King of Rome

greatest effect on the Roman population, it was surely Gaius Julius Caesar. Caesar, in his brief period in charge of Rome, made great improvements to the city and the lives of its inhabitants. His changes brought benefits to all the classes of Rome, from the plebs to the Nobiles, as well as setting up the Roman Empire for many more prosperous years to come. He made changes to all aspects of Rome, from the political system to the debt system to the calendar, as well as many others, nearly all of…

Arguably Rome’s greatest contribution to modern society was her form of rovernment and her laws. The Roman Republic used a system of senatorial representation that encompassed a very large population. Developed after the expulsion of the last Etruscan king, the roman government was created to exclude the development of tyranny. It contained checks and balances to ensure that power was never too concentrated. One of the reasons the Roman government was so effective was the stability ensured by…

While Rome was officially a republic, not all forms of authority believed all Romans were created as equals. Among the higher ranks of Roman politics were Tribunes, men selected by various parties to lobby in specific areas of the government. While the word “Tribune” is often used as a generalized term, there existed three major types of Tribunes. The word “Tribune” is a derivative of the Roman Tribes. The three tribes were divided into three groups – Tities, Ramnes, and Luceres. Each…

Julius Caesar as king was a subject of great controversy in ancient Rome in 44 B.C. While the uneducated commoners celebrated Caesar, many members of the senate feared for the day he would receive the crown, for various reasons. However, overall, Julius Caesar was a good leader. The first example of this is Caesar’s will. After Caesar’s death, Antony reads his will to the commoners of Rome. He tells the commoners that Caesar left seventy-five drachmas for each male citizen of Rome, and that he…

The Roman Empire mainly had a republic based government and though Rome was adaptable to change in most places the exception was in the political form of change. So as time went on the Roman classes soon began to compete against one another for higher for higher ranks in the political system. This caused a large gap between the rich and poor Romans. Eventually after several people conquering different places throughout the civil wars a man that went by the name of Octavian made his position as…

Ancient Rome was one of the greatest empires in the entire world. However, 476 CE marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Many issues caused this to occur. For example, apathetic citizens spread a negative vibe. Also, the economy began to struggle economy upon halted expansion. These are only two of the many problems that the Western Roman Empire faced, and this proved that no matter how great an empire, issues can lead to its decline. Much of Rome 's population was made up of serfs.…

Virgil included the Roman people in his epic with the intent of glorifying Roman citizens, Roman culture, and Roman leaders, to help keep Rome stable. The Aeneid very clearly paints the Romans out to be some magnificent group of people destined to rule everything graced by the sun’s warm glow. They have fate on their side and with the help of mighty Jupiter, they are destined for greatness (1.264-313). However, if Virgil told a tale of an all-powerful Roman people gifted the entirety of the…

After the kings in Rome were expelled the plebeians thought this was a time to gain rights equal to the patricians. But this would not be the case. The patricians remained rich and privileged and the plebeians remained poor and without the power to make and change the laws. Rome celebrated victory, thanks to the plebeians who did the real fighting. After the war the plebeians could still vote in the comitia centuriata but they could not hold any of the new offices or sit in the senate. Even…

after Octavian Thurinus defeated Marcus Antonius at the Battle of Actium. Octavian was the nephew and heir of late Julius Caesar, and so inherited the power, and with a new title, became Emperor Augustus Caesar. He was considered the best emperor Rome ever had, and had secured Roman borders, started major building projects, and started the Pax Romana, a time of peace that lasted 200 years. When he had died, his adopted son Tiberius took the throne. Tiberius Caesar was a less qualified emperor,…

the audience with two men who have the chance to be great Roman leaders but choose different paths Through their interaction with their wives, public appeal, and driving motivation throughout the play, Brutus and Caesar reveal why they each should be king. While they are both well-respected and honorable Roman politicians, Marcus Brutus and Caesar ultimately differ in that Brutus is a genuine man, and Caesar proves to be manipulative and two-faced. As the only two happily married men in the…