Cassius Dio

It highlights Messalina’s tendency towards adultery and how she manipulated Claudius to achieve her desires with other men. Cassius Dio puts Claudius into an unflattering light, making him appear compliant to Messalina’s wishes and gullible towards her. Dio appears to be critical of both Claudius and Messalina. He mentions another instance of Claudius being manipulated by Messalina by using a freedman, Narcissus, to warn Claudius of the dream he had in which Silanus had murdered Claudius . Messalina used Claudius to have Silanus killed because he refused to sleep with her . So, this passage becomes another example of Claudius being manipulated by Messalina, showing that that happened more than once. It also places Messalina under a negative light, making her appear petty in her whims. Though Dio wrote about history rather than bibliographies, this passage is an example of him delving into the aspects of the relationship between Claudius and Messalina. This could be due to the impact that Messalina had on Claudius’ rule was enough to distract from the events of the administration of Rome. It also provides insight into what type of ruler Claudius was, being susceptible to those close to him. Dio also provides examples of Claudius excessive interest in violence, describing violent gladiatorial contests . These elements help to create an image of what Claudius was like, which…

In Cassius Dio's passage regarding Cleopatra, he begins by describing her as 'a woman of surpassing beauty' and 'most striking', proceeding on throughout the extract to compliment her in such a way, until the end in which he suggests that she is manipulative and scheming, for she used a guise as well as using her 'schemes' to get her into the city, as well as into the palace by night without the knowledge or notice of Ptolemy. The majority of what Cassius says is, at face value, complimentary of…

Stephan Badertscher North American Indians Tuesday night 3/30/15 THE BANDOLIER BAG Bandolier bags, also incorrectly called medicine bags, are large pouches with heavy decorations of beads and a slit at the top (Bey, 2004). The beads were to represent the honors given to a worthy man in 1800s and 1900s. The bags were closely identified with the aboriginals of North America in the Great Lakes are and notably the Anishinaabe or Anishinaabeg, in plural which is an autonym, is used by the Odawa,…

The Tragic Hero of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar focuses on Roman general, Gaius Julius Caesar, and the deviating circle that counters him, explicitly consisting of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, and how they look at their diplomatic rank and the prospect of happiness in Rome. The play takes place in ancient Rome in 44 B.C. Rome is the heart of a domain broadening from Britain to North Africa and from Persia to Spain. Yet even as the kingdom sprouts…

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 Sicilian Slave War in ca. 101 BCE, conducted by consul Mn. Aquillius, who was likely the grandfather of the moneyer. In this coin type, the mint-master has depicted Virtus as a connection to the valour of his ancestor who liberated Sicily. Most interesting of the coins examined, is the coin type of Q. Cassius, celebrating the lex Tabellaria of Cassius Ravila. Fig. 3 This coin minted ca. 57 BCE features Libertas on the obverse, and the domed Temple of Vesta, a curule chair within a…

Black Sabbath has an album called “Paranoid”. One of the songs on it is called “War Pigs”. “War Pigs” is heavily influenced by Blues and Heavy Metal. The song’s most prevalent instruments are the bass guitar and drums. Blues and Heavy metal music usually contains those instruments. This song is distinctly heavy metal though because it doesn’t contain a piano, like blues or rock. Blues music usually contained solos for certain instruments. “War Pigs” had bass guitar solos. Similar to how Paul…

rude to others, even other people of power, such as Senators due to his idea that he was the greatest of all people who resided in Rome. Anxiety was raised during a festival where Mark Antony struggled to place a crown on Caesar’s head and Caesar had refused a total of three times. This created great concern for the Senators since they started to believe that this was Caesar’s communal display of sharing his idea of ending the Roman Republic and returning to a monarchy with him as king. In…

centuries. Through the ancient Roman historians, Publius Cornelius Tacitus and Dio Cassius, Boudicca is depicted as tyrannical and a dictator whereas modern historians Reid Struan and Richard Hingley, Christina Unwin she is referred to as a heroic figure and a powerful female leader thus reinforcing the idea of the ever-changing nature of the depictions of Boudicca throughout time. Ancient and Modern historians evidently demonstrate the change in representation…

Cleopatra’s political relationship with Julius Caesar was significant to consolidate her position in power. After the death of his colleagues in the First Triumvirate, Caesar was left with immense power and influence, making him an attractive ally to Cleopatra’s agenda of furthering her power and preventing Rome’s annexation of Egypt. Ancient Historian Dio Cassius a pro- Roman stance articulates on their love story as she was supposedly unveiled from a carpet, the “ most majestic and at the same…