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Plato and Aristotle had interesting lives. Plato’s teacher was Socrates. Plato was born in Athens and had two brothers and one sister. Plato was well educated and became a follower of Socrates. Plato was a mathematician and taught in the Academy. His teaching revolved around “forms”. Plato wrote Meno which was a dialogue between SocratesContinue reading “Plato and Aristotle”

The Roman gods where myths told to children and taught in schools. Rome copied most of the stories from the Greeks. If a mistake was made, they would restart the ceremony to fix it. The Romans would change the names of the Greek God’s to things such as the name of planets. Zeus was Jupiter,Continue reading “Roman Gods”

Queen Esther had a challenging life. Hadassah changed her name to Esther. She pleased the king and became queen. Haman was a descendant from King Agag, and he hated Jews. When he saw that Mordecai wasn’t giving him all the respect, he thought was due, he wanted all the Jews killed. Haman made a decreeContinue reading “Queen Esther”

Rome was founded in 753 BC by Romulus and Remus. The twins prayed to the Gods for a sign for which brother would pick the location of Rome. In an argument over the signs, Romulus killed Remus. As the winning brother, Romulus picked the location on Palatine Hill. Most of the settlers were men soContinue reading “The Founding of Rome”

Nerva was the first emperor after the Flavian dynasty. He was born in 30 AD and little is known about his life. During Nero’s reign, Nerva met general Vespasian and they became good friends. Nevra became loyal to the dynasty when Vespasian became emperor. Soon after, Nerva was given consulship at that time. The economicContinue reading “Nerva”

Hercules and Pandora are myths from Ancient Greece. Hercules’ father was Zeus. Zeus gifted Hercules with strength. Hercules was hated by Hera because he was an illegitimate child, but he was protected by the other Gods. His temper got the best of him, so he went to consult the Oracle of Delphi. The Oracle toldContinue reading “Hercules and Pandora”

In 60 BC, Pompey and Crassus made an alliance with Julius Caesar and became the first triumvirate. This triumvirate helped each general when they gained political or military positions. Crassus died in battle in Syria and Pompey was sent to Spain. Caesar was called from Gaul to take part in politics but was told toContinue reading “Julius Caesar’s life”

Tullus Hostilius was a warlike king. He was more warlike than Romulus. Rome and Alba were nearing a civil war for a long time and finally they broke out into a war. The Albans and the Romans agreed that the war would be decided by a duel of triplet brothers. Only one man lived andContinue reading “Tullus and Ancus”

Alexander the Great led conquests to take over the world. Alexander’s first siege took place at Halicarnassus in Carina. The first thing that he did was loot the city and send all of the wealth to the local ruler. He solved the riddle of the Gordian knot by slicing it in half. One of theContinue reading “Alexander The Great’s Conquests”

Nero had a very cruel reign. Nero’s birth name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. He was raised by his mother, Agrippina the Younger. When the Emperor Claudis didn’t have an heir, he married Agrippina and adopted Nero. After his adoption, he changed his name to Nero and became an important public figure. When Claudius died, NeroContinue reading “Nero and His Reign”