my paper on Darius Rucker because when I was younger my uncle used to play songs by Hootie & the Blowfish to me all the time. My favorite song of theirs is “I Only Want To Be With You” released in 1994 from the Cracked Rear View album. I still listen to their old albums although I prefer the songs of Darius Rucker now, as a solo country music artist, more than Hootie & the Blowfish. He went from an American rock band to a solo country singer and has been on the charts ever since. Darius has accomplished
Music today has changed from the generations before us. Of course, music is always changing and adapting to what the listeners like. Country music, for example, has gone from talking about the land to expressing family matters. When I am talking about the country music and our generation I want to clarify; I am not talking about the singers and their age. I am talking about the lyrics that they are singing about to this generation compared to the last. Country music, possessing a broader generation
I chose Louis Couperin- Prelude from Suite in C Major. After listening to the music, it almost sounds like he’s warming up before he goes into virtuosic piece. A prelude is a brief keyboard piece that is either an independent composition or it’s an introduction to another piece. They almost sound like an improvisation piece. (Ferris, pp. 127-128, 2014) The harpsichord was very detrimental to the Baroque era. The harpsichord is a piano like instrument that is plucked instead of hit with a hammer
more and more spectators take their seats there is a definite buzz in the air. For the last few months teams have been battling it out on this court vying for bragging rights. New York City summer league basketball has long been connected to Holcombe Rucker Park, another long-standing outdoor league; however Dyckman is quickly gaining popularity. The annual summer league was started in the 1980’s to curtail New York City youth from getting involved in the drug and gang epidem... ... middle of paper
Alexander the Great is the Greatest Throughout history, many great empires have risen up and gained extraordinary amounts of power. These empires gain power through the expansion and the conquest of land and expanding territory. However, in history, it is clear that not all great empires last. The Persian Empire is one of the great empires, which rise to power and then decline gradually over time. The Persian Empire fell due to a number of reasons such as bad leadership and poor military tactics;
1.) Compare and Contrast the Persian War and the Peloponnesian War? Focus on answering the following questions: What led to the beginning of each war? Who were the major parties involved on either side of each of the conflict? At the conclusion of each war, who was victorious? Most importantly, how were the parties involved impacted immediately after each conflict? Why is each war important in the development of Ancient Greek history? The Persian War was a war between the Greeks and the Persians
Darius 1, a Persian King, is mentioned in the text, Art a Brief History, and I want to write about his life and empire, personality, and religion, also; how he helped build Zerubbabel’s Temple. Christian Jews, with the aid of Darius, build Zerubbabel Temple for God, according to the Holy Bible of the King James Version. Although, Darius was not a Christian, he was interested in Christianity. He fully cooperated with Christian Jews to build Zerubbabel’s Temple. Zerubbabel’s Temple is described
Nadja Brunson HIS 101 Primary Source Essay “An Analysis of “Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece, from the Histories” The analysis of past events began in Greece. Herodotus the author of Herodotus: Xerxes Invades Greece, from the Histories, was a historian who traveled for information. However, even though he maintained a serious attitude
Cyrus the Great was the founder of the great Persian Empire. His life and feats are still discussed today. Neil MacGregor, an art historian, explores the Cyrus Cylinder, an ancient clay cylinder praising Cyrus the Great. MacGregor discusses various points about the emperor including the aspects of his kingdom and his treatment of his people and other peoples. MacGregor discusses Cyrus as a benevolent ruler of a multicultural empire. He was accepting of many peoples are wanted them to live in harmony
generation 522 the 2 kings (Persians), Cyrus the second and Cambyses the second extended there ruling from the Indus Valley to Aegean Sea. When the Lydian King Croesus was defeated, the Persians where defeating small Greek city states one by one. Darius came to power in 522 and his goals where to strengthen the empire and consolidate it. In 500 BCE, there where Greek city states that rose in rebellion against Persian in Anatolia. These was known as the Ionian revolt. Athens and Eritrea came in and
