Pompey

to start gaining political power.^17(encyclo2013). With the help of Pompey, Caesar was able to start his political career and obtain popularity by reversing Sulla’s ruling of Rome and becoming the advisor for Rome by approximately 69B.C. Caesar was able to climb the political ladder by making the secret alliance, also known as the First Triumvirate, with Pompey and Crassus. In 59B.C, by sealing their deal with the marriage of Pompey and Caesar’s daughter, Caesar was elected consul for Rome the…

people once they found out why they were doing this they asked why don’t you have any loyalty for Pompey anymore, but the towns people had no answer (Shakespeare). Later in Act 1, Cassius explain about Caesar 's past. He says that he and Caesar used to be good friends and now Caesar acts likes a giant and everyone else is like his servant. Cassius all around is very bitter about Caesar taking Pompey 's place by ruling Rome and seems to want to be treated equal with him. This reveals a…

Pompey and Crassus caught word and immediately fled. Pompey emptied Rome 's Treasury, and headed east. Caesar knew the Pompey needed to be destroyed to see Rome prosper, so he went searching for him in Greece. Little did he know Pompey fled to the Egypt next, and was decapitated on the spot by border guards. Caesar continued on to Egypt and didn 't find Pompey. He did find Queen Cleopatra, which he could of thanked Pompey for trying to escape to Egypt, because…

Since Caesar killed Pompey, the people think he is a “God”. Caesar has two friends from childhood, Brutus and Cassius, who all grew up together. Although they grew up together, they are not of the same society ranking and Caesar treats them like servants. He also has…

Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, declared himself consul and dictator of Rome after his victory on the civil war against Pompey, a general who was later assassinated after fleeing to Egypt after defeat and Caesar. Julius Caesar was soon “murdered by his own senators due to fear at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre” (History.com Staff 1) . Caesar’s brutal, violent death was led by two members of the Senate, Cassius and Brutus, and the actual assassination took place on the Ides (15th) of…

Her full name Cleopatra VII Philopator and was the Queen of Egypt. She was the last of the Pharaohs set up in Egypt by Alexander the Great. By descent, she was a Macedonian Princess. After she died, Egypt became the Roman province of Aegyptus. At 18 years old, her father, who was king, died. She and her brother 12 year old brother, Ptolemy, became the leaders of Egypt. She was queen and her brother was king. Her reign was ended by a group of often in attendance at the court of a king or other…

was non fiction. Caesar set up a system to rule Gaul and the Optimate faction tried to shorten his government and would prosecute him if he returned to Rome. Caesar wanted to run for consulship in absentia to not be prosecuted but it put Caesar and Pompey in a split which is another cause for the upcoming civil war in which many will die. This fact is an example of non fiction as it is just a fact about his life. Tragedy is another genre and it is when something…

Lucius Vorenus is depicted in the HOB series as a professional soldier from the XII legion under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar. He is a semi-fictional character and is depicted as a serious, correct and educated man that follows Roman laws above all. He is concern deeply with his family wellbeing and is carried along Roman leader’s agenda in order to maintain the survival of his family. Vorenus always followed his leader commands even when he did not agree with those orders, an example of…

lessen the impact this group of barbarians had on Egypt (Foss pg. 72). It was about three years later that Julius Caesar found these Ganinius to be a “violent disorder” (Foss pg. 72). Julius Caser and Pompey went into battle together (Foss pg. 74). Cleopatra as well her brother Ptolemy XIII saw Pompey as trouble and not one to mess…

and his Roman Republic dove right into civil war causing Caesar’s enemy, Pompey, to flee to Greece. Within a few months, Caesar had gained possession of the Italian peninsula and destroyed Pompey’s loyal followers in Spain. Eventually, Julius Caesar followed Pompey to Greece where he defeated his rivals even though he was outnumbered. However, Pompey had just enough time to escape to Egypt. Caesar continued to chase Pompey to Egypt where he was given the head of his enemy as a symbol of…