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were Marcus Junius Brutus, Caesar’s second choice as heir, and Gaius Cassius Longinus, along with many others. Caesar was stabbed twenty three times and died at the base of Pompey’s statue. Julius Caesar assassination initiated the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman…

His ability to influence the media and the entire country of Germany and further taking over Germany's poor leadership was a result of the collapse of the Weimar Republic. During the early 1920s, Germany was struggling with both economic and political instability. After Germany was destroyed in the Great War, they were forced to sign The Treaty of Versailles. This was the Peace Settlement between the Allies and Germany at the end of the First World…

England not a moment too soon as the bloody June days swept through Paris (O'Sullivan). Far from Paris, Napoleon distanced himself from the terrible uprising and even more brutal crackdown and came into limelight. The new constitution of the Second Republic called for national elections and Napoleon became a candidate. In his candidacy Napoleon, “evoked Napoleonic memories of national glory” and, “promis[ed] to bring back those days with his administration” (Larson). Furthering his popularity,…

He was mentored by Anaxagoras, Protagoras, and Prodicus and was also a close friend to Socrates (Lefkowitz 89). In Aristophanes’ later works, the poet provides the character of Euripides with most likely exaggerated religious views. In The Frogs, Euripides’ character is said to pray to different gods than everyone else, and in Thesmophoriazusae, a woman accuses Euripides of “persuading people that the gods do not exist.” (Lefkowitz 93) While Aristophanes and the comic poets did not say anything…

The most impressive archaeological find in Campania, was Pompeii . It was a archaeological preserved city due to the eruption of Mt Vesuvius, which preserved both the inhabitants and their city. Here archaeological evidence is abundant. This evidence tells its own story about the city and in turn reveals the Roman culture and influences were present. The Romans didn’t arrive until 80BC, and at this time Sulla proceeded to colonize Pompeii . Tension between the locals and the colonist grew and…

William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a very popular play that is studied in schools all over the world. Due to the play having historical background, there is often confusion of the how true to actual Roman life were to the events that offered in the play. The social events in the tragedy of Julius Caesar were very important to the flow of the plot. These events also revealed small details about characters like how Calpurnia, who is Julius Caesar’s wife, is actually infertile.…

What is a Roman Tribune? The Roman Army was very much like the modern day American Army in that used “rank” to determine the levels of responsibility. A Roman tribune was an officer in the Roman Army who ranked higher than a Centurion. A Centurion was one of six that commanded a Roman Legion, which was the smallest unit of the Army. A Legion was normally 6,000 soldiers divided into ten cohorts. Although the Tribune was “above” the Centurion, they were “below” the Legate. The…

A roman tribune, also known as a Roman Tribunus in Latin, is elected as a chief officer chosen by the people to protect them from any oppression from the patricians. Roman Tribunes were six of the most senior in the legions. These Roman soldiers were usually ranked above the centurions. In modern times, these roman soldiers are just about the equivalent to law enforcements in our time, and they protected the citizens from oppression. There were three ranks; Tribune, Tribunus Cohortis, and…

Julius Caesar’s Liberality Machiavelli uses the example of Julius Caesar in his chapter concerning liberality and meanness. In this chapter, Machiavelli focuses on how a prince should regulate his expenses and whether it is better for a prince to be liberal or mean with his money, or in other words, how generous or ungenerous a prince is which his money. Machiavelli uses the example of Caesar so as to counter an opposing point one might bring up. He uses Caesar as an example of what a prince…

himself. He reorganized the army and created a permanent navy. The month of August is named after Augustus. Before the rename, it was called sextillis, since it was the 6th roman month He restored those Roman virtues that has fallen out during the Republic. Augustus reformed the religious structure of Rome by filling the vacancies in the priesthoods and by repairing old temples and building new ones. Augustus also encouraged the people to worship his own being. In 14 A.D., Augustus fell…