by 300 BC the Latins ruled central and southern Italy in 264 BC the Latins began to dispute the territorial ambitions of the Carthaginians known as the ,,Punic Wars,, finally destroyed in 146 BC By 70 AD Rome ruled every country that touched the Mediterranean was not the largest empire in total territory in world history until 27 BC the Roman Empire was a Republic Julius Caesar declared war on the Roman Senate itself became sole ruler Brutus, Cassius and others assasinated Julius Caesar Octavius declared himself "Caesar Augustus" and first Emperor of Rome 200 years of peace followed by 100 years of warfare in 284 AD Diocletian divided the Roman empire into two halves: East and West in 306 Constantine I declared Christianity in 401 the Visigoths invaded Italy the last emperor in Rome was deposed in 476 Ancient Egypt one of the oldest in the world and began more than 5000 years ago lasted for over 3000 years was divided into two kingdoms - Upper and Lower
were killed. Those who remained live now blissful happiness, the reason for their happiness is because they have almost become like machines and they dont question the meaning of life. For billy it is difficult not to doubt, he cant take things calmly, his life has been filled with cviolence, tragic events, cant live peacefully. Other tragedys and dramas, his wife dies going for billy who has had an accident, she suffocates. Billy is finally assasinated at the end of the novel, the action of the novel takes place in various time. The events are completeing one another. These time shifts are united. The idea of decay always haunts Billy. ,,so it goes"- repeated throughout the book, turning readers attention to death. billy realizes that hes surrounded by robots, not only on tralfamadore but in earth as well. People are becoming robots. The intellectual novel. The novel of ideas. Roman a these. Kind of ditactic novel that puts