Essays on Roman Empire

“I’m the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.” Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed this at his coronation as emperor of France in 1804. This was a thousand years after Pope Leo crowned Charles I, commonly known as Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor in 800,...

The Western European Civilization during Charlemagne’s rule was a unique fusion of Judeo-Christian, Classical and Germanic heritages. There is much evidence as to how such a fusion came about, my belief is that Charlemagne’s conquering of lands, political alliances, and reinvigoration of Rome and its...

Introduction The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase ‘melting pot’ as a place where many different people and ideas exist together, often mixing and producing something new. Today, the rule of Charlemagne and his court is often described as a cultural melting pot, but is this...

“Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right.”- Charlemagne Charlemagne, also known as Charles I, Charles the Great and the Father of Europe was an important Germanic figure in medieval times and has...

In this essay I will explain how religious leader Pope Gregory VII and secular leader Charlemagne legitimized their respective authorities. In overcoming the challenges to their rule, Pope Gregory VII and Charlemagne impacted both empires and religious institutions and had long-lasting effects. In both cases...

Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, is one of the most prominent political figures in Roman history. From 774 until his death in 814, Charlemagne was recognized as king of the Franks, king of the Lombards, and emperor of the Romans. Over this period,...

The ancient world as we know it was a very hostile environment. Large empires ruled the lands, but many of them had eventual downfalls. One of these empires was the Roman Republic, whose last ruler of the Republic was a man named Julius Caesar, a...

Some biases about ‘blacks’ in largely ‘white’ communities have biased modern apparitions of the manner in which Aethiopes were depicted in Roman community, ensuing to a lot of misconceptions of the pertinent texts. Apparently, both Romans and Greeks owned specific words to term ethnicity or...

Many civilizations have influenced the world, both Roman and Greek existence have influenced American and European civilization to a greater extent than any other culture of the ancient land. When we conceive about the two societies sometimes we may conceive of two groups of people...

In the 1960s, grapes were being picked and sold with pesticides. Farm workers would be working with and breathing toxins every day. Cesar Chavez wanted to raise awareness about the grapes the farmers were picking. Even if the grapes contained pesticide, they were still being...

Born on March 31, 1927, and died on April 23, 1993, Cesar Chavez became recognized and remembered as a leader and labor organizer. By taking risks, encouraging, motivating, and building the confidence of his fellow farmers he founded an organization that later grew to be...

With the Mexican Revolution in 1910, many Mexicans fled north of the United States to escape the bloodshed in search of a new life. The American demand for agricultural workers increased so much that a work visa program was established in 1920 for Mexicans. The...

“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength:” his quote describes Cesar E. Chavez as a person that feels he needs to take some leadership...

“No one is ever strong enough that you don’t need help”- César Chávez. This is one of my favorite quotes from Cesar Chavez. He helped almost all of California’s fruit pickers, but, sadly, died in the process. His death also makes a point towards what...

“To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” by Sun Tzu. Julius Caesar was a great leader, as he fought through countless political problems he always found his way. Born into...

Nobody can be accepted by everyone, so were the rulers who sat on the very top. People always tend to have more discontentions towards the ones with more power over them than the ones who were actually annoying. There were always assassinations toward powerful leaders,...

Julius Caesar (reigned 46 – 44 BC), a name globally known by many today, is one of the rulers of different countries still are referred to as Caesar, a title that bears great honour. This name has achieved an amount of respect that had never...

Julius Caesar was not only one of the most well-known figures in Rome’s history but was arguably one of the greatest military leaders of all time. From his invasion of Gaul to his triumphant victory in Pompey, Caesar was destined to be the next ruler...

Like many historical films, Agora delves into the final days of the Roman Empire. At first, one would think that the film is a typical plot, but the film draws on the ensuing war between superstition, science and religion. The character Hypatia, the stunning mathematician,...