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4 days ago · Clooney spent the ‘80s with an era-appropriate feathered mop. But, he would be associated with the Caesar and Caesar-like short crop from the ‘80s and well into his rise to stardom. Other stars would go on to wear the Caesar cut hairstyle. Yes, Clooney was more of a classy, cosmopolitan type.
2 days ago · 1) When did St. Francis live? He was born in 1181 or 1182 (we’re not sure), and he died in 1226. He thus lived to be only 44 or 45 years old. He was born — and he died — in Assisi, Italy, which is somewhat near Rome. You can read about Assisi here. 2) How did he get the name “Francis?”.
2 days ago · The Roman Empire [a] was the post- Republican state of ancient Rome. It is generally understood to mean the period and territory ruled by the Romans following Octavian 's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC. It included territories in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia and was ruled by emperors.
1 day ago · Gaius Cassius Longinus, on the other hand, had more personal reasons for opposing Caesar. He had been a rival of Caesar‘s for many years and resented the dictator‘s growing power and influence. According to the historian Appian, Cassius "was motivated by hatred and envy of Caesar‘s power, rather than by devotion to the common good."
1 day ago · Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator ( Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ [note 5] lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; [note 6] 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. [note 7] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its ...
4 days ago · John Calvin (born July 10, 1509, Noyon, Picardy, France—died May 27, 1564, Geneva, Switzerland) was a theologian and ecclesiastical statesman. He was the leading French Protestant reformer and the most important figure in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. His interpretation of Christianity, advanced above all in his ...
1 day ago · The crucifixion of Jesus was the execution by crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth in 1st-century Judaea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33. It is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is broadly accepted as one of the events most likely to have occurred during his ...
