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Long, long ago, in a peaceful Valley know as Dimale Valley there lived a tall, strong king named Maximus the third. He married a beautiful, elegant lady named Octavia. As years went by, Octavia was pregnant giving birth to a baby boy which they named Titus. Titus grew up to be a smart, mighty, fearful prince. Titus always loved to explore around the Valley. One day when Titus was returning from his daily walk he seen an unusual looking cave. Titus explored almost everywhere in the Valley from North to South, and East to West. There was a small sign indicating that the caves name was Fortis. Titus decides to enter the cave and starts to explore. There was very little light in the cave. Suddenly, Titus hear a loud roar. Titus ran to the place …show more content…
Titus reached Fortis cave and arrived at where he had seen the dragons. He seen them and started approached them and stared at the dragon in the eye and tried what Augustus told him to do. Titus in his mind asked the dragon what was bothering the other dragons. The dragon replied saying they are coming for us. Titus asked who? The dragon replied the selfish man and his men. Titus asked if the dragon knew who the selfish man was? The dragon replied Au...gus and BOOM a bullet struck through the dragon and the dragon died. The man that shot the bullet started to run and I tried chasing him but he got away. Only one dragon knew who the selfish man was and that dragon died. Titus reached his house ate dinner and looked disturbed. He tried to sleep a bit early but he had a feeling someone was going to attack the dragons again. It was 11:45 pm and Titus left home, when he entered the cave and walked inside he got hit at the back of his head by a tree log and became unconscious. When he opened his eyes he seen a man that looked very familiar, he looked closely and seen it was Augustus. Titus was shocked. He said it all makes sense …show more content…
Augustus left some of his men back to make sure Titus won't escape, but that wasn't something to think about know. Titus had to stop Augustus before it was too late. Titus asked for some water to distract the guards and he made a run for it. Titus didn't know where Augustus had taken the dragons. Titus yelled where are you dragons, when he heard something in his mind. It was a dragons voice saying he is taking us to Alalia town but be careful he has guards with him. Titus ran as fast as he can to Alalia town. He spotted Augustus and seen that he only entered his house by himself. Titus threw a rock and made a guard come his way, once he was close enough Titus choked him and stole his sword and snuck in inside Augustus house using the back window. He lined all the dragons in a straight line and gave them a tablet that makes them unconscious. Before Augustus, started killing each one of the dragons Titus had made it. Augustus was shocked, and scared he started to shiver. Augustus started to run but this time Titus was not going to let him get away. Augustus called for help and his guards started to attack
In The Aeneid there are rich implemented principles such as fate, discipline, and competition which greatly influenced the Roman empire causing it’s rise from obedience to the principles as well as it’s fall from disobedience. Virgil lived during the dawn of the rising sRoman empire, and his book was a catalyst to the greatness that grew within the nation. The Aeneid focused around the principle that fate’s power and dominance overrule human life, which in turn would bring indolence or proactivity depending on the individual’s capacity. Although fate can easily be ripped down as a belief it did many great things for the Romans whether it is real or not. Unfortunately the themes of deceit and trickery also crept into the book’s contents, which
Untouched and unhindered, he continued on a path, not yet discovered, towards the unknowing Prince Prospero. Although he had a slow pace, he made an unexplainable distance in a small amount of time. Some masqueraded man from the retreating group grew enraged and curious of this mysterious man. He ran up to the figure and placed a hand on his mask with the intent to tear it off of the ghostly man. The moment he laid his hand upon the mask, he screamed in agony and pain. Then, unable to pull his hand or the mask free, his fate was sealed. His scream withered away along with his final breath, as he turned old and crumpled onto the lustrous floor in a pile of black ash. Silence and absolute stillness filled the room before a wine glass, half full of a red drink, descended from the whitley g...
The story begins when Odysseus and Neoptolemus are on a beach on the island of Lemnos. They are looking for Philoctetes. Odysseus tells Neoptolemus to find Philoctetes, and tell him that he is the son of Achilles. Odysseus wants him to become friendly with Philoctetes and gain his trust. When he has accomplished that, he is to obtain Philoctetes= bow, so that they can take it back with them. After he receives his instructions from Odysseus, Neoptolemus sets off to find Philoctetes.
Rome was experiencing a great deal of internal turmoil during the period when Virgil wrote the Aeneid. There was somewhat of an identity crisis in Rome as it had no definitive leader, or history. With the ascension of Augustus to the throne, Rome was unified again. Still, it had no great book. The Greeks had their Odyssey, giving them a sense of history and of continuity through time. A commonly held view is that the Aeneid attempts to provide the Romans with this sense of continuity or roots. There is a great deal of textual evidence to support this interpretation. Virgil makes numerous references to the greatness of Rome through "ancient" prophecies. Clearly, the entire poem is an account of the founders of Rome. In some sense, this does make the Aeneid seem as a piece of propaganda. However, upon closer examination, there is another idea that Virgil presents. War is painted as a vicious and bloody, not some glorious event. The image of war condemns the concept of Rome as the all-powerful conqueror of other nations. Not only that, but the strong emphasis on duty is frequently mocked. These underlying ideas would seem to run contrary to the theory that Virgil was simply producing a synthesized history of ancient Romans. In order to determine the true intent of the Aeneid, it is important that both ideas presented be examined.
