King of Rome

personality, and politician in Rome. In the beginning of the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar was returning to cheering crowds of Romans after a great victory over Pompey. Loyalty is defined as a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Julius Caesar had earned the loyalty of the people of Rome. Even Marcus Brutus, a close friend who conspired against Caesar and eventually murdered him, respected and loved Caesar. However, Brutus’ loyalty to Rome was stronger than…

controlled territory to the other with nothing but the words “I am a citizen of Rome” and be completely protected. Rome had conquered over half of the known world at one point in time. Rome started off as a small farming community around 900 b.c. but was later founded by twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, during the year 753 b.c.. As the story goes Romulus and Remus were said to have been orphaned and raised by wolves and founded “Rome” where the wolves raised them. Soon after its founding…

many to think that Rome was invincible. However, the inevitable prevailed for Rome. At the turn of the fourth and fifth centuries, we see the fall of the Western Roman Empire in Europe, replaced by the numerous Germanic tribes surrounding the borders to the North. This set the stage for what would become of Europe and set the informal beginning for what we would call the Middle Ages. But did the once mighty Roman influence in Europe come to a bitter end with the sack of Rome in 476, or did…

patriotic Brutus is at war with the more affectionate Brutus. Faced with his own troubles he makes his decisions based on the principles of honour forged by the Rome he would die for. Such as seen in his relationship with Cassius, Brutus forms friendship based on mutual views not emotion. "I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king." were the words from Brutus that created the foundation of his friendship with Cassius . However surrendering himself to Cassius's perspective of Caesar, he…

Antiochus III was also responsible for moving some of the Jewish people throughout his empire spreading their beliefs and traditions to other parts of the world (VanderKam, 17). When Antiochus IV became king, he began to meddle in the appointment of the high priest, stripping Onias of the position and giving it to Onias’ brother Jason (VanderKam, 18). Antiochus IV would continue to switch out high pries during his reign, however this was not the only action…

Both Rome and Egypt cultures were polytheistic. Again, ancient egyptian myths were designed as an allegory to transfer power from one Pharaoh to the next and eternal life. Egyptians and Roman civilizations began to merge over time with the authority of the Roman Empire under Augustus. Not was Augustus a powerful leader but Isis was also worshiped first among egyptian citizens then Romans. Egyptians got a lot of influence from Rome but Rome got most of their influences from…

Theater Theater in ancient Rome would range from festivals, nude dancing, and acrobatics. Theater for Romans at the time was for honoring the gods on religious days. But since there were “over 200 religious days every year,” according to Rome.mrdonn.org, you could watch a performance almost every day! Theater was first recorded in Rome around 300-400 BC along with a performance by Etruscans. The actors did get paid though. Since they got paid, wealthy nobles would typically pay for the actor's…

between the different forms of state across time. Focusing on one of the dominant powers of the classical period, the Romans, one can see a change in political structure as the Roman Republic turned into the Roman Empire (Wiseman). Before Rome became an empire, Rome was a republic from 507 to 31 BCE. Power resided in the Assembly and the Senate. The Assembly, comprised of male citizens, weighted the votes of the wealthy as more than those of the poor. With elections annually, the elite…

motives he had while being the dictator of Rome and how his death would bring about a civil war and the beginning to the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar was the final straw to the breakdown of the Roman Republic. Steps leading up to the civil…

class of the early Roman Empire. Only certain families were part of the patrician class and you had to be born a patrician. The patricians were only a small percentage of the Roman population, but they held all the power. All the other citizens of Rome were Plebeians. Plebeians were the farmers, craftsmen, laborers,…