They were afraid he was going to try to make himself the king of Rome and destroy the government. On March 15, 44BC, a day forever known as the ides of March, Brutus, Cassius and their accomplices assassinated Caesar by overtaking him in a senate session and stabbing him. Two of the major sources of information on Julius Caesar are the familiar Shakespeare play bearing his name, and Caesar’s chapter in the philosopher and writer Plutarch’s book “Parallel Lives”. While both of these sources give us a good look at Caesar’s life and accomplishments, they have two very different stances on the moral character of the man.…
English 2, part 2Annotated BibliographyMark, J. (2018) Julius Caesar. Retrieved from http://www.ancient.eu/Julius_Caesar/.Julius Caesar was a good person. I really felt sorry for him because his friend turned against him and sided with is enemies. He was killed in such a brutal manner.…
The Adventure of Marcus Brutus Marcus Brutus was born on 85 BCE and had died in 42 BCE. Marcus was a great leader back in Rome. He was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus. Marcus Brutus real name was Quintus Caepio Brutus.…
He was intending on becoming the yet leader yet this did not take place. It all lead up to the shocking suicide of Brutus all his plans were pointless from the start. Julius Caesar truly was a bad person. Although he had his pros and cons just like every person. The cons outweighed his pros in this situation leading to rumours and his death.…
Due to Caesar’s arrogance he was blind to see that his best friends wanted to abolish him. This is shown by his multiple references to being a god like figure. Firstly, Julius Caesar starts of his speech with a strong statement that is meant to put himself above the others. Caesar proclaims, ”I could be well moved, if I were as you,”(3.4.63).…
Apart from the removal of power and authority amongst the government, Caesar was given too many honours which angered many Romans. These Romans thought these awards were too extreme and worried about state of their government. Caesar was given the epithet “Father of His Country”, which alluded to absolute power and control (Suet. Div. Jul. 43). Absolute power is something that had previously been kept out of office, due to the want of citizens wanting to be involved in…
As a result of Caesar receiving punishment he was full of intent to seek revenge, another foolish idea for a man that is well educated and that has been in many wars and battles being victor of them all with a his army that was trained to fight. Coming off what would be his most embarrassing defeat, one would think that Caesar would humble himself and be grateful his wife is unharmed and that he isn’t dead. But that isn’t Caesar. Caesar was indeed full of himself, in some ways prideful.…
Julius Caesar was a good man that truly believed he was doing what was best for Rome when he fought Pompey. Unfortunately, his ego got the best of him and led to his death. Caesar would have benefited from the bible verse, Proverbs 16:18 ” Before a fall comes pride.…
Cicero was an ineffective leader because he did not follow Caesar’s instructions and let the cohorts venture out of the garrison and it seems that he could not gain control over the troops once the fighting started, since they were so stricken by fear that they “nearly took leave of their senses” and the panic only subsided once Caesar arrived to help (153). Caesar seemed to be understanding of the strange accidents that happen during war and “made only one criticism – that the cohorts had been allowed to leave their post in the garrison: Cicero should have avoided running even the slightest risk” (153). Once Caesar arrived the troops calmed down and under his leadership they ravaged the country and punished the instigators of the attack, afterwards Caesar withdrew his army, with just the “two cohorts of Cicero’s legion…lost” (154). One of the contrasts made between Caesar and Vercingetorix is how they acquire troops.…
Giving Caesar the label of being arrogant and not necessarily caring for others Brutus persuaded them into thinking that Julius was a human who didn't have his morals in mind while he ruled. In one instance Brutus tells the townspeople, nor his offences enforced, for which he suffered death, as if saying Caesar’s laws were too extreme and weren't values that the romans would want in a leader.…
Caesar was loved by the people but not by the higher ups in Rome, who feared his rise of power (Shmoop). People of Rome had abandoned their work to celebrate Caesar. During this time in the Roman Republic, anyone’s rise in power from the people was viewed as a threat. However, Caesars death results in a Roman Civil War. If you think about power in our…
Caesar was a good leader because he was able to stand by his decisions no matter who asked. When in the capitol, Metellus Cimber requests that Caesar take away his brother’s banishment and Caesar refuses to grant the pardon of Publius’s banishment without good reason. The other conspirators begin to ask Caesar to grant the pardon and Caesar still denies the pardon and stands on his decision even when Brutus requested the pardon. (Act III, Scene i, Lines 38-82, P 3-4) This shows that Caesar will stand to his decisions unless proven there is a more suitable option.…
Julius Caesar transformed Rome from a growing empire into a mighty empire. Throughout many battles, many affairs and many risks, Caesar became one of the most feared leaders in history. He had other leaders running away from him or trying to take him down for many years, and no foreign leaders accomplished their goal. Caesar was not only strong in a military sense, he was one of the smartest leaders as well. Julius Caesar was a successful leader because he knew how to manage his power and popularity, he handled foreign policy very well, and he knew how to show his strengths.…
Caesar was a fearless, arrogant, and complicated ruler. He ran against Pompey in 48 B.C. Pompey was then murdered only a year after his defeat. This may cause you to believe that Caesar demanded for him to be killed in order to preserve his spot at the top. This quote from Shakespeare shows how Caesar had a huge impact on the people of Rome. Caesar didn’t listen to…
Julius Caesar was the first dictator for life and had shaped Rome for ever. Julius Caesar was born on either 12th or 13th of July in 100 BC in Rome to a well known but awfully poor family. Caesar’s life started at 16 when his father, Gaius, died, as a result Julius grew closer to his mother Aurelia. Julius at a young age had an ambition for politics and the idea of becoming apart of the Roman political system grew because of unstable order among the republicans. Caesar took a great step forward towards politics when he married Cornelia a daughter of Sulla a powerful man and dictator in Rome, Sulla had no part in the marriage and forced Caesar to leave or risk losing his property, Julius didn’t back down.…