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Was emperor Nero of Rome mentally ill?

Nero was eccentric and extravagant, but was not mentally ill. There were allegations that he deliberately set fire to Rome in the Great Fire of 64. However, Tacitus said that he was not even in Rome when the fire broke out. This allegation was slander by writers who despised him. Nero, instead, was loved by the poor because he pursued policies to help them.


What happened when the eastern Roman army was defeated by Islamic troops at Yarmuk in 636?

The \muslims pursued the retreating Byzantines Immediately and found them near Damascus. there was another battle and Damascus was taken. The Byzantine emperor did not have the resources to organise a fight back and withdrew to the cathedral of Antioch. After holding a council he sailed back to Constantinople at night.


What was the fate of reform senators Tiberius or the Gracchus brothers?

The brothers Tiberius and Gaius Graccus were not senators. They were plebeian tribunes. Tiberius and some 300 of his followers were clubbed to death by thugs hired by the Senate. His brother revived his reforms, but the senators incited a mob against him and his supporters and also hired mercenary archers. Thousands of supporters were arrested and executed. Gaius fled and was pursued. He then committed suicide. The reforms were shelved.


Why did Hannibal poison himself instead of surendering to the Romans?

Hannibal was to the Romans, as is Bin Laden to the US of A today. He tired of continually watching over his sholder for Roman assassins (CIA TODAY), and decided, in his late years, he would end it himself, for surrender to the Romans ment certan torture, and death!


Did hadrian expand empire?

Under the reign of Octavian/Augustus (historians use Augustus, an honorary title he was given, for the period when he was emperor) a major process of expansion.Augustus completed the conquest of Spain. He expanded the border of Libya and Tunisia inland. He annexed the easternpart of the coast of Algeria the coast of Morocco on the Atlantic down to Agadir. He annexed two client states: Galatia and Judaea. He annexed Moesia (an area along the Danube which included southern Serbia, northern Macedonia and Bulgaria and the part of Romania across the Danube) after the Scythians attacked a Roman ally. In 16 BC Noricum was annexed following an attack into northeaster Italy by the Pannonians which the people of Noricum joined. They were defeated by the governor of Illyrimucum. In 6 AD Augustus annexed Pannonia (eastern Austria, western Hungary, part of Slovenia and northern Croatia and Serbia) after its people joined the next door Desitiates in the Great Illyrian Revolt which was suppressed by the generals Tiberius and Germanicus. In 13 BC his general Drusus pushed deep into Germany following attacks into northern Gaul. However, in 9 AD thee Roman legions were routed and Augustus decided to abandon the recent conquests and withdraw the frontier of the empire back to the river Rhine.

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Why did soviet leader Gorbachev pursue glasnost and perestroika?

Gorbachev pursued perestroika because it was also known as the end of the Communist Era, when he abolished Communism in Russia. Glasnost was pursued to further open up the political system in Russia.


What is past tense of pursued?

Pursued is already the past tense.


Do Libra males like to be pursued?

Libra women do like to be pursued in a relationship by a male.A Libra woman will enjoy being pursued for a relationship by a man who is not aggressive.


What are the release dates for Pursued - 2011?

Pursued - 2011 was released on: USA: April 2011


Why is the Battle of Vicksburg also called the siege of Vicksburg?

Because Grant pursued the Confederates back into their lines and starved them out.


Did the state of Texas summon you to child support court because the mother is receiving welfare or did the mother request it?

The state. You will be pursued to make child support payments to the state if it has been supporting your child.The state. You will be pursued to make child support payments to the state if it has been supporting your child.The state. You will be pursued to make child support payments to the state if it has been supporting your child.The state. You will be pursued to make child support payments to the state if it has been supporting your child.


What are the release dates for Pursued - 1925?

Pursued - 1925 was released on: USA: 30 August 1925


How many syllables in the word pursued?

The word "pursued" has two syllables: pur-sued.


What is the past tense of pursue?

The past tense of pursue is pursued.


What is the definition of pursued?

Pursued is the past tense of the verb pursue, which means to follow, to chase after. eg The dog pursued the rabbit down the hole. Pursued- well in dating terms it is courting or asking someone out, trying to get someone to date you. Whatever you do to try to get a partner.


Should be continually pursued?

no


What are the release dates for Pursued by a Lioness - 1913?

Pursued by a Lioness - 1913 was released on: USA: 3 January 1913