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What is Caesar Augustus famous for?

Born Octavius, then called Octavian, Augustus was named heir by Julius Caesar at age 16. As Octavian, he rallied troops and allies against Mark Antony and Cleopatra, eventually winning the war and uniting Rome under his rule. Once he had the rule, he changed his name to Augustus and set out to show a different side of himself.\nWhere Octavian was a warrior, Augustus put on a face of serenity and piety as he tried to bring Rome back to its traditional roots with new laws. In order to endear himself to the population, he worked to improve the city of Rome and beautify it. He also greatly extende..

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Is there a list of Vietnam era veterans?

The National Archives maintains a record of all U.S. Vietnam era military casualties, prisoners of war and soldiers who are missing in action. The list is accessible at Archives.gov by entering the phrase "Vietnam war" into the Search menu on the upper right hand side of the main Web page. The site also contains an option to search casualties by their home state of record.

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Why did the French Revolution fail?

This eventually led to extreme violence and paranoia, followed by the re-installation of monarchy, and, several years after that, a dictatorship controlled by Napoleon Bonaparte. Shortly after the fall of the Bastille, the French worked to re-establish documents and governmental structure, including the writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. Both of these documents were specifically aimed at hurting both the clergy and the nobility of France. These documents leveled the playing field for all three groups and removed many of ..

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What did the Phoenicians trade?

Made from snail secretions, Tyrian purple was an expensive dye used to color textiles. The product became an important source of wealth and power for the Phoenicians, and it enabled them to establish strong trading links across the Mediterranean. As the Phoenicians’ power in the region increased, they expanded their trade networks. Phoenician ships carried wine and cedar logs to Egypt in exchange for Nubian gold, and they transported silver from Spain, tin from Britain and copper from Cyprus.\nPhoenician cities such as Byblos, Sidon and Tyre were important centers for commerce and the produc..

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How did Rome treat the different sections of its conquered territory?

When Romans conquered territory they usually strived to bring peace to the area while introducing roman influences. The idea of "pax Romana" was introduced, which meant establishing peace and order. Rather than encouraging dissent on the inside by quashing people, the Romans placed their legions outside of conquered city walls to protect them. Attempts were made to enhance living conditions through sewers, aqueducts, theaters and mills. They also tried to prevent a sense of "them and us" by stating that all who lived in their conquered territories were accepted as Roman.In many cases, Romaniza..

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What did early civilizations use for bridges?

The Romans are credited with building strong bridges. Architects of the Roman Empire designed and built strong bridges with arching shapes, which made the bridges stronger than those built by the Greeks. Building arched bridges out of stone allowed these bridges to hold more weight than it took to build them. During the Roman Empire's reign, more than 900 stone bridges were built across Europe, Asia and Africa.Bridges back then were not built for pedestrian use. They were built to carry supplies and water from Europe to Italy. To build these bridges, builders created wooden arches in the ..

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What is a summary of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

The five regions were Virginia under General John Schofield; North Carolina and South Carolina under General Daniel Sickles; Georgia, Alabama and Florida under General John Pope; Arkansas and Mississippi under General Edward Ord; and Texas and Louisiana under Generals Philip Sheridan and Winfield Scott Hancock. The act also established martial law in the five regions, and soldiers were sent to those areas to act as law enforcers. Six states reentered the Union in 1868, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida, after rewriting their state constitutions, but the o..

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Who were the Mingo Indians of Ohio?

The Mingo tribes came to Ohio from New York around 1750. When they moved to Ohio, they built their villages in eastern Ohio and continued moving westward until the 1770s, when they settled in the central part of the state. As attacks by the settlers became more frequent, the Ohio Seneca began trying to make a life living with other tribes. Although the Ohio Seneca Indians made Ohio their home throughout much of the 1700s, by 1831, the tribe was forced to sell its land and head out west.

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Why did people live near the Nile River?

The Sahara Desert to the west of the Nile is over 3.5 million square miles in area. East of the Nile, there are other deserts. However, along the river, there is a narrow strip of land alive with plants and animals. The early residents found life along the Nile less harsh than life in the desert.\nAfter learning to deal with the river's seasonal flooding, the Egyptians found living in the area was ideal for farming. Egyptian farmers brought many improvements to man's way of life. With crops, the Egyptians were no longer hunters and gathers. The land provided wheat, which they made in..

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Why did the British tax the American colonists?

The British drained its treasury through military endeavors in the mid-18th century. It was left with a lot of debts and no money to pay them. Although the colonists were already taxed on the goods they shipped, England had been somewhat lax in collecting the taxes. The purse strings were tightened, and the taxes were strictly enforced. Once Britain released the significant increase in revenue as the result of enforcing tax laws against the colonies, it began to see them as an income source. In 1764, Parliament also passed a law that forbade the production of currency in the colonies. From the..

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