ruler‚ who demanded respect soon after he took position as emperor‚ and seriously weakened Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius and Commodus‚ two powerful men in Roman history‚ were both determine and single- minded men in what they desired. Focused on their solid definition of fine leadership and ruling. Marcus Aurelius wanted to acquire Rome’s freedom from the war against the Germans. He himself carried on with a war against the Germans with the Marcommani‚ as an ally. With the greatest labor and
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Rome including their personal behavior‚ their interaction with those around them‚ and most importantly their achievements during their reign over the empire. Suetonius‚ the author of The Twelve Caesars‚ produced the biography during the reign of Emperor Hadrian for whom he served as the imperial secretary gaining access to the imperial archives. Suetonius used the imperial archives and a series of first hand accounts to produce his work which covered in vast detail the inner working and personal
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Jeremy Allen History 111 May 6‚ 2008 Commodus Some claim that Commodus was the worse emperor in the history of Rome. The fact that his father‚ Marcus Aurelius‚ was a popular and successful ruler may have raised the precedent that Commodus had to live up to. But for whatever reason‚ Commodus proved a disconnected and self indulgent leader. At the age of five Commodus was named Caesar‚ and at the age of seventeen he became co-Augustus with his father. He spent his childhood accompanying his
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The five good emperors were Nerva (96-98)‚ Trajan (98-117)‚ Hadrian (117-138)‚ Antoninus Plus (138-161)‚ and Marcus Aurelius (161-180). They followed the pattern of Julius Caesar and Augustus‚ which was on not breaking new ground. All these emperors were experienced generals and members of the senate‚ so Rome was provided with a stable series of well-trained political and military leaders that was for almost a century. During Nerva’s short reign‚ he forbade the practice of delation‚ he recalled
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When the emperor took the throne in 1868‚ he made it clear that Japan would abolish feudalism and modernise into an industrial society. This period in which Japan borrowed ideas from the West and reformed in such a short time is called the ‘Meiji Restoration’. Japan for some time was considered too remote and poor to be subjected to Western Imperialism. However Emperor Meiji and his advisors made it clear that they were determined to adapt selected features of Western civilisation to become a powerful
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Caligula was the popular nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41)‚ Roman Emperor (AD 37–41). Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula’s father Germanicus‚ the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius‚ was a very successful general and one of Rome’s most beloved public figures. The young Gaius earned the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little soldier’s boot"‚ the diminutive form of caliga
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My German Vacation There was a cool‚ refreshing breeze blowing as I looked up at the clear‚ midsummer night sky. I had just arrived in Germany and my mind was filled with thousands of ideas of what I thought I was going to see there. Any minute‚ I expected to see a man in lederhosen‚ Alpine mountain clothes‚ drive by in a Volkswagen‚ yodeling and eating Wiener schnitzel. However‚ as time passed‚ I began to notice that these stereotypes were simply American humbug. The luscious vineyards and towering
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relationship with the Kaiser also helped him to maintain political control over Germany as Bismarck had isolated the Kaiser away from his ministers and advisors so that the Kaiser felt solely dependant on him limiting the influence and interference of the German parliament. This idea is certified by the fact that Bismarck had outlasted all the other chancellors as he ruled along side the Kaiser for 20 years. However some would argue that what led Bismarck to his claim to political control would be the long
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Hollywood vs. History in the 1979 movie Caligula The third Roman Emperor was Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus‚ most commonly known by the nickname Caligula. The nickname Caligula‚ meaning "Little boots‚" was given to him as a child while accompanying his father’s army on military campaigns. Caligula became Emperor of Rome at the age of 24‚ after the death of his great-uncle in 37 AD‚ the second Roman Emperor Tiberius. Throughout his reign‚ Caligula was famous for his cruelty and bizarre
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textbook. Another more arguable reason for the fall of the empire is that it was simply too big. Because of it’s vast size‚ it was difficult to control and maintain order. Christianity was legalized when Constantine converted to it when he was the Roman Emperor. The introduction of Christianity was another heavy blow to the empire‚ because Christianity discouraged the active virtues of the society at that time‚ killed off military spirit‚ and some public and private wealth was consecrated to Charity. The
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