January 8, 2007

Editor’s Summary: Zoe takes us on a historical journey through the Partition of India, an event that forever changed the subcontinent. Starting with British colonization and their divide-and-rule tactics, Zoe highlights how religion became a divisive force, culminating in the …

Fight For Women’s Rights India – History Essay
The fight for women’s rights would prove to be a long and grueling process, but British presence in India would prove to play a positive role in this process. The fight would …

Solon: Economic and Political Reforms in Athens – History Essay
In 594 B.C., Athens was at the brink of revolution. The severe social tensions between the peasants and the aristocrats were tearing Athens apart. Desperate for a solution a group …

Ancient Near East Reaction Paper – History Essay
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a legendary tale of the once ruler of Uruk that takes place about 2700 B.C. Gilgamesh’s story begins when he hears of Enkidu, an animal-like human who …

The Reforms of Diocletian – History Essay
In 284 A.D. after nearly two-hundred years after Augustus had almost completely rebuilt the Roman State, Diocletian was face with that same task. Diocletian was face with a much more difficult task than …

The Life of the Emperor Constantine – History Essay
Constantine became the first Roman Emperor to embrace Christianity. As Constantine embraced Christianity he brought the Roman Empire with him; transforming the polytheistic, pagan empire, into a Christian one.

According to …

Biography of Cicero – History Essay
Cicero was born to a non-noble equestrian family in 106 B.C. He started his career as a lawyer, but soon became so widely known because of his fantastic oratory skills that he was eventually …