He is also credited with creating the modern calendar we use today. Most importantly however, Caesar realized that the Roman Republic could not continue for much longer as it was. The distribution of land was so imbalanced that the people were near revolt. As he attempted to restructure the government in ways to bring more balance, he made many enemies within the Senate. In particular, two members of the Senate, Brutus and Cassius, who were former allies of Caesar decided that they didn’t like the amount of power Caesar had amassed.…
1 English 2, part 2, assignment 2_9 Annotated BibliographyHistory (2016) Julius Caesar. Retrieved from www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/julius-caesarJulius Caesar was devoted to his country. He gave his energy and time to the conquest of Gaul modern France, Northern Italy and Southern France. Julius Caesar was aware of his enemies took the threats of the Roman province and empire very seriously.…
He changed it by doing a lot of things to earn the leadership, he changed the senate so it represented the roman people. He improved many lives by issuing decrees that helped the poor. He also created new jobs and gave citizenship to more people including those from the provinces. Caesar’s popularity made him very…
Economically speaking, Gaius worked to expand the land reforms set in motion by his late brother. He planned large oversea colonies to provide for thousands of Roman citizens…
For instance, the Corinth canal, also known as (Dhioryga tis Korinthou), was built along the Peloponnese and Greek mainland. The canal had been distinctly recognized for enhancing sea travel and trade. It also signified the fact that Caesar generously restored part of Corinth, since its tragic destruction during the Punic wars. Throughout Caesar's rule, Rome’s agriculture increased as number of arable lands were redistributed among the poor. He also made propositions of land reforms for veterans of the army, while he founded and conquered territories around the…
The growth of the Roman Empire and military expansion was very great for Rome but it also took a toll their treasury (ancient.eu). Augustus created a way to solve this problem which also helped minimize civil conflict in the empire. The seas were cleared of pirates and over fifty thousand miles of new roads were made which made communication and trade easier; Rome’s greatness had finally been restored…
During Caesar’s time in power he had increased the food coming to the city to be able to feed the masses of hungry people. “Grain ships, the life blood of Rome, now continuously sailed up the Tiber River supplying Rome with more grain than the city needed.” He made jobs for the people by creating monuments roads and aqueducts. By giving the people jobs goods and services would be better distributed and help the economy. “Caesar created jobs by building roads, temples, and aqueducts.”…
These 12 tablets ended up being what the law was based off of. To be able to be a citizen, you had to be an adult male that owned land. When Julius Caesar became the consul, he created more jobs for the poor people, and also had citizenship more available for the people. Then, when Augustus Caesar became the ruler, he set up civil service and made Rome look better to the eye. The agriculture of Rome was the most important part of their civilization.…
During Caesar’s reign he did his best to solve many social, political, and economical issues. He also expanded Rome greatly. He also made sure his people were taking care of: “ He settled many of his veterans in colonies throughout the empire and with them many of the poor and unemployed of Rome, thus reducing the strain in the public economy”(witkoski 21). He spent a lot of time trying to control debt and taxes for his empire. Caesar had gotten reductions for his people on mother tax contracts that were in Asia.…
Julius Caesar has many similarities and differences from real life to Shakespeare’s version of Julius Caesar. I am going to focus on the differences, similarities, and omitted facts between the two Julius Caesars. First I will tell about all the differences, then I will go through the similarities, and finally the omitted facts. Here I will tell you about the differences between the actual history of Julius Caesar and Shakespeare’s play.…
When Caesar was elected consul two years before he was legally allowed to he ratified Pompey’s oriental acts. The oriental acts essentially gave land to the urban, poor, and soldiers that did not have any. Crassus got allies that he had coveted to go along with all of his money.. Caesar received the political backing and connections he was looking for. A crucial goal of Caesar’s was to rise to power and aligning with Crassus and Pompey made the rise a lot easier.…
Throughout this play Antony changes from a follower of Caesar to a powerful leader of Rome. In the beginning of the play Antony is Caesar yes man and does everything that is asked of him, but as the play goes on he begins to change. Antony does not worry the conspirators and he uses this to gain his power and get more and more. There are some people in the world that are yes men, they say yes to everyone and do not fight for themselves. Antony is nearly a servant to Caesar and does every little thing that is asked of him.…
Augustus helped his country in many ways. He changed a lot of things such as turning the Roman Republic into an empire. A piece of evidence that he did help and change Rome was a quote of his that was, ‘’I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble’’. He helped his nation by giving them peace. The reign of Augustus started the Pax Romana, which was a period of peace in Rome for 206 years.…
In addition, he had a severe mental flaw of being too egotistical, and doing anything to improve his image, even it was not the best for everyone involved. This impulsive, image-improving decisions would have ultimately caused Rome more hardships than benefits. The audience can only wonder what state Rome would be in if Caesar had…
Julius Caesar manipulated and bribed his way to gaining political power, specifically the consul of Rome by 59 BC, by becoming popular among the people. He was named governor of Gaul and became a threat to the Senate and Pompey who had already held power in Rome. Caesar became an enemy of the state and made an act of war by deciding to cross the Rubicon river confronting Pompey, a turning point that was the start of a civil war. The sources Suetonius’ “The Deified Julius Caesar” in Lives of the Caesars, Plutarch’s “Caesar” in Roman Lives, and Julius Caesar’s The Civil War each tell of Julius Caesar’s Civil War describing his political manipulation and rise to power involving the famous crossing of the Rubicon.…