753BC Romulus found the city Rome. The Capitoline Wolf is a bronze sculpture of a she-wolf suckling twin infants‚ inspired by the legend of the founding of Rome. According to the legend‚ when Numitor‚ grandfather of the twins Romulus and Remus‚ was overthrown by his brother Amulius‚ the usurper ordered the twins to be cast into the Tiber River. They were rescued by a she-wolf who cared for them The Rape of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome‚ traditionally dated to
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Mark Antony It is human nature to change one’s personality to fit the situation. People behave differently when speaking to a dignitary that when talking to a friend. Over time one can change due to a loss or gain of power‚ sometimes for the better or worse. In Julius Caesar‚ for example‚ Mark Antony goes through several changes. Mark Antony loved Julius Caesar‚ yet when he passed away Mark Antony swears vengeance‚ and ultimately is corrupted by the power of running a country. At the
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Q1. The First‚ Second‚ Third Punic Wars. (Answer all parts) Discuss the clash between the Romans and the Carthaginians. a. The Punic Wars are considered one of the most important Wars in the entire history of Western Civilization. Why? b. Then I need you to present a War Package. Include: o Causation‚ winners‚ losers? o Why did Rome win and what did it win? o What was the basic cause(s) for the whole war package‚ do YOU think? I need the OVERALL REASON (S) c. In what ways did Rome
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towards the fall of the Roman Republic. This is a direct result of the Second Triumvirate’s lack of involvement in the direct issues affecting Rome and the Republic long before the inception of this political coalition between Octavian‚ Antony and Lepidus. The Triumvirate’s influence in the collapse of the Republic can be seen in their march on Rome‚ their legal recognition as Triumvirs‚ the instigation of a new program of proscriptions and the expelling of the last real threat of Republican influence
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The Degeneration of Political Morality in Julius Caesar Friends‚ Romans‚ countrymen‚ lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar‚ not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. (Act III. Scene ii.74-78) Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare’s historical and political plays. The play is
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considered a weak man if he took advice from a woman; he makes him believe that the dream is really good and went with the conspirators to head to the Capitol. Another way that ambition is observed is through Antony discussing with Octavius and Lepidus about making a list of people to be executed‚ since they have the power to rule Rome. Antony’s nephew Publius‚ who was banished from Rome is marked for death‚ and “He shall not live. Look‚ with a spot I damn
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oppose him‚ and he did not want to take the chance. Another part where Antony’s confidence in decision-making was when he was talking to Octavius about Lepidus. The triumvirate was made up of three people‚ Antony‚ Lepidus‚ and Octavius‚ and so "The threefold world divided‚ he should stand / One of the three to share it? (IV.i.14-15) Antony meant that Lepidus would not be capable of ruling a third of the world‚ and that he would rather take half and Octavius take the other half. Antony’s confidence shows
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Mark Antony 	The character of Mark Antony from Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar may be viewed as simply the confident and devoted supporter of Julius Caesar. On the contrary‚ Antony presents the qualities of a shrewd flatterer‚ a ruthless tyrant‚ as well as a loyal follower. Antony’s characteristics will change as the play progresses. He will begin using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these
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To What Degree did Actium Mark the Establishment of a Monarchy? Monarchy is defined as ‘a form of government with a monarch at the head’ and was the first arrangement of power in Rome after its founding by Romulus‚ who reigned from 753-715BC.1 However‚ by 510BC‚ the despotic actions of Tarquinius Superbus marked the end of a succession of increasingly tyrannical kings‚ and the ‘Roman Republic’ was established. This system was based on a sharing of power between‚ foremost‚ two consuls who were elected
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Julius Caesar Timeline (by Act and Scene) ACT I (Good Luck () |Scene 1 |Scene 2 |Scene 3 | |On February 15‚ the Feast of |On the same day‚ Caesar attends the |On the night of March 14‚ a terrible storm | |Lupercal‚ the people take a |traditional race at the festival of Lupercal |brings different reactions. | |holiday to celebrate Caesar’s |and receives a warning
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