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In the play Julius Caesar, Brutus is a government official, and he has a wife named Portia. Brutus´s best friend is Caesar, he had to make the decision to either kill his best friend or have Rome suffer from a terrible king. Brutus is loyal to Caesar. Although Brutus was a part of his killing, doesn't mean he wasn't loyal to him. I believe that Brutus was just as loyal to Caesar as to any of best friends in modern days are. Brutus loved Caesar with all of his heart, but Brutus had to make the…

The Contradiction of Brutus Despite his primary goal to prevent Rome from falling into the hands of a dictator who would ruin Rome from the inside out, Brutus himself ironically acts like a totalitarian, tyrannical, despot. Even though Brutus meets up with the other patricians planning to kill Caesar because of his threat as a king, Brutus ironically acts like a king when he overrides the other’s ideas to enforce his own logic. When Cassius confronts him in the second scene, Brutus first reveals…

(3.2.16) Mark Antony proved to the crowd with logos- factual evidence- that killing Caesar just because he was ambitious was an awful case. Antony also gives times where Caesar has helped others like the poor. “ When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept…” (3.2.19) Here, he uses another shift change to more of an emotional state (pathos) which lures the audience to Mark Antony’s side. “If any speak; for him I have offended. Who is so rude that would not be a Roman?” (3.2.20-21) Throughout…

Egypt: From History to Myth). And even as a woman, Cleopatra got much support from the outside world and even got donations from other countries. “Cleopatra's position within this system was boosted in 34 BC by an event known as the Donations of Alexandria, in which Cleopatra's children by Antony were given Armenia and overlordship of the territories to the south-east, overlordship of Asia Minor, and control of Cyrenaica” (Walker). Cleopatra, through intelligence and her ambition, was able to…

During the years 1250-30BC the Egyptian Empire was slowly collapsing due to change in areas such as the climate, technology, religion and war. What remained constant was that the Egyptian people were ruled by pharaohs. I am going to focus on the extent to which the pharaohs caused the collapse of the Egyptian Empire. For example the poor decisions made by the pharaohs, to establish if the decisions made were the main cause of the collapse. I will then review other factors such as religion,…

Cleopatra VII, known by historians as just Cleopatra, is one of the most famous women in history. Everyone has heard her name, but there are a lot of facts about her that are not so well known. Here is part one of our list. Number Fifteen: She was not Egyptian Many people assume that the ruler was Egyptian, since that's where she ended up. It turns out that she actually came from Greek origins, though the exact details of this are less clear. Number Fourteen: Cleopatra Became Pharaoh at 18…

E.R. Bevan, The House of Ptolemy Foreword: Since there is no first-hand account of the history of Cleopatra VII, many of the details of her life remain a mystery. The lack of written evidence may be due in part to the fact that the Library of Alexandria in Egypt’s capital was burned down in 48 B.C.E. The stories surrounding Cleopatra’s exploits have been told and retold for centuries, and there are many conflicting versions. Muslim scholar accounts portray her as an intelligent benefactor,…

The Library Of Alexandria was one of the biggest libraries of the Ancient World. The library was introduced in 288 BCE 35 years after Alexander the great died. When Alexander was building Alexandria he had a vision of an abundance of men coming from different cities for their food and their crops. Unfortunately he died too soon to see his beautiful creation come to life. When Alexander died his empire was divided amongst his generals but instead of ruling together they divided the kingdom and…

The historical fiction paper will be about Ptolemy VIII and how his rule ended. In this period sketch, there will be information about Egypt's economic system and how it was in bad shape. The historical fiction will use information about their social and political structures. Ptolemy VIII’s citizens did not like him because of what he did to the enemy and how he suppressed lots of the egyptians. The economics during the reign of Ptolemy VIII were very bad. Their currency was called Drachma’s and…

means to win also that of Queen of the Romans, she failed of this and lost the other besides. She captivated the two greatest Romans of her day, and because of the third she destroyed herself." (Worth.) Cleopatra was born in the royal palace in Alexandria, that was within the Nile Delta, sometime within the winter of 69-68 B.C. History does not record the exact date of her birth, neither does it give the name of her mother. Her father was Ptolemy XIII, a Macedonian Greek, who was king of all…