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Julius Caesar was one of history's most brilliant leaders who played a critical role in the rise of the Roman Empire. He was a military genius who conquered much of Central Europe which led to Rome’s increase in size and power. His self-proclaimed dictatorship impacted Rome greatly by lowering the unemployment rate and the introducing the Julian Calendar that was used well into the 1900s (Tøndering). His influence and fame struck so far that even Caesar’s own name was used to title a ruler up to…

unstable, leading to a military conflict between the two. This is known as Caesar’s Civil War. Pompey had allied himself with the Senate, versus Caesar who had the support of the people. Caesar also had the loyalty of his army, which he had fought with at Gaul. Caesar had two choices: He could bow to the Senate, but he would have been politically destroyed, or he could take the rights that the Senate had refused to grant him. The idea of civil war became a reality when Caesar and his army…

tricky man he had tricked the Roman Senate and Pompey so he could become a dictator of Rome. Julius Caesar was known to be bold and was no risktaker. He was said to always think a lot before doing anything with war. Finally Julius Ceasar had conquered Gaul, Defeated the senate and Pompey the Great became the leader of the Roman Republic. Which later after he was killed was named the Roman Empire. But while he was in charge he was actually a better person than the senate…

Julius Caesar was one of the greatest and most famous Roman rulers in Rome history. Some Emperors of Rome would take on the name Caesar when crowned. Caesar was ruthless on his quest for power. He firmly believed,whatever suffering he had inflicted was worth it for the state and to the people. For once in total control,he would transform society for its own good as he saw fit. On July 12, 100 B.C, Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome, Italy in the time of the Roman Republic to one of the…

Julius Caesar: a man of Rome; one who seeked power and glory from an early age who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted. Eventually he would get what he wanted, but for a certain cost. However, his decisions as he rose to the top would also be his downfall and later, his demise. At a young age Caesar was trusted with many responsibilities. In 85 BC, at the age of 16, Caesar's father passed away, thrusting him into the head of the family. Along with being the head of his household he was…

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after Greece being conquered by Macedonia, Parthenon still reminded the greeks of their cultural power with its uniqueness (Conelly). Parthenon motivated the Attalids in the 5th Century when they were faced with conquest by the fearsome Gauls. The Attalids fought the Gauls and defeated them. They were proud of their victory and even compared it to the Athenian victory over Persians. They even dubbed themselves the new Athens. They constructed a great altar engraved in sculpture showing the…

Throughout history many great peoples have held power throughout the world but none have come close to that of the Roman Empire. At its height a person could walk from one end of Roman controlled territory to the other with nothing but the words “I am a citizen of Rome” and be completely protected. Rome had conquered over half of the known world at one point in time. Rome started off as a small farming community around 900 b.c. but was later founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, during…

triumvirate which meant that power in Rome was solely in the hands of these 3 individuals. Caesar launched an expedition on Gaul in 58 BC, an intense battle that would last for 7 years, during which relations between the 3 leaders strained and Pompey joined sides with the Optimate faction in order to seek favour from the nobles. After conquering Gaul in 51 BC and becoming governor of Gaul, the Optimates in Rome feared the growing influence of Caesar and hence demanded that he step down from his…

difficult, but in 73 BC he was made Pontiff in Rome. He gained a lot of popularity because of this and also because he sided with those powers outside the circle of nobles, who at that time governed the Roman senate. He also attained popularity with the Gauls by supporting them for Roman citizenship, eventually becoming the governor of Spain. Caesar outwitted his political enemies by passing up his triumph. He did this in order to win the election to the consulate with the support of Pompey and…