History Essays

I agree, but only to a considerable extent. For Macbeth, when things had begun to stray from his control, he could have stood his place and be determined to do what is right, but he did not. He let the situation become beyond his control. He was a good and …

Julius Caesar was one of the most influential political and military leaders in history, and helped establish the vast Roman empire. Caesar’s triumph in a civil war amongst others made him the absolute ruler of Rome, but political jealousies and fears that he would become king among his opponents led …

It was the incandescent lamps demonstrated by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879 that fascinated Gerard Philips, just like many other people. It made Gerard Philips start to experiment with electric light. Financed by his father – Frederik Philips, who was a banker in the Dutch town Zaltbommel, near the river …

The ancient Greeks held their dramatic shows in open air, but most modern theatres are enclosed buildings. There are a number of similarities, such as the acting area and seating; but some differences, such as raised acting areas. The open-air theatre at Epidauros. It is the most reliable theatre we …

As you can see, the Colosseum is huge, and I have no doubt it impresses you. Yet even though it still looks marvelous, it is but a fraction of its former glory. As a result of fires, earthquakes, and plunder, two thirds of the original building has been destroyed. The …

Chariot races were one of the main forms of public entertainment in ancient Rome and they were exciting and exhilarating events that drove the crowds of Romans wild. They can be compared to modern day sports in several ways, although I cannot agree that every single aspect we wind enjoyable …

In the Australian culture, there have been many debates about the rightful ownership of Australian land and about whether the Aborigines have the right to retain the land taken from them. Further more, indigenous writers have expressed anger and protest towards the loss of their culture to white civilization. Peter …

Colonialism arose from and ideology, or set of beliefs. The desire to colonise and dominate the world was also driven by philosophies, such as modernism, Mackinder’s heartland theory, evangelical Christianity and social Darwinism. Modernism was a philosophy of ideas from the late nineteenth century about ‘modern society’. Modernists believed that …

In his essay “The Development of the Individual,” Jacob Burckhardt analyzes the dramatic transformation of thought that distinguishes the Renaissance philosophy of self-perception from that of the Medieval man. Central to Burckhardt’s thesis is the idea that Italy became the epicenter of this tide of intellectual rebirth because its fragmented …

Mnster played a big role in causing the failure of the Radical Reformation but was not the sole reason. Mnster was an example of how a town could be overridden by a few people who preached what the authorities wanted to hear. It was the actions of the few involved …