Augustus Caesar Essay

equestrians under the Julio-Claudian emperors. I will investigate Augustus’ actions towards the Senate and his raising of the Equestrian Order, Tiberius’ relationship with the Senate and the role of Sejanus, Gaius’ relationship with the Senate, Claudius’ actions towards the Senate and his promotion of equestrians, and finally Nero, his relationship with the Senate, his use of freedmen and the role of Seneca. Whilst I acknowledge that Augustus came from an equestrian family and so did the…

Most people think Rome was a great and powerful empire, but Rome isn’t what most people think. Though Rome was great and powerful, the fall of Western Rome was caused by four main problems. This includes a corrupt political system, messed up economics, horrible diseases, and foreign invaders ready to destroy. There were many political problems within the Western Rome government. To begin with, there were several emperors that were unfit to be emperors. Those emperors were extremely greedy and…

Marcus Aurelius was born in 121 C.E. Marcus became Emperor in AD 161, initially alongside Lucius Versus. He became the sole Emperor in AD 169. Continual attacks meant that a lot of his reign was spent on campaign, especially in central Europe. It is important to realize the gravity of that position and the magnitude of power that Marcus possessed. He held one of, if not the most, powerful positions in the world. If he chose to, nothing would be off limits. He could indulge and succumb to…

Marcus Aurelius was considered the last of the “Five Good Emperors”. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 26, 121 AD, in Rome, Italy. He was known for his philosophical interests and was one of the most respected emperors. He was born into a wealthy and influential family. He learned Latin and Greek. He was most interested in Stoicism, Greek philosophy focused on fate, reason, and self-restraint. In 138 he was adopted by Aurelius Antonius. Antonius was selected by Emperor Hadrian to be the next…

Introduction The Roman empire was the largest empire of the ancient world, it went on for hundreds of years however during this time many problems occurred. The Roman Empire used to be ruled by Kings, then by the republic and finally by an emperor. The Roman Empire lasted 500 years, beginning in 27 BC and ending in 476 AD. The fall of Rome was caused by several factors, some of which having more of an impact than others, three of these potential factors are, the spread of christianity, the…

in civil war. Rome was also in a civil war. A political division, which began with Tiberius, caused the creation of the first Triumvirate: Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus. After time had past the senate wanted Pompey to be sole-consul and tried to disband Caesar. Caesar, who became a hero of the people, was ordered back to Rome and declared a traitor. Caesar with his army entered Rome by crossing the Rubicon River, which was an act of war. In the end, around 48 BC, the senate and Pompey lose. Pompey…

I think that this quote is talking about how everything we learned about Rome leads to what happened in the empire.The reason I think that is because everything that we find for example buildings and other amazing findings connect to the empire.I found this quote, “Rome perished, yet it lived on.”This means that when Rome went down there were some pieces of it we found and we still use today.This other quote means that Rome was a big city and had lots of information that we could use to help us…

1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, by Eric H. Cline, deals with the sudden and unexpected collapse of various interconnected civilizations throughout the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. Some of these civilizations include Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, and Egypt. The author, Eric H. Cline, is an archaeologist, historian, and professor at George Washington University, who also finds the Late Bronze Age to be his “favorite period in ancient history.” That being said,…

But make no mistakes, this woman was highly involved in Roman politics through her husband, Augustus. She was able to project the image the public wanted, yet firmly influenced politics behind the scenes, first through her husband, and later her son,…

Brutus asks Lucius to play a song on his instrument. Brutus is paranoid so he assigns soldiers to sleep in his tent and keep watch through the night. Everyone is able to sleep but Brutus who is reading. While he is reading, the ghost of Caesar arrives. The ghost says that he “shall see him again at Philippi”. Brutus 3 Ridley is terrified and…