Julius Nyerere

Brutus and Cassius, in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, end up losing their lives during the battle between Antony, Julius Caesar’s best friend and Julius Caesar’s son, Octavius. This all occurs after the motives Brutus and Cassius had when they decide to kill Caesar. The reason for the downfall of Brutus and Cassius is because Marc Antony planned and spoke against them, Antony loved Caesar and they killed him, and his ambition. Since Caesar was ambitious, he caused the…

understand her true importance as a female leader in a world dominated by men as well as her impact on Western Civilization. By proving her importance, the topics will include her rise to power to the Egyptian throne, her relationships with Marc Antony and Julius Caesar and how she gained importance by being the catalyst that caused the final Roman civil war of the republic. The start of Cleopatra’s reign did not start smoothly and instead was almost in ruin with Rome’s pressing powers,and the …

Roman Empire unique because of several reasons. First roman empire had most powerful and organized the military system. The large standing army was concentrated on the frontier and defended the interior of the empire against foreign invasions. The Roman imperial administration attempted to make the Roman armies as productive as possible. Someone who had joined the army had decided upon his life’s work since the standard enlistment was twenty-five years. Romans believed that the that wanted to…

Julius Caesar is ancient rome’s most famous figure. It is believed he was born on July 13, 100 B.C. Julius Caesar is best known for being a dictator of rome and putting an end to the Roman Republic. Julius Caesar was taught by a private tutor. He learned Roman law and how to speak in public, he also learned how to read and write. At age 40, Julius Caesar was elected into Consul, Consul was the highest ranking position in the roman public. In 75 B.C he set out to the Aegan Island of rome, his…

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,…

Within the play Julius Caesar, as an audience, we are asked to question every character’s virtue. As the play progresses these lines between good and bad men become increasingly blurred, making it harder for the audience to distinguish the wrong from the right. Ultimately it would appear that every character is filled with both evil and good and it seems as though throughout this play Shakespeare is trying to highlight the unrealism attached to such simplistic ideas. Within Medieval England…

excellence recognized by society, his right to pride.” This is a definition of honor that capture the concept and essence of rightfulness displayed by Brutus in Julius Caesar. In conclusion, honor is a word to describe a person’s reputation that’s worthy of respect and admiration. This is also a word that could be use to describe Brutus from Julius Caesar. Moral…

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,…