Augustus Caesar Essay

Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born on July 12th, 100 B.C.E. He was killed on March 15, 44 B.C.E., when he was 55 years old. He was born in Rome, the capital of Italy, to Gauis Julius Caesar and Aurelia Cotta. The Caesar family claimed a long and noble history. Julius Caesar’s father had gained moderate and political success as well. As a result, Caesar was entitled to certain traditional privileges and offices. Julius Caesar was a very ambitious dictator, at the height of the Roman…

Legend has it that Rome was founded by the two demigod brothers, Romulus and Remus. They were sons of Rhea Silvia, daughter of King Numitor of the mythical city, Alba Longa. She was impregnated by Mars, the war god. Her brother ordered Romulus and Remus to be drowned, but the survived and washed up on the shore of Palatine Hill. They were raised by a she-wolf and then found by the shepherd, Faustulus. They learned who they really were and went back to Alba Long and killed Rhea’s brother.…

Rome was a influential civilization that encompassed the center of the Italian Peninsula.In 509 BCE, after overthrowing their Etruscan conquerors, the civilization established itself as a republic. This was a form of government that was designed to allow citizens to directly partake in the government. While this system gave many citizens representation in government, it strictly excluded females.Since Ancient Roman women were deemed too weak to vote, Ancient Roman men had demeaning expectations…

In Suetonius’, Lives of the Caesars he talks about Augustus in two different ways. In the beginning he starts out by telling him in a way that is ruthless and merciless, but then this can be explained by the very first part he writes is on Augustus and war. In light what appears to be ruthless and cruel may be exactly what the Romans liked about him, what made him so good, in their eyes…

equestrian, plebeian family in 63 B.C.E. He served under his maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar whom adopted Octavian and appointed him as his future heir. Being too powerful and admired, Julius Caesar was threatened and assassinated by as many as 60 Senators within Rome. Shortly after the assassination, Octavian and Mark Antony briefly attempted to defeat the assassins together in revenge for Julius Caesar. After their victory, they divided among themselves within the territory of the Roman…

Antonius at the Battle of Actium. Octavian was the nephew and heir of late Julius Caesar, and so inherited the power, and with a new title, became Emperor Augustus Caesar. He was considered the best emperor Rome ever had, and had secured Roman borders, started major building projects, and started the Pax Romana, a time of peace that lasted 200 years. When he had died, his adopted son Tiberius took the throne. Tiberius Caesar was a less qualified emperor, and didn’t even want the throne. He was…

brother Ptolemy XIII, seeking to gain Caesar 's respect and favor, sent men to assassinate and behead Pompey. When Caesar was presented with the head of Ptolemy, however, Caesar was instead enraged by this action and took control of Egypt. It was during this time that Cleopatra displayed her seductive charm by placing herself inside of a carpet to be given to Caesar. Cleopatra 's plan to gain Caesar 's favor worked without a hitch and she was given the backing of Caesar in her case for the…

way that she had the favorable luck to marry the man who turned into Rome 's first emperor, Augustus, and bring forth its second, Tiberius. While coincidence placed Livia in recognitions way, she was brilliant and sufficiently skillful to exploit her circumstance and obtained a genuine impact during an era when women couldn 't vote, hold open office, or show up out in the open without a guardian. While Augustus directed the lives of women around Livia by proclaiming strict good and marriage…

Rome came from small Latin Shepherd communities. The Shepherds settled near the Tiber River. The river helped the shepherds become successful farmers and traders. The shepherds built a small city, which they called Rome. When the shepherds joined together they formed a powerful army. Their city grew into a powerful empire. There were many myths told about their city Rome’s beginning. One was the story of the Twins Romulus and Remus. They were the sons of the god Mars and a mortal princess. Their…

The Roman empire vastly transformed during the time period of 500 BCE to 500 CE politically and culturally due to social class division. It lead to the motivation of citizens to change their government and the conversion from their polytheistic beliefs into one monotheistic religion. This great empire’s history began with the tale of two brothers, Romulus and Remus, who are said to be the founders. According to Kotkin, “ The source of Roman greatness lay instead in their peculiar civic…