Today was the feast of Lupercal (pg. 824). Caesar had returned to Rome. We talked about his victory over Pompey. Secretly‚ I wished Pompey had won the battle‚ but I was glad to see my friend Caesar. As we were walking‚ along with some others‚ through the public place‚ a soothsayer called out and said‚ “Caesar! Beware the ides of March (pg. 825-826).” If I were Caesar‚ I would have take heed of this warning‚ for this soothsayer does not appear to be a dreamer (pg. 826). While Caesar and the others
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‘Conflicting perspectives are the result of individual desires. Manipulation and distortion are used in the attempt to achieve a desired end.’ The notion of “Conflicting Perspectives” embodies a clash of opposing viewpoints and accepts that different people will always have different perspectives of themselves‚ others and the world around them. A clash of viewpoints‚ stemming from individuals seeking to affirm the correctness of their perspective over those put forward by others regardless of their
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Pompey‚ celebrated in Rome as a statesman and general who consolidated its sphere of influence beyond compare‚ once declared‚ when shipping grain across the Mediterranean "We must go on; it is necessary that Rome should be relieved‚ but it is not necessary that we should live.” Evidently‚ Pompey was speaking to the major concerns of the era‚ as without land to grow grain‚ ships to transport it and a harbour to dock at‚ Rome’s one million citizens would starve‚ and the epicentre of the classical world
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find the breaking point set in 60BC when Pompey‚ Caesar and Crassus formed an unofficial compact which effectively dominated the operation
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with Julius Caesar‚ Pompey wants control of the Roman Empire. In order to seek protection‚ Pompey sailed to Alexandria after losing the battle of Pharsalos. The advisors of Ptolemy x111 thought they should side with Caesar for safety reasons. When Pompey came to Alexandria‚ he was stabbed to death while the pharaoh watched. Caesar later went to Alexandria. When he got near the city‚ he was approached by Ptolemy’s courtiers. They brought him a gift which was Pompey’s head. Once Pompey was Caesar’s friend
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During the Gracchi’s lives‚ Rome was facing a number of social‚ political‚ and economic problems. The Gracchi brothers were significant in Roman history for the short and long term consequences that resulted from their actions‚ acting as a perspective‚ idealistic men who were concerned with the greater good of Rome when it was atypical to do so. The brothers‚ both‚ were frustrated with the conservatism and selfishness of the oligarchy and so adopted methods‚ which threatened the balance between
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Like Lincoln‚ he began a war to fight for change. Although he had all the power he could hope for‚ he still was not pleased. He felt that he deserved more. To get more fame‚ he led his army across the River Rubicon‚ declaring war on the state and Pompey. A group of senators later assassinated Caesar. Lincoln fell into the idea of politics when he became a Whig to the legislature. Unlike Caesar‚ he had to debate against an opponent‚ Stephen Douglas. This became knows as the Lincoln-Douglas
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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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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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tried to preserve the country’s independence from Rome. Roman senators threatened Egypt’s independence and prosperity. In 55 b.c. Berenic IV was executed leaving Cleopatra the oldest child. In 51 b.c. her father died. Caesar chased Pompey to Egypt where Pompey was beheaded in Alexandria. This is where Cleopatra met Julius Caesar. She smuggled herself into a rug and snuck in to his room. Cleopatra married another brother‚ Ptolemy XV‚ due to tradition. However she also became Caesar’s mistress
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