A Brief History On August 9, 48 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar, known more familiarly to us as Julius Caesar or simply Caesar, won the Battle of Pharsalus in Central Greece against his arch enemy and former friend, Pompey, decisively winning the pivotal battle of the conflict known as “Caesar’s Civil War.” Caesar’s Civil War was fought from 49 to 45 BC, pitting Caesar and his allies against the political bloc known as “The Optimates,” led by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (known as Pompey the Great or merely just as Pompey) and representing the Senate of Rome and those Romans opposed to…
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A Brief History Action thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Protégé on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://www.lionsgatescreenings.com/PROHH. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the…
A Brief History On Friday, August 6, 2021, the popular YouTube channel UsefulCharts published a video counting down the top ten greatest ancient dynasties of all time. Our nomination for the “Greatest Ancient Dynasty of All-Time” has to be the “Five Good Emperors” of Rome, specifically Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. After all, the Roman Senate bestowed the title “Optimus Princeps” or “The Best Ruler” on the second of these emperors, Trajan. Digging Deeper Ruling from 96 AD through 180 AD, their succession was of the “adoptive” variety, whereby each emperor would choose his heir by merit rather…
A Brief History This article presents tables of contents for our online versions of freely accessible “textbooks” for college history courses. Digging Deeper American History through the Civil War An examination of the creation and development of a distinctively American civilization, from its origins through the Civil War (to 1865) Introduction The New Global World The Invasion and Settlement of North America: Creating a British Empire in America, 1550-1750 Growth and Crisis in Colonial Society, 1720-1765 Toward Independence: Years of Decision, 1763-1776 Making War and Republican Governments, 1776-1789 Politics and Society in the New Republic, 1787-1820 Economic Transformation, 1790-1860 A…
A Brief History Superhero fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Suicide Squad on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark At Valley View & XD in Valley View, Ohio! For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://wbtickets.com/SQUADHH3CLE. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper From writer/director James Gunn comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure The Suicide Squad, featuring…