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Italy Analysis: Foundation of Italy I am writing about Italy because it is the only country, outside of where I was born, the United States, and Costa Rica. I loved Costa Rica, but I have a spiritual connection to Italy, and Rome, in particular, (not just the Vatican). Italian Unification: In Europe, Italy was one of the last countries to unify into a single country.  Italy was finally unified in 1902 CE. The major players in Italian unification were Garibaldi, Sicily, Pie

Italy: The Medieval Era Town of Florence Florence is the home of Fiorentina, the Italian soccer team that typically is mid table or better. Florence is near the mountains and is important because of its outsized cultural and religious contributions to the world and especially Italian culture. The Medici’s sponsored major artists, including Leonardo De Vinci. Florence was the home of the Medici family and a cultural revolution that led to worldwide influence and later the cre

Hannibal Barca was one of the most talented and best generals of all time; he is still studied today. Hannibal is one of the most influential generals of all time; his particular genius moment was the Battle of Cannae. Hannibal Barca was the Carthaginian general who was the most successful general that attacked Rome until almost the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 453 BCE. The Carthaginian general Hannibal took five months to go from southern Spain to the Po Valley which

The Aequians James Sterrett February 8 th , 2026             The ancient Aequians were hill-peoples that were moderately dangerous enemies of Rome. They were cunning, good soldiers, lived in the hills and finally were able to take Latium at one point. The ancient Aequians were some of Rome’s stronger and more organized enemies in the 5 th  century BCE. The Aequian’s were hill people’s outside of 5 th  century Rome’s borders. The Aequians were hill people that frequently went

Lucius Sextus: Roman Plebian Tribune: Lucius Sextus was a Plebian Tribune in this position from 476 BCE- 468BCE. Lucius Sextus was an elected Plebian Tribune managing Rome. Lucius Sextus tried to pass a bill sending settlers to Bolae (ancient Latium city). [1]  Bolae was passed between the Roman’s and their enemies around the late 5 th  century BCE. Lucius Sextus was a great speaker according to Livy. A quote directly from Livy; “ Sextus, the tribune, who was an effective spe

Romulus and Remus were raised by She-Wolves: they eventually founded a city that became one of the strongest empires of all time. The Ancient Roman Empire was one of the largest empires of all time. However, the ancient Roman Empire started out as a tiny town near the Tiber River. Rome, according to legend, was founded by Romulus and Remus, two brothers who escaped Troy. The Ancient Roman Empire started out as a small group of huts near the Palatine Hill and the Tiber River.

Ancient Rome rose from a small town all the way up to controlling the entire Mediterranean. The Ancient town of Rome would never have been expected to rise all the way up to controlling most of the Mediterranean. Rome started as an Iron Age settlement in the 8 th century. Ancient Rome was extremely traditional. Ancient Rome started as a tiny village; they rose all the way up to a world power. The ancient Italian town of Rome became one of the largest empires the world had ev

A Brief Summary of the Second Punic War The Second Punic War defined Roman greatness for hundreds of years afterwards, further more cementing their legacy. The Second Punic War was a major change from the first Punic War; Rome had developed locks that could allow their melee units to board Carthaginian naval ships, giving it a key advantage. The Second Punic War was defined by Hannibal, Scipio, and the Roman Senate. Hannibal Barca was fueled by his hatred of Rome after his fa

The Roman Republic’s Government System The Roman Republic was an early example of an elected system of government; it was one of the first on planet earth. The Roman Republic was created in 366 BCE after a particularly evil and cruel king (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) son raped a noble woman (who later committed suicide.) The Roman version of elected government was started when this happened. The Roman Republic was led by key government officials which included: the Consul’s,

The Rise of the Roman Republic The Roman Republic began as a small town on a small hill next to the Tiber River in Italy; it grew to become one of the top five culturally impactful empires of all time. It is one of the top five most culturally impactful empires of all time because it had an significant influence on the modern Western world’s government system’s. Ancient Roman settlers founded the town on a small hill which was one of seven hills by a descendant of the Trojan

The Silk Road               The most important book in my library is The Silk Roads A New History of the World. I think it is an incredibly well researched, written organized book that is explained well enough that a high schooler who wanted to read it could read it. I would say it is one of the top 5 most important secondary and tertiary history books that I have ever read.   The book that I recommend the most, which is an important one and is my favorite, is The Silk Road:

History of Pirates In one of my favorite video games, that I play, Civilization 7, the developers of the game just added a pirate leader and a pirate civilization, this made me more interested in pirates; something that I do not know much about. Pirates are cool, however I don’t know much about them, so I wanted to learn more. Most of what I know of pirates comes from The Pirates of the Caribbean movie. This book was meant to be something that I could do to learn more. Pira

World War Two was an important turning point for America and the world. America grew in strength and became more powerful; it also created international institutions that led to the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and finally creating the state of Isreal. The Cause of WW2 World War Two was an afterward to WW1. World War Two was caused by the treaty of Versailles, Germany invading Poland on September 1 st , 1939, and Germany d

Lucius Roman Victory Arch Gladiator Two Movie Review Gladiator 2 is two hours and 28 minutes long. It was released in the year 2024. Its cast includes Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, and Derek Jacobi.  Pedro Pascal plays Lucius, and Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger play the twin emperors (Geta and Carcalla). Gladiator 2 had a 250-million-dollar budget. It has a 70% rating on Tomatometer. Gladiator Two is the 25th hig

Roman Calvary Roman General Marcus Aurelius Gladiator was published on May 5th, 2000. Gladiator won five Oscars and was ranked one of the best movies of the 21st century. It grossed 466 million dollars, making it the second biggest hit of the year 2000. Gladiator was ranked #39 on the best movies of all time. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.5 and a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 79%. Gladiator is a movie that follows Maximus Meridius, played by Russel Crowe, a Roman General w

The Dark Age’s Part Four Europe’s dark ages were a pivotal point in European history. We do not know much about the dark ages, which...

The Dark Age’s of Europe were a pivotal point of time in European history; however, we do not know much about the Dark Ages, which gives...

The Dark Ages of Europe were a critical time in European history. Between the Black Plague, the decline of Western civilization, and the...

The Dark Age’s of Europe were an critical time in European history. Between the Black Plague, the decline of western civilization and the...

The Roman Soldier Part One The Roman soldier was armed with a military invention that they took from the Iberians: a sword called the...