She had herself wrapped inside a rolled rug which was smuggled into Alexandria and delivered to Caesar” (Grochowski). Despite being married‚ she quickly charmed and seduced him. Also occurring in 48 B.C.‚ was a civil war between Julius and Pompey. Pompey was murdered in Egypt on the orders of Ptolemy XIII. This did not make Caesar happy‚ and being involved with Cleopatra‚ he decided to dethrone Ptolemy XIII. He did so on March 27‚ 47 B.C. and established Cleopatra as queen (Cleopatra and Julius
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Why Did The Roman Republic Fall? Gabriel Feldzamen “The disintegration of the Roman Republic is the first example in European history of the collapse of a constitutional system.” Before the Roman Republic‚ the Roman Kingdom existed‚ and in 509 BC the kingdom was replaced by the republican government. At 27 BC‚ the Roman Republic collapsed‚ and the Roman Empire was formed on the republic’s foundations. The early Roman Republic was greatly influenced by the Etruscans. “The Roman model for their
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fixes shoes for a living ! Summary:! - The citizens have taken a day off to celebrate Caesar’s success & welcome Caesar to Rome - 2 tribunes‚ Flavius and Marullus‚ are angry because the citizens are celebrating (they see it as dis-loyalty to Pompey) - They go around telling people to go to work‚ trying to diminish Caesar’s victory ! Marullus :What are you? (What is your job) Second Commoner: I am a cobbler. “A mender of bad soles.” Marullus: Go back to work ! Questions:! 1) To
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According to Shaw in “Spartacus and The Slave Wars”‚ prisoners of war enslaved at the end of the Second Punic War rebelled in 198 B.C. This slave uprising in central Italy is the first reliable report of one‚ although it was surely not the first actual slave uprising. There were other slave uprisings in the 180s. These were small; however‚ there were 3 major slave revolts in Italy between 140 and 70 B.C. These 3 uprisings are called the Servile Wars‚ since the Latin for ’slave’ is servus. However
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part of the “cursus honorum” and he was appointed quaestor. Afterwards‚ he became propraetor in Spain. Since he was stuck in Spain he could not manage to run for the consulate. Caesar returned to Rome‚ where he made an agreement with Crassus and Pompey‚ and they swore reciprocal loyalty. The agreement is known as “ first triumvirate”. In the same year he obtained the consulate of Gaul‚ which he subdued almost all‚ destroying forever a historical enemy. That made him gain a great popularity‚ but
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Both Tiberius Gracchus and Julius Caesar were roman politicians that support oppressed people and being loved by most of the population. They were powerful and strong and wanted a huge role in their community. Their greediness led to their death by their enemies. Tiberius Gracchus was a tribune who started a land reform campaign to redistribute the lands of poor people‚ after a long negotiation with the senators the land was redistributed and a huge victory was accomplished for people‚ farmers and
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with other parts of the world to expand his empire and gain nobility on a global scale. Sadly‚ after Crassus’s death‚ Caesar to make the choice go into war with Pompey‚ which Caesar gained land from and used it as an advantage when they attacked other parts of the world. The death of one of Julius’ allies caused Caesar and his other ally‚ Pompey‚ to go into war. Later‚ Caesar won the battle‚ thus using Pompey’s land to add to his empire. “Caesar quickly took advantage of these connections and the shifting
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Marcus Antonius‚ Cassius‚ and Julius Caesar; I choose whom the people chose. Julius Caesar would have been an extraordinary leader of Rome. As a revered general for the empire‚ he conquered many with an iron fist of trepidity including the dreaded Pompey‚ whose statue later‚ in a twisted sense of irony‚ Caesar meets his untimely fate upon. Caesar was a person the people of Rome could look up to‚ relate to‚ and follow. He was born and raised in Rome‚ joined the army at a young age and showed an almost
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836 BCEKing Solomon begins his rule 825 BCE 1stTemple completed by King Solomon 796 BCE Israel split into two kingdoms Northern: Samaria‚ Israel (Asy. + Jew=Samaritans; Johanide community) Samaritans opposed the building of another temple. Southern: Judah‚ Jerusalem Due to Rehoboam’s reign?? 722-21 BCEAssyrians overrun Northern Israel Northern (Israel) destroyed by Assyrians 10 lost tribes 587/6 BCE Babylonian Captivity Southern (Judah) destroyed First Temple destroyed Judah lasts
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What sort of woman was Queen Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator? The Romans described her as a temptress who beguiled men left and right and who was well known for her legendary beauty. They despised her because of her relationship with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony; two of some of the most powerful and distinguished men of Rome at that time. She was widely viewed as an evil seductress who enslaved the hearts of Caesar and Antony and led Antony to betray Rome and side with her against Emperor Octavian
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