Running head: Biography of Cicero 1 Biography of Cicero Bruce Hovey 11/15/2011 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Kenneth Merschbrock Mid America Nazarene University Biography of Cicero 2 Biography of Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero‚ perhaps the greatest orator of Ancient Rome‚ was born on January 3d‚ 106 B.C. in the town of Arpinium‚ about 70 miles from Rome. Although his family had achieved some measure of wealth by the time of his birth‚ none had ever been
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After receiving this message‚ Julius Caesar and his army marched toward the camp of Ariovistus. Marching his men for several days‚ Caesar received news that Ariovistus was hastily proceeding to siege the town‚ Vesontio. Vesontio was a large town‚ “well provided with military material of every kind; and its natural strength made it a most valuable military position.” Caesar knowing Ariovistus would be capable of obtaining all the necessary military supplies he needed at Vesontio‚ marched his fatigued
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The term “all great things must come to an end” is commonly associated with the decline of empires‚ dynasties‚ and rulers. As mighty as they may have been‚ the Roman Republic was no exception to this concept. Beginning around 133 BCE the Roman Empire began experiencing a drastic decline internally. A series of servile wars plagued the empire roughly between 140 BCE and 70 BCE‚ which caused massive internal turmoil the empire had never experienced before. Three wars were fought in a seventy year
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Zoey Xu Mr. Boyd EWC 4U 13 November 2013 Rome Empire "Neither Holy nor Roman nor an Empire"(Voltaire) There are so much rhetoric could be used to describe every city in Europe‚ such as mysterious‚ magnificent‚ tranquil...Many cities would not like to bear a single word because of their multi-culture. But only one word they never battle for‚ it quietly stays there‚ leave for the only city. It is called great. It is called Rome. With the help of diamond King‚ Caesar‚ the matchless general
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AD 79 covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash. It was like a snap shot in history. Pompeii is well preserved. Pre- Roman Pompeii 8th century BC – Greeks from Cumae colony establish a small but permanent settlement in the region of Pompeii. 7th century BC – Etruscan influences begins to influence the style of the early town of Pompeii as the northern tribe gains strength. 6th century BC- The 1st grandiose structures were constructed in Pompeii such as the Temples of Apollo. 5th century BC-
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Samuel became a judge despite not being a descendant of Aaron‚ and became the national leader and head of the tribes. He appointed Saul‚ a warrior from the small tribe of Benjamin‚ the first king of Israel during a time of war against the Philistines. Saul led the Israelites to Gilead to defeat the Ammonites‚ reuniting the tribes and defeating an enemy. However‚ Saul did not always follow the standards of the Torah‚ so Samuel secretly proclaimed David as the next king of Israel. David was an exceptional
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His father Gaius Julius Caesar‚ and mother Aurelia Cotta‚ both sided with the Populare Roman ideology of democratization within the government‚ which gave more rights within the lower class. This ideology opposed the Optimates faction supporting the traditional Roman
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the center of an empire stretching from Britain to North Africa and from Persia to Spain. Even as the empire grew stronger‚ so‚ too‚ did the force of the dangers threatening its existence. Gliding into the ancient history of Rome we discover that Gaius Julius Caesar threw a country into chaos and this led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Caesar‚ Crassus and Pompeii formed a political alliance which was called the first Triumvirate and dominated Roman politics
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Question: Compare the following descriptions of Augustus’ rise to power‚ one by Augustus himself and one by Tacitus (the second-century historian)‚ and discuss their historical validity. 1)“At the age of nineteen on my own responsibiliy and at my own expense I raised an army‚...I transferred the republic from my power to the dominion of the senate and people of Rome.” -Augustus‚Res Gestae Divi Augusti 2)”One view of Augustus went like this: filial duty and national crisis had been merely pretexts
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