Aeschylus was a Greek playwright. He wrote Agamemnon, which was about the tragedies surrounding Agamemnon, the king of Argos, and his household during the Trojan War. He and his brother Menelaus led the campaign against Troy. While King Agamemnon was successful in his siege, that victory had a price. Aeschylus went into extensive detail on … More Aeschylus on the Blowback of Agamemnon’s War
After the Struggle of the Orders in Rome—a political push for the plebeian/poor class to receive representation in the republic—Rome reached its political peak. With more equality in government, the city-state focused on military endeavors and conquest. Three wars ensued against Carthage, called the Punic Wars. That city and most of the modern world were … More Death of the Republic
There were two classes of people in Ancient Rome. The plebeians were the poor class, consisting of traders, merchants, and artisans. The patricians were the wealthy and powerful, who inherited their status. While many plebeians became wealthy through industrious endeavors, nobody could escape the class they were born in. Classes weren’t determined by wealth. Instead, … More Struggle of the Orders
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