… 13, 100 BC. Although patrician descent, Caesar's family had not achieved real prominence. His father, also named Gaius Julius Caesar, was the brother-in-law of Gaius Marius and married Aurelia, who was connected with the prominent Aurelii family; he…

… Germany. Her father was Otto Frank and her mother was Edith Frank. Anne had a sister named Margot; and also lived with her grandmother. Anne Frank is famous because she wrote in her diary during the Holocaust. Her diary was later published. The Holocaust…

… of chance and circumstance. His alternative views struck a chord with the people; he was able to channel Germany's hatred for the Weimar Republic, Treaty of Versailles and minority groups into support for his National Socialist Party. Hitler was a powerf…

… population, or the home front became continually more involved not only In terms of production, but also for the basis of moral support for the war. Because of this greater involvement, it became clear that it was not only important to mobilise the…

… town of Vinci, now known as Italy, to a Florentine lawyer. Growing up on a farm, Leonardo took a great interest in nature and the animals of the mountains. Since Leonardo was illegitimate, he was unable to attend school with regular kids. At age 15,…

… recalls the 1941 mass murder of Jews in Jedwabne, Poland. For the past sixty years, Pols have failed to address this incident with any real honesty, and until they do so, their national history will never be complete. This is particularly relevant…

… characterized by a wave of executions of presumed enemies of the state. Directed by the Committee of Public Safety the Revolutionary government's Terror was essentially a war dictatorship instituted to rule the country in a national emergency.…

… causes were dealt with political, social, and economical reasons. Out of the three estates, the third was the most dissatisfied with the conditions. The ideas of the Enlightenment lead to new views of the government and society. In France the nobles…

… not built in a day. There is more to this statement, as regards its contextual meaning when the name "Nero" is mentioned. Just like the United States of America of today, Rome was a very powerful place cum nation. It had a whole lot of domain under…

… in 1917 are numerous, but the chief reason is Russia's situation in the twentieth century. Russia, an autocracy with underrepresented citizens, already had the seeds sown for revolution. No one event caused the revolution, though factors such as…