Antony and Cleopatra

It is likely that when speaking of Julius Caesar, we are not only speaking of an important and influential figure, but the most famous Roman figure that we have. His actions in life and the manner in which he died have captivated people for centuries onwards as we try to divine exactly why he may have acted in those ways, and why the results were so bloody. Did he suspect that he pushed too far in his pursuit of leadership and power? Did he really want to be Rex in Rome, or have outside…

The battle began when Antony, who was fighting in Egypt, got word that Octavian was trying to consolidate his power in Rome. To prevent Octavian from becoming the ruler of Rome, Antony and his forces sailed back from Egypt, meeting Octavian and his forces at sea to battle. Octavian was pronounced victorious over Antony, which leads to the significance of this battle, the beginning of Octavian 's rule. Octavian’s rule,…

Effects of the Rivalry on Borromini The rivalry between these two men, Borromini and Bernini, saw each one of them trying to come up with new styles in order to outshine the other. The competition towards determining who is better than the other became stiffer. Following the rivalry between him and Bernini, Borromini decided to work on his own as independent contractor. Therefore, he abandoned the St Peters project that he was doing in conjunction with Bernini and claimed that Bernini had…

Written Assignment HIST 1421 Unit 5: Greek and Roman Civilization Carthage and Rome and the Punic Wars University of the People Term 5, 2016 - 2017 Instructor: B. Chambers Abstract: The essay seeks to unpack the rivalry between Carthage and Rome which played out in the epic Punic Wars of 264BC, 218BC and 149BC. For over 100 years, the mighty Roman empire and army were occupied with keeping the equally mighty armies of Carthage at bay and ensuring that their reach never extended too far or too…

Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar, Brutus becomes a tragic hero. Pulled into a plot to assassinate Caesar, He has a difficult time making decisions with complete thought and considering his options. Making his fatal mistakes of allowing Antony to speak and thoughtlessly following the strange letters that end by his window to convince him to join the assassination of Caesar plot whilst doing a lot of underestimating. Brutus, a young noble roman, who doesn’t think his decisions through enough. The…

Marcus Brutus lived his life in constant debt to Caesar, but one day he realized Caesar might be doing more harm than good. Shakespeare depicts Brutus as a completely noble Roman in the play Julius Caesar, and this is true on some level. Brutus was very honest and dutiful concerning large-scale affairs, such as the fate of Rome. However, he was also very stubborn and spent a lot of time focused on petty matters (The Gale Group). Shakespeare chose to ignore this dark side of Brutus and only…

An omen is viewed as a sign in the natural world in which delivers some sort of message. These messages differ depending on their interpretation, for some they foretell the common of good while others of evil. An example of interpretation is Halley's Comet, which was a "bad omen" for King Harold II of England but a "good omen" for William the Conqueror. In addition, the oldest source of an omen was found dating back to the Mesopotamia. Unlike in past times, in today's modern society we focus…

endeavors, notably that of Caesar’s death. Upon joining the conspiracy, Brutus ended up in a position of leadership. He used this position of power to bring the conspirators down to an earthly level - while the conspirators may have wanted to kill both Antony and Caesar, Brutus said they could “come by Caesar’s spirit / And not dismember Caesar! But, alas, / Caesar must bleed for it” (II, i, 182-184). Brutus knows that the conspirators want Caesar diminished. However, as Brutus is constant, and…

The Roman Empire was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. The Roman Empire started when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of Rome. Although Julius Caesar is mistaken for being the first emperor it is wrong, he never held the title as emperor, he was more like a dictator. Augustus ruled the empire form 31 BCE until 14 CE before he died he said “I found Rome a city of clay but left it a city of marble”. After Augustus died Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius,…

might stand up And say to all the world, “This was a man!”” (V, V). Antony was talking about Brutus, after he killed himself, saying that he was the only one out of all the conspirators to not kill Julius Caesar out of jealousy. Brutus would have made the best ruler of Rome, because he had more characteristics of a good ruler. Mark Antony’s personality made him too unstable and he used people and things. Like Julius Caesar’s will, Antony used it to get the crowd angry at the conspirators.…