Julius Caesar was Roman’s dictator in Julius Caesar. However, He was popular with the common people because he provided entertainment, reduced their debt, conquered land for Rome, and was charisma.…
The passage (http://www.forumromanum.org/history/morey22.html) is from William C. Morey’s history text Outlines of Roman History. The outline examines the rise and fall of Antony and Octavius following Julius Caesar’s death. Review this information as well as your notes from class carefully. Then write an essay in which you analyze the power struggle in Rome.…
In the time of the ruling of Julius Caesar, all of the Romans loved most of Caesar's qualities. He was a good and popular leader and did a lot for the people. But some Romans had a problem with Caesar and plotted to kill him. These people were Brutus and Cassius. This started a civil war between the Romans. This war may have been prevented if Brutus and Cassius had done things a little differently. Cassius would have made a better leader rather than Brutus. Cassius also had more of a passion to kill Caesar. Brutus did not have the morals of a killer like Caesar did.…
Cassius is able to assess his audience and use that to his advantage. In this case, his audience is Brutus, a thoughtful if slightly oblivious patrician and friend of Caesar’s. Brutus has a strong love for Rome,…
First, Julius Caesar was well known for his leadership, sportsmanship, and his strategic mind set. These characteristics soon adored the Roman people, which soon lead to the inauguration of Mr. Caesar. During this time in Rome, everyone was grouped in a specific category. Whether a citizen was a slave or a Plebeian, he or she rarely had any freedom principals. Also if someone were in these groups,…
Traits that an individual personify do not make one to be perfect. Others can dream of such person, but everyone has flaws. Humans have flaws, as there is a need for heroes. An idealistic hero is best known as the Shakespearean tragic hero. A tragic hero has goals involving choices and be a man of great and admirable stature. During 44 BC, Julius Caesar ruled the Roman Republic into the powerful Roman Empire. Before Caesar’s rule, he left Rome for military services, and returned to rule Rome. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the character Brutus is a tragic hero possessing the flaw of pride leading to his downfall.…
Caesar was one of the most ambitious and determined men to ever rule the Roman Empire. He became a legend in his own right by defeating his highest political threat at his time, Pompey. Taking Rome by storm, Caesar marched his way to power supported by his loyal army and followers claiming his Dictatorship for life. Changes that he made during his time still remain strong in our time such as the Calendar.…
Julius Caesar was an adroit and masterful politician who was known for gaining the favor of all his people. He was credited for being the first leader to be known for…
Caesar has always been seen as one of the greatest warlords of all time. He’s right up there with Alexander the Great. Many describe him as incredibly bold in that he took risks that no other would have thought to take. He took every opportunity that showed a glimmer of success even when his comrades doubted him. An example of how Caesar was reckless was going to war with his enemies even when they weren’t ready. Another is when his forces and he went to face Helvetti he ordered them away to show that he would run the same risks he would. A leader leads by example.…
With Caesar as constant and established he thinks very highly of himself which shows that he can control many things because he believes in himself. Not staying home like his wife wanted to, his seizures which make people believe he is a god, and taking the crown after three times of saying no show that he is great full and worthy to the people much like the north star because it is so constant.…
Another man who strived to have utter power in the story is Cassius. Cassius was a demented man who took power from other people for his own personal use. He plotted conspiracies about people because of his own jealousy towards people. Cassius also was a very tricky man who planned to convince Brutus to join his team in the fight to kill Julius Caesar. He wanted to take power from Julius know mater what the consequences would be.…
At the time he was alive, Caesar was a terrible leader. One of the key points that made Caesar a terrible was his selfishness. He made known that he thought highly of himself. Seconds before he was killed, he developed a meager speech, in which he compared himself…
A ruthless dictator or an enlightened reformer? Julius Caesar is known as the greatest military leader of all time to many. Caesar rose to great power in the Roman Republic and was victorious in many battles. But one may ask, why was Julius Caesar so successful? Well, Caesar was a harsh ruler who lacked remorse and sensitivity for others opinions. One could argue that Julius Caesar is a tyrannical dictator when examining the following three areas of Caesar’s life: he was cocky before his rule began, he grew more and more aggressive as he attained greater success and he was more concerned with power rather than…
Most people know Gaius Julius Caesar as a powerful and famous Roman general and statesman. Caesar was born in Suburbia, Rome the year of 100BC, and later murdered in 44BC. Growing up Julius had a well-rounded family. His father governed the region of Asia, and his mother was the noble birth. Caesar's private tutor taught him how to read and write by the age of six. When Caesar was just seventeen, he married Cornelia, who was the daughter of an influential politician in Rome. Then as he grew up, he fought in wars and became involved in Roman politics. Caesar is influenced and introduced to the Roman world at a very young age. Although some people view Julius Caesar as a villain, many considered him to be a hero in the Roman world.…
Julius Caesar, a strong general, very much liked by the people, a born to be leader. He started to be seen as a God, after winning the battle against Pompey; But you wonder, then why was he killed? That, is why I’m here; this, is The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.…