… five hundred and forty, about the same time that Benedict wrote the Rule for monks. His place of birth was in Rome. He was born to a very wealthy family and was raised in an aristocratic house. His father was Gordian who was a very well known senator.…

… Rhine District in Kempen Prussia which is now in present day Germany. The lower Rhine District was the capital of Cologne and the third largest district of Prussia. In the year of either thirteen eighty or thirteen seventy nine Thomas was born.…

… is accurate, but there are several significant people and events which simply do not match up historically. After watching the movie and reviewing the history behind it, it becomes clear that Hollywood felt they needed to alter several things in…

… and failures, starting in chaos and ending in relative stability. However, due to individual perspective these successes and failures were often viewed as both successes and failures- not either. Class, political leanings and other moralistic…

… has the same climate as the Mediterranean climate. Mild, rainy, winters and hot, dry summers. The climate in the north is cooler, rain is plentiful. Italian peninsula is an ideal place for farming. Romans grew olives, grapes and wheat. <Tab/&am…

… the Unionist Alliance, exploration is needed on the reasons why the Conservatives rejected the Budget, how different opinions to the Budget caused disharmony within the party, the effect of the Parliament Act becoming law and Balfour's reaction. Many…

… taking ten years to build, was the largest structure of its type. It stood 160 feet high with four stories of windows, arches, and columns. Each of the three exterior floors consisted of 80 arches. As many as 50,000 spectators with numbered tickets…

… place) was the administrative and corporate heart of Rome. Generally this word referred to the open space in any Roman town where business, judicial, civic, or religious activities were conducted. A typical forum might be surrounded by temples, shops,…

… the verge of collapse. The defeat by Japan in the Russo-Japanese War, the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, World War I are factors which resulted in the regime of the Tsar, Nicholas II, being unable to reform itself and the nation between 1905 and 1917. Other…

… in 1914 are significant in many respects. Whilst the events of 1914 were similar to many previous conflicts, it was those of June-August that were to set in motion the outbreak of "one of the most important events of modern world history". It can be…