tribe to provide hostages, troops, and to produce a certain amount of arms. He then “terrorized waverers with the rigours of an iron discipline” (157). Caesar was handling a “political strife” in Rome and gathering recruits through a new law while the Gauls planned a rebellion and Vercingetorix gathered troops by force. Also, when Caesar’s troops were hard pressed, he offered them the chance to abandon the siege if their privations were unbearable, but they kept on fighting because they thought…
Project History 101 Parkland College – Sungguk Chris Choi THE TRAGEDY OF EMPEROR: JULIUS CAESAR Gaius Julius Caesar, called Kaiser later, is the first emperor of the powerful Roman Empire. He is one of best emperor in the Great Rome’s history. In estimation, Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12 or 13 100 BC. His family was not that rich but they were nobility family, patrician roots. His aunt Julia was the wife of Gaius Marius, who’s the leader of the popular faction at that moment. It is…
didn’t stop Caesar though. Caesar and his army attacked Gaul without a mercy. They were not going to stop until they got the land they wanted. With the forceful army of soldiers Caesar had, they caused Vercingetorix to surrender. The people of Gaul were no match for this dominant force. After the surrender, Caesar didn’t want the Gallics to go unpunished for the attempt of getting in his way, so he ordered that every one in ten people of Gaul, to have their hands cut off. Cleopatra then came…
There is no specific date of Caesar’s birth due to issues of ancient Roman dating, but it is approximate that Gaius Julius Caesar was born 102-100 BC. His father was of the same name and his mother was Aurelia Cotta.^1 Caesar also had at least two older sisters, both named Julia. One is known to have died 97 B.C, there may be other siblings that are unknown, but high mortality rate during this time leads historians to believe that others of his family died soon after birth.^2His family was in…
During the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors, many natural disasters occurred. The Tiber River flooded; famine hit, and the army brought back plague from the East. All of these resulted in a major loss of population and a shortage of military power. Many of the Romans believed that these disasters foreshadowed a worrying future for Rome. This belief was proven by the presence of new problems after Marcus Aurelius died. Marcus Aurelius appointed his own son as his…
launching his military career, he teamed up with Pompey and Crassus; they would be known as the First Triumvirate. Later the First Triumvirate would disband due to Crassus’ death, which led to disputes between Caesar and Pompey. Caesar conquered all of Gaul through many difficult attacks on tribes. He was also successful in other battles such as the Battle of Pharsalus against Pompey and the Battle against the Helvetians. This source is from the History Channel, which shows its credibility due…
majority of the uncovered artifacts, including the famous caves of the Vezere river valley, called "The Valley of Mankind", belong to the Superior Paleolithic between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago. During the antiquity the territory of France – known as Gaul from the Latin Gallia - was inhabited by a population called "les Gaulois" the…
accounts of the Gallic War. Julius Caeser was a general who led the Romans in the Gallic war against the Celtic people. The Commentarii de Bello Gallico translates to Commentaries on the Gallic War. It was written during the Gallic War in Gaul around 58-51 BC. Gaul is now known as modern day France where Druidism does not exist and has been replaced by…
Elisa When many leaders rise into power they think about how they will rule and whether it is better to be loved or feared as a leader. It is better for a leader to be loved than to be feared because when you lose in battle or cannot deal with chaos in times of defeat or trouble, your people will turn against you and revolt. According to Niccolo Machiavelli it is better for a leader to be feared than to be loved, if they cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli was a Renaissance humanist and…
components. Mainly, migraine, tension headache, and cluster headache. A migraine headache is believed to arise from activation and sensibilization of trigeminal nociceptors, essential processes are located at the meninges and the meningeal vessels (Gaul, MeBlinger, Holle-Lee, Neeb, 2017). The exact cause of a tension headache is unknown; however, it is believed that pericranial myofascial mechanisms play a significant role in episodic tension-type headache, whereas chronic type headache results…