Julius Caesar A Great Leader Essay

The Sicily played a huge role in politics around the 1860’s. The Sicily started interfering with politics. “The Mafia became adept at political corruption and intimated people to vote for certain candidates, who were in turn beholden to the Mafia” (History). With them having an upper hand they controlled the majority of the votes. It was like the voters were scared of the Mafia so they obeyed without a thought. When the Nuovo Mafia came around they made society forget about Sicily. Nuovo Mafia…

In 301 B.C., Chandragupta’s son, Asoka, took over the throne, ruling the Mauryan Empire to its greatest heights for 32 years. Asoka became declared king of the Mauryan Empire in 269 B.C. At first, Asoka followed in Chandragupta’s footsteps, waging war to expand his empire. I praise Asoka’s method of ruling when he soon after realized waging war wasn’t the right thing to do. Asoka felt sorrow over the slaughter of 100,000 soldiers and perished civilians at Kalinga. This resulted with him…

Rome was a city that was ahead of its time. The empire was known for numerous attributes; endless entertainment, bloodshed, and the lust for power were staples of Roman society, and such elements must be discussed when examining the glorious arena known as the Circus Maximus. The Circus Maximus – among other arenas – was a display of the power and glory of the Roman Empire, and the structure has always been a prominent feature of the city of Rome. The Circus Maximus has an interesting history,…

After Brutus' suicide, Antony proclaims, "This was the noblest Roman of them all. / All the conspirators save only he / Did that they did in envy of Great Caesar” (V.v.74-76). Not only does Brutus sacrifice himself to end a civil war, Brutus also may have had killed himself after realizing his mistake. In his last moments, he said, “Caesar, now be still. / I killed not thee with half so good a will” (V.v.56-57). Brutus feels truly sorry for something he had done out of his sense of rightfulness…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar displays the significant actions leading to Caesar’s fall and the conspirators’ fall as well. Brutus had honorable intentions, wanting to save Rome and fellow citizens, while the other conspirators only wanted more power, and in the end both reasons for the assassination were for naught. Rome was filled with anger and the blood of “honorable” men. All conspirators but Cassius and Brutus are slain by the common people. In the end, as in most Shakespearean tragedies,…

The first of a collection of three poems is aimed to equip men with the skills to effectively find and court a woman. This reading gives me insight into the course theme of “how do historically ‘great’ cultures affect gender roles. I believe that “great”, advanced cultures affects gender roles since women have the luxury to not work and can devote their time so fight for their social, political, and financial rights instead. Just like other elements of Roman projects that…

repetition of facts Caesar has done for the beloved Rome. Making his way into Logos. Antony uses facts, precedents, and logical reasoning. Line 92-96, “You all did see that on the Lupercal/I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?/Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;/ And sure he is an honorable man.”. What Antony is doing is basically stating out a faulty syllogism: ex; Major Premise: If Brutus is an honorable man. Minor premise: And Brutus states Caesar…

The Siege of Alesia was one of the greatest victories in Julius Caesar’s military career. Outnumbering the Romans and awaiting reinforcements from other tribes in Gaul, Vercingetorix seemed ready to wipe out Caesar’s army all the while holed up in the town of Alesia. Yet with Caesar’s ingenuity, ruthlessness, and military genius, the siege ended with Vercingetorix’s surrender at Caesar’s feet. The ingenuity of Caesar shines through in the construction of two consecutive walls surrounding…

Since Julius Caesar was killed by his friend and he was the ruler over Rome someone can clearly tell that it ties together because Hamlet's father was killed by his brother and he was the king of Denmark. When the quote said as Julius fell than Rome started to fall. Someone reading that part of the quote can say that since the death of Hamlet's father Denmark has also fallen along with Hamlet's life. Sixth, the last character in Hamlet that has an allusion behind it is Julius Caesar. Julius…

conspirators to assassinate Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. Caesar is now the single leader of Rome and members of the Senate are concerned that he will abuse his sole power. Therefore, they plot and accomplish the assassination of Caesar in an attempt to restore the balance of Rome. Rome enters chaos as the future is now unknown since there is no central leader for the people to follow. Cassius, a member of the Senate, is explaining to his friend, Brutus, that Caesar is not…