St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas was a 4th century saint and Greek bishop, he was also known as Nikolaos The Wonderworker and was known for his good deeds; He had a reputation for secret gift-giving such as putting coins in the shoes of people that left them out. This is why he became the model for Santa Claus. St. Nicholas is remembered among both orthodox and catholic Christians.

Nicholas was born into a rich christian family in asia minor, but when his parents died, he was still a young man and was raised by his uncle, who ensured he became a reader and later a priest.

St.Nicholas is known as the patron saint of merchants, sailors, thieves and students. There are many legends regarding St.Nicholas, the most famous one being in which St.Nicholas gives 3 young women purses filled with gold coins because they were going to be forced into prostitution because of a lack of money.

St. Nicholas' bones currently are in Italy, and have been requested by the Turkish goverment.

Draga Ljocic- First female doctor in Serbia

Draga was born in 1855 in Sabac, Serbia into a family of salesmen. She finished Womens High School in Belgrade, and then went on to study medicine in Zurich, when the first war between Serbia and Turkey began, she quit her studies and went to help. When the second war between Turkey and Serbia ended, she want back to complete her studies. She worked and helped in all wars Serbia led during the time frame of 1976 to 1977, which included two wars between Serbia and Turkey, a war between Bulgaria and Serbia, both Balkan wars and WWI. During many of these wars, she was often one of the only doctors in hospitals and she contributed greatly.

She was not only the first female doctor and a great humanitarian and patriot, she also fought greatly for women's rights, she demanded that women in Serbia get a voice, and she devoted her whole life towards helping her country and promoting womens rights. She was truly a pioneer in Serbian history.

I believe that Augustus was a better leader and made better changes and benefitted the people of rome more. Augustus brought something new, an era of peace, and brought rome to a cultural and intellectual peak. Rome then advanced to becoming one of the most developed cities in a large radius. Augustus also helped people by making more job spots, he also created professional military, in which people were payed for their service. I think that he was much more successfull than ceasar in the cultural aspect.

Augustus also conquered much more land than caesar. With Augustuses campaignes rome conquered spain and gaul, he also conquered Austria, Hungary , Bulgaria and Romania. Augustus also changed the militiray, he created the Preatorian guard, which guarded the emperor, it consisted of 9000 men. I think that Augustus was also more successful than ceasar in the military aspect and brought reforms which were beneficial.

Caesar created many good reforms in rome, but i think he only created a base for augustus to really take advantage of to benefit rome the most.

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Geography and climate played a big role in the development of ancient Rome. The geography was open and easily accessed, and allowed the Romans to interact, spread knowledge and not be isolated as was the case with the development of ancient Greece. This allowed for them to join together, and did not have to develop as many separate city states.
The climate was good for growing crops, it was not too hot or too cold, and supplied a long farming year.The Romans also had mild winters so which was good because winter was a threat to some. The Romans had access to water, which meant they could trade with other empires such as the Egyptian, and it also allowed travel.
The climate and geography of Ancient Rome was great, and allowed building, trading, farming and travelling with ease, This was a big contributor to the success of the Ancient Roman empire

Minoan vs Mycenean

The Minoans and Mycenaeans had many things in common. Mycenae was founded 300 years after the Minoans, and that is not a lot of time.

Both civilizations had many similar technologies and had similar knowledge, they both had similar water management, they both used drain pipes, bathrooms, bath tubs and toilets.

The Minoans did not worry about security though, which means that they were calm and peaceful, while the mycenaeans had large fortresses, and many types of security.

I think that the 2 major aspects of both civilizations survived, war and peace, which are sort of conflict in our day too, which is what i find interesting, there always seemed to be one side praising peace and another war. Thousands of years later, it seems peace and calm is slowly taking control. I believe that peace is the biggest aspect that lived on.

Greek values

The ancient greeks had a very different value system than we do, they valued ingenuity, loyalty, hospitality, athelticism, respect and intuition.I think that many of these values had been lost but I think many still exist and I think that there values are the very basics of what our system is based on.

The Greeks valued ingenuity, which means skill or cleverness I think this is very important because it helped with developing civilizations and I think that it is one of the most important values.

I also like that the greeks valued loyalty, respect and hospitality because it tells me a lot about how they treated one another, this shows that how they treated one another mattered even back then.

I think that many of the values the Greeks believed in stay in our age and i think this says a lot about these values having survived so many years. I believe just the value system the greeks gave us helped us a lot, and had a big impact on us.

Sparta

Spartans were and to this day act as a synonym to strong warriors, determination and power of will. Spartans were known for their strength and there willingness to fight and die. The values Spartans followed say a lot about them, they valued strength, deceit of an enemy and fearlessness of death. Sparta concentrated their city-state on their army and that was their main trait. Boys would start military training as young as 7 and were treated harsher than navy seals in our time. Spartans wanted to make iron men of their men, to make fighters out of their children and through tough techniques they achieved that goal. The boys would be whipped at a small mistake and then again if they showed any pain. Not the type of disciplining we use in our day and age with seven year old boys.

One of Spartas biggest rivals was Athens. Both sparta and athens had huge impacts on the greek history and history in general. Athens was a city state of democracy, artists, and thinkers while sparta was an oligarphy which was based on discipline and strength. Two very different city states. Sparta dominated Greece for over 200 years leaving an unforgettable mark on history.

In athens, while spartan boys were fighting and being whipped, athenian boys were being given strong educations compared to the brief ones in sparta.