uprising in 499 B.C. known as the “Ionian Revolt”. With the aid of Greek mainland cities Athens and Eretria, Naxos launched a military operation to reclaim Lydia and the coastal cities. But despite the Ionian Greeks effort they were defeated by King Darius I in Lydia. The Persian king would seek revenge for the insolence of Naxos and the mainland Greeks. He later died and left the idea of conquering Greece his heir
Themistocles of Athens kills Persian king Darius. As far as the story goes, this event provoked the son of Darius, Xerses to get revenge. He turned into a mighty God-king. He was powerful and scary visually, which made everyone obey him, accept his sister Artemisia, who led the army instead of Xerses. In reality, movie's plot was changed in a lot of parts to impress the audience, make it dramatic and more engaging than what happened in history. “The real Darius wasn't at the Battle of Marathon, and Themistocles
deities and cults deriving from the Iranian and Elamite religions of the area. However, the majority of scholars seem to be convinced that Zoroastrianism was the main religion of the Achaemenid kings, and this seems to have been so since the time of Darius I. Although through Herodotus (1.131-2) we know that the Persians, unlike the Greeks did not personify their deities but rather sacrificed t... ... middle of paper ... ...interests. Persian interest in local cults does not seem to go beyond their
Was it Better During the Persian Empire? Cyrus the Great once said, “ Success always calls for greater generosity.” A generous leader who has had many smart and worthy accomplishments is Cyrus the Great. Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, has enemies and bases his actions on his hatred towards them. Cyrus the Great and Ali Khamenei are both powerful leaders but, Cyrus was superior because he had more peaceful actions. Cyrus the Great had an interesting background and was a beloved ruler of
During his time in power revolts in Egypt were stopped and colonies set up in Levant. After his reign he would be followed by Darius II. The empire remained intact under Darius II but Egyptian revolts would rise again. With the new reign of Atraxerxes Eygpt claimed independence. With the succession of Artexerxes III Egypt would be reconquered but the stability of the nation seemed to be no longer upheld
of warriors who formed a class of nobles. Their populations also included both free and unfree people who worked the land, craftspeople, and slaves.” (Spielvogal 47). Two of the most well-known leaders of the Persian Empire were Cyrus the Great and Darius. The two brought slightly different approaches to the table of governing an empire. In 559 B.C., Cyrus became the uniting leader of the Persians, and went offensive against the Medes. “In 550 B.C. he established Persian control over Media, making
Although the Seleucids were leading the Persian dynasty for the time being, they weren’t fully accepted by all the Persian natives. There were many rebellions acts from the Achaemenid natives, so the Seleucids married those who claimed ancestor was Darius the Great to become part Persian and become accepted by the natives. A big reason the Seleucid Empire was able to maintain the empire through rebellious acts for around 24 years, was because they adopted the same system that the Achaemenids created
“Either with your shield, or on it.” These were the words said by Spartan women as their men left for war. The meaning is clear: either return with your shield, alive and victorious, or return as a corpse. There are no other options. This mentality of “Spartans never retreat, Spartans never surrender,” and a lifetime of physical training produced in ancient Sparta an elite caste of warriors who dominated classical Greece for centuries. The Spartans were greatly respected during their day
His political ideologies around civic organisation was to allow a city to continue their normal system of government but to appoint a Macedonian as the government leader to ensure he could trust them. He tried his best to minimize problems. For example, according to Hamilton, “Alexander accepted the plea of the appointed satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, the town was apparently treated no differently from the non-Greek towns which had to pay to Alexander the tribute they had previously paid to Persia
Ecbatana. This left Persia without a leader, and created a great war. Persia’s future now hung in the balance as many rivals vied for power. Then distant cousin of Cyrus, who was also a general, rose up to consume power. He became known as Darius the Great. Darius I began be rebuilding the old capitol of