Ancient Rome

“ I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.” These enduring words are the last spoken by Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome. Before he was deemed Princeps Civitatis, translated to mean first citizen of Rome, he was a leading member of the second triumvirate named Octavian. One of the triumvirate’s other members, Antony, caused a break in power when he aided his wife and Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. When war was declared on her by Rome, a series of battles ensued and…

History of Ancient Rome I have chosen the topic: “What caused the fall of the Roman Republic?” and so in this essay I will highlight the history of the Romans and briefly explain the events that led up to their destruction. In the history of Europeans, the collapsing of the Roman Republic was seen as an example of the failure of constitutional system. Civil war between Caesar and Pompey became inevitable when the senate ordered Caesar to surrender command of his army and return to Rome as a…

famous playwright in the Elizabethan Age. He wrote many plays including Titus Andronicus. It is one of shakespeare's very first works, and one of his most hated, for being gory, intense, and disturbing. CHARACTERS: Titus Andronicus - General of Rome and tragic hero of the play. Father of Lavinia and Lucius. Titus spent ten years fighting Rome's enemies and winning honor for his country, yet he feels incapable of leading his country despite everyone’s desire that he be its new emperor. His…

architecture behind these swirling Ionic columns and where this kind of style started. This architecture started in ancient Greece and is still used today. Today, our modern world uses many innovations from the ancient Eastern hemisphere that influence our lives today, such as architecture, transportation and the calendar. To start off, columns were used to decorate many important buildings in ancient Greece. We still use them today on important buildings too. The Greeks invented many kinds of…

food for his hundreds of troops to survive because the length of the journey was misjudged and barbarians stole their supplies. Cannibalism of the dead soldiers was suggested by one of the officers and Hannibal did not have any problems with it ("Ancient History Sourcebook”). He agreed to eat his fallen men because he believed that the boldness and effectiveness of the idea outweighed the morals. He did not understand that eating his own men was passing the line. Occasionally he was too…

Julius Caesar is ancient rome’s most famous figure. It is believed he was born on July 13, 100 B.C. Julius Caesar is best known for being a dictator of rome and putting an end to the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar was taught by a private tutor. He learned Roman law and how to speak in public, he also learned how to read and write. At age 40, Julius Caesar was elected into Consul, Consul was the highest ranking position in the roman public. In 75 B.C he set out to the Aegan Island of rome, his…

Rome and China’s Shang Dynasty are like twins; they are nearly the same in how they functioned. However, no matter how alike they may seem to be, these prime empires had differences. Among their similarities there is the likeness of what they contributed to the world, how they started before gaining territorial dominance, and a distinction in their beliefs. Rome and the Shang Dynasty have similar contributions to the world. Benefactions from both empires that bear a similarity is the creation of…

Many ancient empires helped create the world as we know it. There is the Byzantine Empire, Mongolian Empire, and the Mesopotamian Empire. Two other empires that stand out are the Roman and Greek empires. Both of these empires were strong empires that were able to expand and maintain rule in a time that was unruly. The Roman and Greek empires were developed and maintained based on religion, military readiness and economic factors. Religion has been an influential aspect in every single…

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…

accounts of mass murder of the Christians may be blown out of proportion. As Holland writes, “The strangest thing is that none of the gospels, nor even the Acts of the Apostles, makes the slightest reference to the persecution by Nero of any Christians at Rome.” He seems to bring up a good point here. If this time period was so significant to early Christians, why is it not recorded in the Holy Book? It seems as though these accounts might be falsified based on someone’s personal opinion of the…