Julius Caesar was born into a wealthy family on July 12‚ 100 BCE. When he came into power the Roman Republic was faltering‚ as there had been a civil war prior to his ruling between Sulla and Marius. There was a lot of poverty‚ and the senate was not functioning well. Caesar kept himself in power by gaining two allies. His first ally was Crassus‚ who was a very rich and helped Caesar financially. His second ally was Pompey‚ who was a military
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Did Augustus restore the Roman Republic in 27BC? Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well known in the history of Roman Emperors‚ yet there is no denying that his reign was filled with controversy‚ no reason more so than his devious rise to power and his mischievous ways of suppressing the senate. There is no doubt that in ruling as a Dictator; Caesar lost the support of the Roman people‚ who had fought for freedom against an Etruscan King‚ a role in which Caesar was playing. His death in 44BC
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Ancient Rome was undoubtably one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen. Although Rome did fall‚ its remnants can still be seen today. The Roman Coulessum‚ the aqueducts‚ and much more. But what If I told you that not all of their legacy remained on the physical? To further understand let us look at how Rome was governed. Though Rome was best known as an empire‚ and a republic‚ it actually started out with a king. This was when the Senate was first introduced. The Roman Senate was a group
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squadrons. Behind them he hid light troops‚ carrying javelins and other weapons‚ in anticipation of Pompey’s cavalry. Caesar himself commanded his cavalry. He also had 2‚000 legionaries as reserves. He posted the notorious tenth legion on his right under Sulla‚ with the understrength eighth and possibly the ninth on his left under Antonius. In the center he designated Domitius as the commanding officer. According to his accounts‚ he had 80 cohorts on the battlefield‚ about 22‚000
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The history of book manufacturing Stories have been part of human history from the beginning. They were passed on from mother to daughter‚ father to son and were recorded on cave walls. The ancient Mesopotamians carved their histories on stone tablets and the ancient Egyptians wrote down there stories on papyrus using hieroglyphics which were first used in 3200 BC. This new method of gathering information was introduced to the Greeks in 650 BC. Book printing using woodblock printing was invented
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What Were the Primary Reasons for the “Fall” of Rome? By 200 BC‚ Rome was quickly becoming one of the world’s greatest empires with their excellent military conquering territory from modern day Scotland to Spain. After the Punic Wars and the defeat of Carthage‚ Rome had full control of the Mediterranean region‚ establishing colonies in North Africa‚ Egypt‚ the Middle East‚ and Asia Minor. Julius Caesar became Rome’s first emperor using his military influence. Under his reign‚ Rome shifted from
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The Success of the Roman Military Infrastructure Since the founding of the Roman Republic circa 500 BCE‚ the ancient civilization sought to conquer and spread its influence throughout the rest of the known world. Following the defeat of the Carthaginian Empire during the First Punic War‚ Rome established itself as the supreme power in the Mediterranean region. For the next 200 years‚ Rome continued to establish its supremacy‚ and gained control of lands as far west as the Iberian Peninsula‚ parts
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Rome’s first ruler whom we so feared and hated; there was no reason for Caesar to die. Caesar had owned all of his accolades and was punished for doing so. He was a strong man‚ becoming the head of his house at age 16‚ being ousted from the country by Sulla‚ being captured by pirates and later crucifying them after his release. “I could be well moved‚ if I were as you; “If I could pray to move‚ prayers would move me but I am constant as the Northern Star‚ Of whose true-fixed and resting quality / There
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century ballet was in every major capital city in Europe. [2‚3‚4] The choreographers of the ballet where Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot they choreographed and performed Giselle in Paris 1841. The ballet was then choreographed by another man named Marius Petipa‚ he choreographed the modern version of Giselle for the
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concerted effort to side with the country’s nobility. His marriage to Cornelia‚ the daughter of a noble‚ had drawn the ire of Rome’s dictator‚ Sulla‚ who ordered the young Roman to divorce his wife or risk losing his property. Caesar refused and found escape in the military‚ serving first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. Following the death of Sulla‚ Caesar returned to Rome to begin his career in politics as a prosecuting advocate. He relocated temporarily to Rhodes to study philosophy
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