Tuesday, January 15, 2008


explain what the life of a gladiator like? who were they and how did their fights work?

they were force to kill people. they were slaves and force the slaves to fight each others.


what distraction are there in the u.s. today?how are they similar to the distractions in ancient rome?people protest to the goverment to win other wars or so. electronics are one thing that distracts people from the war


do you think that americans today are different from the romans who cheered as people killed each other in the coliseum?no they are not differnt from the romans because they kill each other for no reason

Thursday, January 3, 2008




How did Hellenistic culture start?
King Phillip II he goes down and conquers all of ancient Greece goes to her daughter and was killed by his body guard then his son, Alexander the great takes over, Alexander the great continues conquering new lands in clouding: Persia, Egypt and all the lands to India. The combination of all the conquered cultures forms a new culture called Hellenistic culture.

John Juarez