Recent content by matt_a

Military elite i wrote about the "Hippies" which is what Xenophon called them. I just described them a bit and how they were chosen and what they did and why, and where Thucydides mentions them in THe Pelopponessian War. I put it all in to make sure i got 2 marks. But its a very ambiguous...

I would put Helen and Heracles. But really any kinda mythical, respected and worshipped figures (as long as they are not gods) can be considered legends. There is no definition of what a legendary figure is. you could try and define it but its more than 2 lines.

Tribunes were the representatives of the people kinda of thing. There was no an 'assembly' of Tribunes but there was a council of tribunes. (It is different to the assembly that Caesar used to pass his laws in 59). Caesar made himself a part of this tribunate council, which he was legally not...

I found a Caesar question that is Hell and a half. "Referring to sources, assess Caesar's role in the civil wars" ARRRGGGG. Also how much interpretation and stuff do you have. There was a past question about referring to sources for his early life. So I'm assuming like Triumvirate stuff...

It was pretty damn debaucherous wasnt it? But then where in the ancient world was it not deabucherous :p I can' believe Pompeii will be compulsory for all HSC Ancient students. It's gonna turn into English "Area of Study". Maybe they'll have a creative writing piece on Pompeii. "Imagine you...

Hahaha. As if you wouldnt be obsessed! He beat the Pirates in 3 months, beat Mithradates (kinda), Sertorius (kinda), crushed the Lybians, destroyed Lepidus revolt, haha stole Crassus' glory, stuck it up Sulla ("pompey asked Sulla to consider the fact that more people worship the rising sun then...

And the rumour lives on :p It's pretty clever ey. Whoever came up with the idea to call it Nero deserves a medal. And it's so good how so many people don't get it! lol

OMFG will you marry me! hahaha Yes the first part is the best ever. We should make a mad movie. It would kick ass, forget Troy and Alexander. We could have "Caesar vs Pompey" haha or something stupid like that. Yer so many Pompey quotes! "To proclaim war and peace as he liked, and to...

I did "Was Nero responsible for the fire of Rome in 64AD" Focussing on the historians and their context and the changing oppinions and myths of Nero, in the creation of the rumour. Right up to the Burning software "Nero". 45/50. I was happy. :giddy:

Remember the Spartan myth as well. I found a good quote. "In war, the Spartans do not ask how many, but where are they" -Agis

If you look at the last 3 HSC the last question is always baasically "Assess Caesar's achievements" but just rephrased. First question is usually about early career and rise to prominance. Second is usually military (eg Civil war, Gallic Wars) or maybe something focussing on his dictatorship or...

There will definately be a question that you can focus on one area. They might ask about Pompey's role and the first triumvirate in the downfall of the republic or something like that. That's pretty simple. I dont plan to write too much on the 2nd Triumvirate, because I like Pompey better. Owns...

If you are doing Churchill and you don't do Clive Ponting and David Day you are shooting yourself in the foot.

Bah! That explains everything. Girls school + Sydney selective. What was I thinking!

Hey, I have been wanting to do Arts/Commerce at USyd, but I don't think I'll get a UAI of 95-96. How does tranferring work, if say I just did an Arts degree for 1 year, like after that year? I'm aiming for about a UAI of 92-93. Would this be possible. You would obviously need to do very...