Ancient Rome

Gaius Julius Caesar once said “ Veni, Vidi, Vici.”. This quote is relevant because in order to conquer, one must have a plan. Julius Caesar used numerous tactics in order to conquer the many regions he did. Caesar used the wedge formation, the maniple channels, and the strong right flank. The development of these tactics were the most essential contributors to his successes, and helped him to expand his vastly empire. One of Caesar's tactics was the wedge formation. The wedge formation was a…

Brutus: Tragic Hero or Antagonist? Friends and coworkers alike should be people one is able to rely on. In the times of ancient Rome, however, these luxuries are hard to come by. Julius Caesar’s friends and fellow government officials, people he should be able to trust, assassinate him at a Senate meeting on the Ides of March. However, Caesar is not the character in the play to be betrayed and manipulated. His good friend, Brutus, also struggles with not being able to trust the people Brutus…

73) and yet she, herself, cheats on him (Properitus 2006: 77-81) She has great independence, even able to travel abroad, to the point where Properitus is delighted when she chooses not to go (Properitus 2006: 61). Her promiscuity becomes a scandal in Rome and yet she does nothing to curb her actions, while Properitus vows that she will at least be remembered well (Properitus 2006: 117-119). Most damning in the eyes of traditional morality is that she and Properitus are overjoyed when a law…

Most great generals are only called so because they have won a war. However, some generals are great despite the battles they have lost; the generals of the ancient world are no exception. Hannibal is a prime example of a general who is remembered and honored for his cunning, creativity, and perseverance despite the losses he sustained. Hannibal proved to be one of history’s greatest generals with his superior battle strategies and his ability to overcome enormous obstacles as exhibited in the…

Women in Ancient Rome Society It clear that the women in the Roman empire had influence the once great city, many enjoyed a life of luxury depending on their statues, the women have been depicted in the arts, literature, yet Rome had denied their women the status of being equal to men. For such an advance city, their women have less rights and privilege than men, not that they are oppress, they do enjoyed freedom, compare to other countries around that time, to an extent. But none the less,…

Pre-Reading: 1. My definition of world history is all events that have happened in the past that have affected today’s culture in one way or another. 2. I am interested in learning about the different cultures from history, but I am not looking forward to learning dates and time periods. 3. -8000 BCE to 600 CE: The Phoenician community came about, Jesus was born and lead, Sumerians lived, Egypt was thriving, China was secluded -600 to 1450 CE: more trading by water, new religions became popular…

Although Gaius Julius Caesar was a brilliant man who did many things to benefit the people of Rome, the conspirators were completely justified in the decision to assassinate him. Towards the end of his life and political career, Caesar became a tyrannical and dictatorial man who violated widely accepted values of being a just ruler. He seemed to desire copious amounts of power which could not be granted by following the rules. An example of this would be the fact that he appointed himself…

unification of the Germanic kingdoms is that they adopting Christianity and Christianity became the official religion of their kindom 3. The three roots of Medieval culture in western europe are the Belief of Roman Catholic church, classical heritage of Rome and the customs of various germanic tribes. 4. The three ways that civilization in western Europe declined after the Roman Empire fell arethe fall of cities, decline in education and disruption of trade. 5 .The most important achievement of…

In this essay we will explore the importance of wealth in the Roman political system during the time of the Late Republic (218-31BC). Therefore, this essay shall use modern scholarship to supplement the ancient sources. We will cover the Servian constitution, the brothers Gracchi, Cicero’s Against Verres, Livy, Plutarch, Appian and V. Paterculus. Cicero, writing 2nd Century BC says that the Servian Constitution concentrated political power in the hands of the wealthy. This involved organising…

The Second Punic War of 218-201BC demonstrated a challenge for Rome to prove its power against Carthage, and to finally establish itself as the greatest and most powerful city-state of the Mediterranean. The accounts of Roman historian Livy and Greek historian Polybius allow events surrounding the Second Punic War to be analyzed and explained in terms of significance and effect to determine what caused this infamous war. These ancient historians share related and also contrasting accounts,…