b. Caesar believes he is surrounded by friends and says to Cinna, Metellus, and Trebonius, “Good friends, go in and taste some wine with me/ and we (like friends) will straight away go together.”…
Why would people still care about Julius Caesar? He was a powerful government figure of Rome who was murdered more than a thousand years ago. Maybe it was because of some aristocratic qualities about him, or marvelous deeds he has done. He was a man who competed to be first in government, with hopes of ruling and aiding communities, therefore his nobility and service was remembered for years.…
Julius Caesar played an important role for Ancient Rome. Julius was a Roman statesmen who lead the Roman Republic to spread around and rise Ancient Rome. He did so many differences to the city of Rome when he became dictator, and most of the people loved his acts and his good leadership. Julius gave the people 5 different types of reforms, which the people were happy to have an considered him as a great leader. During Julius Caesar's lifetime, he had held just about every important title in the Roman Republic including consul tribune of the people, and including a high commander of the army. He suggested new laws the improve the city of Rome, most of them were approved by the Senate to make them into official laws. He reorganized the army…
From C.A. 300 CE to 476 CE Rome began a steady decline to its collapse. Some historians disagree with this and have other theories. One of the other theories is that the Roman Empire did not collapse as the Eastern Empire did not collapse until “Fall of Rome at Constantinople in 1453.” The base of this theory is that the Eastern Empire became the Byzantium Empire, however it was no longer the Roman Empire as there were no longer any Roman Emperors. Another theory by Peter Wells is “The Roman Empire “fell” only in the minds of people who had a particular and limited view of what the Roman Empire was and who understood events such as Alaric’s capture of Rome in A.D. 410 as marking its end.” Wells argues that the change was extremely gradual and continued well past 476 CE. While Wells theory is more valid, the empire still did not exist after 476 CE.…
In 64 AD, Rome was under the kingship of Caesar Nero who reigned until 68 AD. At his time, the region was experiencing flaring environmental temperatures such that Nero had moved his dwelling to the city of Antium that was located alongside the coastal line and thereby being cooler. The fire started during the night in the area of Circus Maximus yet to the Roman natives who often experienced such fires ignited by the soaring temperatures during the summer period, it would not have been a major issue if it had been controlled. However, the fire spread easily to an extensive area of Rome due to the strong dry winds such that the inferno lasted for six days. Seventy five percent of Rome was razed in this fire (Harris, 2008). Messengers were dispatched to the Caesar to inform him about the fire; and he responded fast by moving back to the area while still enquiring for more assistance from his superiors. The fire’s source has never been identified although at the given time, Roman natives held the ground that Nero had ordered for the city’s razing in order to wipe out the dismal housing structures that the biggest part of the city covered because most of the Roman citizens were very poor. In their stead, the Caesar had proposed to erect his majestic villas and gazebos (Joy, 2009).…
This source essentially offed an overview of life in Rome in Tiberius ' lifetime and detailed conditions leading to Tiberius ' reform and then how that was impacted by Tiberius and the implementation of the reform. This information comes from an educational institution which implies that it is reliable and reputable. This information was part of a collaborative effort between scholarly authors that id supported by references supplied. The information offered is widely accepted which is evidentiary when comparing it to other sources of the like. This source does not marginalise any minority groups and offers a balanced and independent view of Tiberius time in Rome. Overall I found this source helpful to complete my background research and in the beginnings of writing my focus questions.…
Brutus stabbed Caesar in the back, killing him; Brutus turned against Caesar a second time, helping to organize and lead the conspiracy that led to Caesars death.…
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses the recurring image of Janie’s hair to symbolize the theme of feminine virtues and strengths, and capacity of being a bold, independent female character in a sexist and racist power-filled society.…
Emperor Nero was a sick human being who seriously lacked humility. He thought of himself as a god and would perform inhumane deeds such as stealing from sacred temples or killing innocent Christian people. Nero roughly killed about one hundred thousand Christians for no good reason whatsoever. He would use them to light up his parties or he would throw them into the gladiator pit, facing them against ferocious animals or deadly ruthless warriors. Nero's serious lack of humility caused him to perform poorly as a leader. If Nero had shown more humility throughout his time as leader, he would most likely have been not only a better person, but also a better leader. A good leader needs to display virtue in order to lead his people to…
“I came, I saw, I conquered” stated by Julius Caesar is one of the most well-known quotes in history. Neither Western Civilization nor the Roman Empire can be discussed without making reference to this great leader. Being a leader, Julius Caesar was continuously faced with obstacles but how he overcame them and impacted society, centuries later, is what mattered. From his personal endeavors into the political leadership role that he excelled at, Caesar got what he wanted out of any situation and was extremely influential. From Rome to Egypt and back again, Caesar never allowed for his way of thinking to be compromised and that, in turn, allowed for him to impact certain things in Western Civilization and history…
Augustus, the first emperor of Rome once stated, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” Rome may have continued to be like any other city throughout the Roman Empire without the influence of Augustus, but now it is prominently known as a goldmine for historical research. One of the most distinguished architectures of this great empire is the Colosseum, which today is recognized as being one of the world’s largest amphitheaters ever constructed. The region of origin of this massive stone edifice rested in Ancient Rome and currently resides in the Province of Rome in Italy. Due to its commission in A.D. 70-72 by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty and its formal opening in A.D. 80 by Vespian’s son, Titus, it is also…
Flavius and Caesar are not the best of friends, so I would say that he wanted to undermine Caesar's power and control his political actions. !…
A powerful leader being assassinated is not new in the history of the world. Some have been powerful and some have not. President John F. Kennedy is maybe the most famous in the history of the United States, except maybe President Abraham Lincoln. The murder of Julius Caesar is one of the most famous and popular too. The debate is whether he should have been assassinated or not, depending on what you think he was doing within the empire. It is true that Julius Caesar was changing the republic into an empire, but is that reason enough to kill the leader of that change? I don't think he should have been assassinated.…
I use the poem, "A Poison Tree". I took the poem together with some of the ideas about teaching it from the "RICH" anthology and teacher's guide; created by Dr. Ora Zohar with Arleen Eidelman, Susan Haber and Aviva Pinchuk.(Published by The Ministry of Education/Hebrew University) I would like to thank Dr. Ora Zohar for her permission to use the material.…
Julius Caesar was many things. Boswell called him, “the greatest man of any age” (Meier). Julius Caesar was a diplomat, a great politician. Everyone knows that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As well as a leader, he was a writer and a military genius. He led Rome to war and took home victories time and time again. He was a lover, marrying Cleopatra after finding her in Egypt. This military leader led victory after victory and helped to set the life of the late Roman Republic.…