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    during Diocletian reign. First, there is the assassination of Caesar, which took place in 44 BC within the city of Rome. The events leading up to his assassination started when Pompey tried to consolidate Rome’s power while Caesar was away fighting in Gaul. Caesar, who was one of the three men…

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    with two of Rome's leading figures, Pompey the Great and Crassus." Together they controlled Rome throughout the 50s B.C before Caesar and Pompey went to war after Crassus died. He later devoted his time to the conquest of Gaul; he later became governor of Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul Italy. Caesar fought in a lot of wars in his time and got involved in Roman politics. He forever changed the Rome Empire forever. Gaius Julius Caeser died by assassination on March 15 44 BC. Caesar turned the…

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    Julius Caesar was the first dictator for life and had shaped Rome for ever. Julius Caesar was born on either 12th or 13th of July in 100 BC in Rome to a well known but awfully poor family. Caesar’s life started at 16 when his father, Gaius, died, as a result Julius grew closer to his mother Aurelia. Julius at a young age had an ambition for politics and the idea of becoming apart of the Roman political system grew because of unstable order among the republicans. Caesar took a great step forward…

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    After the legendary foundation by Romulus,[21] Rome was ruled for a period of 244 years by a monarchical system, initially with sovereigns of Latin and Sabine origin, later by Etruscan kings. The tradition handed down seven kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus.[21] In 509 BC the Romans expelled the last king from their city and established an oligarchic republic. Rome then began a period characterized by…

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    When Julius Caesar came to power he pardoned and promoted two men who served in Pompeys army cassias and Brutus. The two men were left in charge of two major territories, Cassius was given Syria and Brutus was left in charge of Macedonia. Brutus and Cassius returned the favor by assassinating the very man who pardoned them. Julius Caesar’s assassination was a devastating blow to the roman republic, the republic was left with no one to run its government. Marcus Antonius who was one of Caesars…

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    fall of rome falling “travel became unsafe, taxes rose, and the value of money declined. The result was growing inflation, or a dramatic rise in prices.” (Holt 74). In the year 58 BCE Julius Caesar appointed governor of Gaul and in 58-51 BCE Julius Caesar's army conquered Gaul (Jones) .Julius ceasar conquered many other places. There were many reasons why the fall of Rome had fallen. One reason was all the great leaders…

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    Not Only Dictator But Also Military Leader When the name Julius Caesar is heard, it typically triggers the image of an exemplary leader that led Rome into prosperity. Although notorious for being an extraordinary dictator, he was also most noted for his military excellence and unsatisfied zeal for global expansion. Caesar was construed as a clever military tactician, whom displayed both caution and bravery, and was merciless, yet fair, which led to boundless loyalty from his soldiers and…

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    Roman Conquest Case Study

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    What was the impact of the Roman conquest on the religious practices of Britain? Answer by using concrete examples and case studies. Seán Hickson 16408322 4. What was the impact of the Roman conquest on the religious practices of Britain? Answer by using concrete examples and case studies. The Roman conquest had many significant, long term impacts on Britain. These impacts are exemplified by the changes to religious practices. Despite a lack of evidence for life pre-Roman…

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    Constantine Vs Clovis

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    souls. As his palace spread in the old roman provinces of Gaul, a really significant part of the population was roman, and often-roman churchmen, bishops. As a result, it made a great deal of sense for Clovis to convert because it gave him a new set of allies and cement his power. After the battle when Clovis converted to Christianity, he won the support of the Gallo-Roman bishops in which who controlled a major portion of the wealth of Gaul and were extremely influential with the population…

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    Vergil continues to describe the image “the mother wolf stretched out in the green grotto of Mars, twin boys at her dugs.” (8.617-619) Here, he alludes to the legendary, oft-admired founder of Rome, Romulus, and his brother Remus, who were, as the quote describes, allegedly abandoned and cared for by a wolf. Although he does not specifically use their names, it is important to note that the phrase “twin boys” would most likely immediately evoke this specific myth in the minds of his audience -…

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