformed Germany into a totalitarian autocracy based on Nazism. And he was one of, if not the, main instigator of World War II in Europe. During his time as chancellor, Hitler orchestrated the Holocaust and was not only responsible for the deaths of over six million Jews but also millions from within and outside his own country. German historian Joachim Fest writes that never before had so many lives, cities, and regions been devastated as much as those that were destroyed in the fall of the Third Reich (Fest, 2004). When the Allied forces eventually pushed Hitler back to Berlin where he and many of his chief supporters hid in a bunker, Hitler eventually lost all hope of victory. Hence, he took his own life – on April 30, 1945 – along with many of his supporters who were there with him in the bunker. In this post, I will reveal the events that occurred before and on the day Hitler took his own life.
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CategoriesAll Announcements English History Legalism Prayers Travel AuthorMy name is Jacob Stubbs. I have a bachelor's degree in English from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and I am a writer an an artist. Archives
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