Rome was being ruled by Mark Antony until Octavian arrived in Rome and with Marcus Aemilius Lepidus formed the second Triumvirate. At this time somewhere between 100-300 senators were executed due to their support of Liberatores‚ the group responsible for Caesar’s death. This triumvirate broke the empire into 3 parts: Lepidus was
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temporary position of rule. In 44 B.C.E.‚ Caesar asserted himself as dictator without a term. This act enraged the social elite as they refused to be ruled by one of their own who turned traitor. Therefore‚ on March 15 (Ides of March) of that same year Marcus Brutus (Caesar’s close friend) and some of the senators stabbed Caesar to death in the Senate house. These liberators expected that the ways of the old Roman Republic would somehow restore itself after Caesar’s murder. What they did not count on were
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Spartacus and the Slave Wars Slavery is a powerful word. To be a slave and to be owned by a person or household is something I’m very fortunate that I never had to experience. Unfortunately throughout civilization this was exactly how things were. The rich got richer and the poorer‚ poorer. The rich needed people to work for them so they purchased slaves to do all their daily chores and make their life a luxury. Once you were a slave‚ you were bound to your owner and had to do everything
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In this essay I’m going to share with you some important facts about Gaius Julius Caesar and his impact on the Republic of Rome. How he contributed to the wellbeing of his people and country before and while he was dictator. Also the impacts he made with the help of his son after he was assassinated. Rome was a republic starting at 509 BC and ending at 27 BC before it became an empire. Lucius Junius Brutus established the system called the Roman republic. As war and expansion occurred‚ Rome was
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“Alea iacta est”. With those words Julius Caesar crossed the River Rubicon in northern Italy and forever changed the history of the world. Rolling the die was exactly what Caesar was doing when he decided to challenge the authority of the Roman Republic that until now he had served. While it is easy to give specific dates as to when the government shifted to Caesar’s ‘Dictator for Life’ role‚ as well as for when his nephew Octavian (Augustus) received his new name and new titles of Caesar/Emperor
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The First Triumvirate between Gaius Julius Caesar‚ Gnaius Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) and Marcus Licinius Crassus contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic by undermining the Senate‚ which was unable to effectively deal with an expanding and diverse empire. This was affected by the triumvirate appealing directly to popular assemblies‚ because their alliance conflicted directly with the conservative Optimates‚ who refused to change with Rome’s expansion. Though ultimately because each triumvir‚ being
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Batiatus‚ owner of a school for gladiators. For the entertainment of corrupt Roman senator Marcus Licinius Crassus‚ Batiatus’ gladiators fight to the death. On the night before the event‚ the enslaved are "treated" with female companionship. Spartacus refuses to engage with Varinia‚ a slave from Brittania‚ and they form a sturdy relationship. When Spartacus later learns that Varinia has been sold to Crassus‚ along with the murders of his brothers (the slaves forced to fight)‚ this ignites a burning
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Spartacus was known for being a Roman slave and a gladiator in the first century BCE who managed a rebellion against Rome. Spartacus was an individual who had astonishing courage and immense amount of physical strength. He was alive at the time of the first century BCE. A Thracian by creation‚ he was imprisoned by the Roman Army and developed skills to become a gladiator.1 Spartacus had developed into a modern-day inspirational character to others. His encounters in life had been inspirational to
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In the time of the agricultural age‚ two civilizations arose out of the plenteous food and raging waters. These two early civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt. Although many similarities can be drawn between the two‚ they each proved to be very different from each other in social‚ political‚ and religious systems as well as their stability and defeat. Although the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations paved the way modern civilizations‚ they have more differences that are illustrated in
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place with the help of fellow fighters. Spartacus was portrayed as a great ideological leader as he gathered many followers and won many battles before being defeated by Marcus Licinius Crassus‚ a character shown to be wealthy‚ powerful‚ and heartless. However‚ this ideology and the good and evil‚ represented by Spartacus and Crassus respectively in the film‚ are at best questionable realities when historical transcripts are taken into account. At no point do any historical accounts mention Spartacus’
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