getting involved in politics and the military‚ he successfully gained consulship in 60 B.C. therefore leading Rome with two other men; Pompey the Great and Crassus. Soon the Roman leader encountered trouble including civil wars‚ and an affair with Cleopatra‚ and was assassinated in 44 B.C. The conspiracy‚ his assassins‚ and the fates of those assassins were all very important in the Roman Empire at that time‚ and still today. Julius Caesar’s assassination conspiracy on March 15‚ 44 B.C. had at least
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December 9th‚ 2013 Beware the Ides of March Gaius Julius Caesar is debatably one of the most famous Roman figures in history. One reason for his popularity could be his well-known assassination on March 5th‚ 44 BC‚ also known as the Ides of March. Many adaptions have been written of this event‚ but the two ancient authors who have accounted the death are Plutarch and Suetonius. Neither of the authors were present at the murder (seeing as how neither of them were born yet)‚ but instead received
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Julius Caesar was one of the most influential leaders in Ancient Rome. H expanded Rome widely winning many battles in Gaul and even north of that. He was a favorite of all Roman citizens and was praised throughout his lifetime. Although Caesar was popular among the people he had many flaws. Caesar was always power hungry attempting to one day become the most powerful man in all of Rome. After a successful victory of the 8-year war in Gaul‚ Caesar was ready to return to Rome with motivation to be
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The forerunner of such great figures as Catherine the Great‚ Cleopatra‚ and Elizabeth I‚ Queen Hatshepsut earned her place as one of the greatest women recorded in history. Going against all conventions of her era many still believe she was one of the most influential pharaohs of all time. Mystery has it that no one has been able to find any true remnants of the notable queen‚ but after many years of searching‚ some historians believe they have discovered the answers as to why. Daughter of Thutmose
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Lecture notes on Alexander the Great. IN 338 Philip of Macedon defeated the Greek city-states. His son‚ Alexander‚ extended the imprint of Greek culture far beyond its Mediterranean homeland. In a series of whirlwind campaigns between 334 and 323 BCE.‚ Alexander gained control of Syria and Egypt and then destroyed the might of Persia. He took his armies east to the Indus and north to central Asia‚ but died at the age of 33 in Babylon. Map pg 154 (overhead) Alexander the Great was no stranger
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determined the class and status. Royal people choose their own color and normal people were not allowed to use those colors. At the time of Queen Nefertiti‚ royals would wear red nail colors to symbolize their status. It is also said that the great queen Cleopatra always wore rusty red color on her nails and at the time she ruled Egypt‚ the color was only reserved for the queen. Nail Care History in Ancient China In ancient china finger nails also played a great role in defining noble people. People of high
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It’s A Metaphor Augustus Waters‚ with a cigarette dangling from his pale lips‚ smirks slightly while sitting in Cancer Support Group. Augustus is a 17 year old boy‚ cancer survivor‚ and madly in love with a girl whose lungs are filled with fluid. He first met Hazel‚ who is the main character of the story‚ at a Cancer Support Group located in their small town in Indiana. They end up reading the same books‚ visiting Amsterdam to visit their favorite author and falling in love along the way. Once a
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Gender roles in Shakespeare’s time played a crucial role in all of his plays‚ sonnets‚ and writings in general. Even though during his time‚ the views on gender roles were much different than today‚ Shakespeare still found a way to make his views of the various roles of men and women very clear. Through the art of language and poetry‚ Shakespeare’s views of men and women in society were well known and portrayed to his audiences‚ whether it was in 1597 or 2016. When Shakespeare began writing‚ he
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The Roman Empire was one the largest and wealthiest empires of all time; and it was definitely the largest of its time (Wells 21). At its largest it contained about 20 percent of the worlds known population (Wells32). Historians have studied Rome for decades to learn as much as possible about their art‚ politics‚ military‚ and their economy. They study Rome to see how one small city turned into one of the most prominent empires in history. Rome rose from nothing into a strong republic and eventually
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Virgil explains to him that these are the souls of the humans who committed the sin of carnal lust and adultery. Dante is curious of the names of some of the souls and Virgil names off Semiramis‚ the adulterous queen of Babylon‚ Helen of Troy‚ Cleopatra‚ Paris‚ and Tristan‚ to name a few. Afterwards‚ Dante wonders of two pitiful souls who are being battered in the winds‚ and asks Virgil if he may speak with these two sinners. Virgil advises him to watch them until the winds whirl them back again
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