It is clear when reading the Aeneid that Virgil was familiar with the earlier works of Homer, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Virgil, more than just being aware of these earlier works, uses themes and ideas from these poems in his own. Far more than just copying scenes and ideas, Virgil expands and alters these themes to better tell his story, unique from the Greek originals he is drawing from. Virgil reveals what qualities he regards as heroic through the juxtaposition of Aeneas’ character and the negative aspects of the underworld. By looking at which qualities are esteemed and derided respectively, we can identify the qualities that Virgil would like to emphasize positively to his readers. Also, we can argue that Virgil is indeed trying to convey a particular set or morals to those readers. Beyond the underworld, it is possible to clearly identify these traits in the other sections of the poem where Virgil is borrowing and making his own alterations. Using these distinctions we can very clearly derive Virgil's morality from the poem, and see where Virgil's ideal characters veer away from the Greek ideal that came before.
In Titus Livius’, The Early History of Rome, Livy takes on the task of documenting Rome’s early history and some of the famous individuals who help contribute to the ‘greatness’ of Rome. Livy dedicates an entire portion of his writing to describe the reigns of the first seven kings of Rome; all who influence the formation and governance of Rome in some way. However, of the seven kings in early Roman history, King Romulus and King Numa Pompilius achieved godlike worship and high esteem from their fellow Romans. While both highly important and respected figures in Rome’s history, the personalities and achievements of King Romulus and King Numa Pompilius are complete opposites of one another. Despite the differences found in each king and of their rule over Rome, both Romulus and Numa Pompilius have a tremendous influence in the prosperity and expansion of Rome in its early days.
I pretty much felt like an outcast when I began high school. Most of my classmates still had their friends from middle school, whereas mine went to the neighboring high school. Having social anxiety really didn’t help me either. It was hard for me to make eye contact with others or even bother to introduce myself to new people. In the first few weeks of high school, something had caught my eye. There were flyers advertising auditions for ‘The Little Mermaid’ production. Taking the risk, I decided to audition. Through the auditorium doors there was a grey table with upperclassmen talking to other students. Located on the table were different character scripts and a clipboard for signing in. One of the strangers approached
The river tore through the earth as a hungry worm, ripping its way to the ocean. Along the shore of the river stood an army’s camp, the war tents and gathering tents stood well-kept, but empty. Not a soul could be found on the camp, even the lowly camp followers had left. The men who inhabited the camp stood on a small hill nearby, they encircled the base of the hill as a man on top read a letter. “The Senate and People of Rome address you, Gaius Julius, and the men under your service. The Senate places your service as governor of Gaul at an end and requests you to return to Rome, immediately. We do not think it necessary to remind you of Roman law. If a general returns to the Roman Republic accompanied by a standing army he, and his men, are traitors, and will dealt with as such. Senātus Populusque Rōmānus. The man looked up from the letter and stared into the eyes of every soldier, peasant, and roman there. Then he strode to the edge of the Rubicon, mounted his horse; which stood there, and looked back at the army. The historian Suetonius wrote: "Overtaking his cohorts at the river Rubicon, which was the boundary of his province, he paused for a while, and realizing what a step he was taking, he turned to those about him and said: 'Even yet we may draw back; but once cross yon little bridge, and the whole issue is with the sword.' As he stood in doubt, this sign was given him. On a sudden there appeared hard by a being of wondrous stature and beauty, who sat and played upon a reed; and when not only the shepherds flocked to hear him, but many of the soldiers left their posts, and among them some of the trumpeters, the apparition snatched a trumpet from one of them, rushed to the river, and sounding the war-note with mighty blas...
Jake watched as Miss Collins’ horse galloped through the trees and out of sight. He made an exasperated snort and slid the Winchester into the rifle scabbard. His duty was to get Duvall, and he’d start by doubling back to the dead or wounded outlaws.
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Michelangelo hovered around the couch where April lay, perched like a crouching lemur over the back as anxiety tightened his brow. Restlessness bit at his heels, and it kept him fidgeting on his feet. April's tossing did not help. If only he could read minds! Then, perhaps, he could do more for her . . .
...pt fighting. He had hope that someday the torture would end and he was right, Beowulf released him from his invisible prison. The Assyrian
Once upon a time there was a man named Damianus Goliath Omar Gundahar he lived in a house on the hill by the ocean on Ocean View Way. This was a fun road or some say that it is rather a spooky road. But now every house was abandoned but one the man who lived here was named Damianus. He was once a rich man till he was framed for the worst crime ever insurance fraud so he called his lawyer but he lost the case to a man named Neoptolemos Kennard Martin Amittai after the case Damianus went to a gas station on Crystal Street while he was there a mysterious stranger approaches him he smashed a wooden bat against Damianus’s head he collapsed on the spot when he woke up he had not remembered what happened Damianus
fight and in the end the old man and his servants lie dead on the road. Little did Oedipus know but the old man he had killed was his father and also the king of Thebes. The story
After just two hours, our very large friend said he’d had enough for the day and was heading for the surface. We told him we’d be out in a few more minutes and to hang around so we could discuss what we’d found. As we began our ascent toward the entrance, we became acutely aware of the complete absence of light the entrance usually emanated. When our flashlights finally found the source of the unusual darkness we were horrified; the big guy was stuck in the cave’s opening again. This time Scott’s head and shoulders were outside, so instead of being able to pull him through, we would have to try to push him out of the opening. We pushed in every combination of ways possible, and needless to say it did not work this time. The paramount problem was that the cave floods from the interior out, so we would all drown if we couldn’t get Scott unstuck, and unstuck quickly.