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.…
Imperial Rome and Han China were two empires formed on different parts of Eurasia. Imperial Rome from 31 BCE to 476 CE included their citizens in their government by having consuls elected by patricians, who made up the senate, and assemblies dominated by plebeians. Patricians were the elite class while plebeians were the commoners. Although the citizens did participate in government Rome needed a more centralized form of government. Julius Caesar became the first dictator in Rome and centralized the military and politics.…
Ancient Rome government began in the 8th century B.C. The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were two of the largest and most influential Empires from Ancient History. The Roman Empire lasted from 141 to 81 B.C and covered lots of Information. Romulus was the first king of Rome after he killed his brother.…
Augustus reformed taxes and created the Pretorian Guard. Augustus was focused on expanding roman rule. He put an end to the advancing decay of the republic. Augustus Caesars…
During Augustus's reign he also remade a new forum as well as police and fire departments. Augustus 'led Rome's transformation from republic to empire during the tumultuous years following the assassination of his great-uncle…
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF AUGUSTUS CAESAR. This biographical sketch primarily looks at the life of Augustus Caesar from his birth to his death. Looking at achievements he made as an emperor of Ancient Rome and how he acquired power. In this paper we will discuss the immense impact Augustus had in shaping western civilization through his reign of the Roman Empire that endured for centuries after his death, “the first two of which were the centuries of the celebrated Pax Romana, the longest period of peace the Western world would ever enjoy” (Casson, 1999).…
Ambitious magnanimous Charismatic Eloquent Greedy Gallant Audacious 2. Key Events Gallic wars 58BCE-50BCE: Aggressive After his role as consul Julius Caesar was made proconsul of Gaul (Roughly present day France and Belgium. At the start of his posting the Roman empire only controlled the southern areas of Gaul, but had alliances with several Celtic tribes that controlled the rest. Many of these tribes were often at war with one another.…
The first drastic change that Augustus made to Rome was to make Rome a monarchy. He wanted to give power back to the people as well as the senate he had seen that in the past taking the power away from the people didn’t make the empire successful. He had a different way of ruling, he decided it would be best to break the empire into parts making it easier to rule. The three parts were Rome, Italy and provinces, he made sure to meet each sections need so he had to add more laws or make more changes to one are than to another. This is a reason why Augustus was able to transform Rome to such an extent.…
Julius Caesar is upheld as one of the most influential politicians of European history. Caesar was truly influential for every man and women of Rome. Caesar was successful in the battle field and had a large group of dedicated followers, but more importantly Caesar caused some anger and some extreme hatred towards himself. Julius Caesar was assassinated because the people of Rome stood firmly against a tyrant, rumors regarding Julius Caesar caused fear and uncertainty of Rome’s future, and people had personal vindications against Caesar himself. Romans prided themselves on their involvement in their government with their right to vote.…
Julius Caesar was a great political leader who was the bridge from the old Roman Republic to an Empire. One of the most famous Roman Rulers of the time Julius Caesar, through his reforms and actions he brought the Roman Republic to its knees. Although Julius Caesar was an accomplished military leader, statesman and politician, his motives and actions would damage the Roman Republic. The way Julius Caesar contributed to the breakdown of the Roman republic was through his involvement in the civil war, the motives he had while being the dictator of Rome and how his death would bring about a civil war and the beginning to the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar was the final straw to the breakdown of the Roman Republic.…
“On my own initiative and at my own expense I raised an army, with which I restored freedom to the state which was oppressed by the power of a clique… In the same year, when both consuls had fallen in battle, the People named me consul and appointed me one of a commission of three (triumvir) for the re-establishment of the republic” Augustus emphasis of how his ‘own’ actions liberate Rome from oppression and gain him support from the people, shows his desire to attribute his rise to power with being a man of the people, regardless of his wealth or social placement. In Res Gestae Divi Augusti, Augustus strategy surrounds the establishment of the newly reformed Imperial regime, conveying that his power is bestowed and shared with the Senate and People, and does not stem from greed or a desire to be dictator, as it is a time in Rome where democracy is the central ideology. “In the consulship of Marcus Marcellus and Lucius Arruntius (22BCE), the People and the Senate both offered me the dictatorship, both in my absence and when I was at Rome, but I refused it.” Augustus is thus showing the genius of his method for renouncing power to in turn earn the trust of the people that he needs in order to be voted in as the popularly desired and tenured Emperor of Rome.…
Although Julius Caesar may have been a power hungry dictator, some of the things he did in his days were beneficial to the world. For example, Caesar abolished the roman republic, he created the calendar we know today, and he never lost a war. “Veni, vidi, vici.” A famous quote by Julius Caesar it means “I came, I saw, I conquered” people may miss take this quote to be about him being a power hungry dictator, however the way I view it is he came to a place with a corrupted government, and when he saw how bad it was he then overthrew the government and conquered the place.…
The fall of the Roman Republic nearly saw the destruction of Roman civilization. From the ashes of constant infighting between powerful generals and senators, Octavian—the adopted son of Julius Caesar—rose to unquestionable power. This marked the beginning of the Roman Empire. Octavian, given the title Augustus, was regarded as the example that each emperor would model his reign after. In order to stay in power, the emperors had to ensure political dominance and foster unity among the people.…
Augustus demonstrated to be a man who is great and mighty enough to control the mob, Senate, and Legions. The men of power like Gaius Julius Caesar and Octavianus August rose beyond all the great Romans in the political opponents, reform a corrupt government and to have the system remain stabilized in confusion. The Fall of the Republic was…
Augustus always made sure to refuse all power and authority that the Senate wish him to have, and would only accept such power reluctantly when necessary. ‘The dictatorship which was offered me by the People and by the Senate, both when I was present and when I was absent, I did not accept. The annual and perpetual consulship I did not accept.’ (Res Gestae Divi Augusti, 1996) One of the greatest achievements of Augustus is that he made the Senate feel as though the republic was still functional. He was able to do this by restoring old traditions, such as mothers being rewarded for having children and putting an emphasis on religion.…