King Claudius

The Great fire of Rome was a devastating fire that began on the night, between the 18th and 19th of July in 64 AD. The fire lasted for 6 days and died down but reignited again for 3 days. This event is significant to the classical world, as 3 districts were entirely destroyed, 7 suffered serious damage and only 4 districts survived, only after 10 years since Nero became Emperor of Rome. At least two-thirds of the city was ruined. Following the fire, a rebuilding programme was led by Nero, such…

In the past couple of scenes we have seen many things in this play. First is as we all know Caesar was killed by the conspirators. Also at the funeral Brutus gave a speech saying that they killed Caesar for the good of Rome. He said Caesar was too ambitious and that’s why they killed him. Antony also gave a speech, but said that Caesar wasn’t too ambitious and listed his reasons. The crowd believed Antony more than they believed Brutus. Therefore now the crowd wants all the…

Nero, stepson of Claudius, was not favored to inherit the throne of Rome until Nero's mother convinced Claudius otherwise. Nero would reign over Claudius' biological son. Shortly after Nero was set as the heir, Claudius was poisoned by a mushroom and died. Nero and his mother Agrippina stepped to the throne. After his stepfather’s convient death, Nero became the fifth Roman empire. In the beginning of his reign, Nero acted for the benefit of his people. He reduced taxes, banned capital…

Rome has had some really crazy emperors. I mean that 's what happens when you repeatedly sleep with family right ? There are many examples such as Nero, Tiberius , Augustus etc. Caligula and Claudius are just two of the many examples of crazy weird emperors that has been on the throne surprisingly they are related. Let 's go in chronological order and talk about Caligula first. He ruled Rome from 37-41 AD. He was liked by not only the people but the senators as well. I mean I would like…

For years Roman entertainment has fascinated historians. Gladiators were one form of entertainment. The Romans liked gladiators because they liked seeing blood, it gave them hope, and they liked to celebrate a champion. The entertainment of the people was the first priority, the gladiator’s lives not so much. The biggest population of gladiators were slaves, prisoners of war or criminals (Watkins 9). The gladiators were taught to fight with a short sword and shield. Others used a net and a…

actions of one of literature's most enigmatic tragic heroes. In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, the question is often asked of whether or not Hamlet is indeed insane, or feigning insanity for his own personal desire of investigating the truth behind Claudius and his role in murdering his father without raising too much suspicion on his part. After centuries of debate on the topic, Franco Zeffirelli came in confidently with his own assertion that Hamlet is indeed insane in his film adaptation…

rage and rash decisions that he made throughout the whole play (46), the main examples Foley uses as rash decisions or behaviors is the killing of Polonius and agreeing to the fencing match against a man who wanted him dead in Laertes, organized by Claudius who also wanted Hamlet dead. Foley brings Hamlets fear of death forward when the gravedigger shows him Yoricks skull in act 5 scene 1. Showing that “Hamlet continues instead to view life and death as sickening and pointless” (Foley 46), Foley…

Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, Hamlet, acts of violence seem to follow each and every character in the play. In the beginning, Hamlet was thrown into a whirlwind of change and endless emotions. With his father just being murdered by his uncle Claudius and Polonius banning the relationship between him and Ophelia, the only thought running through Hamlet’s mind was anger and revenge. The acts of violence throughout the play comes in three different forms; murder, suicide, and combat.…

Caligula During the Roman era it was a time of innovation, brutality and with a great dynasty flourishing the emperor would take credit for their success. However, not all emperors of Rome were the essence of a great leader, like Augustus, but instead ruled with fear, and corruption. Furthermore, Around 30 AD there was an emperor named Tiberius who was putting the stability of Rome in question; for example, his judging was questionable, he raised taxes, pocked the profits, cut back on festivals…

investigate Augustus’ granting of rights to equestrians that permitted them to enter Egypt and Arminius being an equestrian in his youth, Tiberius’ attitude and role in treason trails and the role of Sejanus, Gaius’ relationship with the Senate, Claudius’ actions towards the Senate and his promotion of equestrians, and finally Nero’s relationship with the Senate and the role…