The Second Triumvirate 43BC-36BC MAIN POINTS: 1. Octavian attempts to secure his inheritance 2. Octavian’s Temporary Collaboration with the republicans 3. Octavian’s first consulship 4. Octavian and Anthony join forces 5. Creation of the Second Triumvirate 6. Formation of a body to run the state 7. Beat the liberators 8. Then‚ divided the empire‚ Anthony the West and Octavian the East 9. However‚ tensions quickly arising Octavian attempts to secure
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Ancient History Essay on the Rise of Octavian Discuss the rise of Octavian Gaius Octavius was born in 63 BC‚ the year of Cicero’s consulship‚ into a wealthy and respected family (Octavii) from the countryside south of Rome. With his birth‚ the future of the Roman Empire was radically changed. He was to become one of the most powerful men the world has ever seen‚ using his wit and ruthlessness to achieve the ultimate positions in the Roman Empire…becoming ‘tribunicia potestas’ and ‘imperium maius’
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war spoils to colonies of his soldiers each HS 1‚000‚ about 120‚000 men in the colonies received this triumphal public gift. He paid the towns money for the fields‚ which he had assigned to soldiers in his fourth consulate (30 BCE) and then when Marcus Crassus and Gnaeus Lentulus Augur were consuls (14 BCE); the sum was about HS 600‚000‚000‚ which he paid out for Italian estates‚ and about HS 260‚000‚000 for which he paid for provincial fields. He was the first and alone who did this among all who founded
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decision to “restore the Republic” can be seen to have been hastened by Marcellus Licinius Crassus’s claim of the military honour of the spolia opima. Octavian’s realisation that he required no military rivals is believed to have caused him to deny Marcellus’s claim‚ stating that the battle in which this honour was earned was in fact unauthorised by the Senate. As essentially the sole triumvir after defeating Marcus Antonius in the Battle of Actium (31BCE) his total military‚ political and civic power
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Caesar experienced a wide range of political offices in his lifetime. After serving in military campaigns under Marcus Thermus and Servilius Isauricus‚ he was awarded the civic crown for saving a citizen in battle. Consequently‚ in 72 BCE‚ he held his first political office as military tribune‚ “which was conferred on him by vote of the people after his return to Rome” (Suetonius‚ 36). Later on‚ about five years later‚ he was elected quaestor and had a seat in the Roman Senate. As quaestor‚ it was
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The civil situations in the senate was also in distraught‚ members would use violence to solve many disputes. In 70 B.C. Julius Caesar ‚Gnaeus Pompey‚ and Crassus became consuls. Later in 60 B.C. the three ruled together‚ although it proved to be a bad plan (Decline and Fall of Rome‚ Nardo). Meanwhile during this time period Crassus dies in battle leaving Pompey and Caesar to hold power. Pompey then worried whether Caesar would attempt to gain power by using his legions‚ and ordered Caesar
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Two ancient renowned protagonists: Spartacus and Gilgamesh. They both lived in the before christ era‚ Gilgamesh lived in the 2700 B.C (Sarah). However‚ Spartacus lived from 109-71 B.C (Czech). Both of which have different stories from one another. One being a gladiator turned slave turned rebellion leader. The other being a demigod and king of Uruk. They both have traits that would make them well admired by modern society. However‚ Spartacus would more than likely be more adored. This is because
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their property seized during Diocletian’s persecution. The conference was cut short when Licinius heard that his rival Maximin had crossed the Bosporus and invaded European territory. Licinius left and soon defeated Maximin. After Licinius leaving and defeating Maximin‚ Constantine had suffered an assassination attempt at the hands of someone that wanted Licinius to be elevated to the rank of Caesar. Licinius on his part had Constantine’s statues in Emona destroyed. They clashed once again in 317
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Rome: Transition from Republic to Empire Paul A. Bishop Introduction________________________________________________ Since its collapse‚ historians have attempted to explain the struggle for power and control over both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire that followed. To explain the complexities of the Roman Republic‚ the Empire‚ and their political complexities can be a daunting task. For nearly ten centuries Rome would rule most of the known world before the fall of the Western Empire
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Tintoretto at the Madonna dell’Orto The Madonna dell’Orto in Carnnaregio is full of the activities of Tintoretto. It is originally dedicated to St. Christropher‚ and was run by the Secular Canons of San Giorgio in Alga‚ a monastic community. With a close relationship with the Canons‚ Tintoretto decorated this church with multiple paintings‚ including the Last Judgement‚ and the Worship of the Golden Calf‚ finished in 1566‚ and the Miracle of St. Agnes altarpiece in the mid-1560s‚ which all will be
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