Pompey

The Senate wanted to bring back Pompey and create the First Triumvirate (62- 53 B.C.). While Julius Caesar was still around, he conquer and gained 13 regions who became loyal to him as well as Rome. In 53 B.C., Crassus was killed in a rebellion in Asia Minor, only leaving Julius Caesar and Pompey. While in a battle with Spain, Julius Caesar was sent for by the Senate and Pompey ordering him to leave his army and the battle and come back to Rome to be celebrated…

reminder people his position in order for people to understand and/or acknowledge his experience. An example of this drawback is when Lila Mae expresses her frustration about her co-worker Pompey not representing the African-American experience the way she has to constant represent herself. The text states, "Pompey gave them a blueprint for colored folk. How they acted. How they pleased white folks. How…

Pompeia, a distant relative of Pompey. Caesar served his quaestorship in the province of Farther Spain”(britannica). In 65 BC, Caesar was elected one of the curule aediles. He was elected pontifex maximus in 63 BC by a political dodge. Caesar was elected a praetor for 62 BC. In 59 BC, he was elected Consul. As Julius Caesar grew stronger, a war broke out between him and Pompey. By late 48 BC, Caesar had pushed his enemies out of Italy and pursued Pompey into Egypt. There Pompey was killed, and…

This year we started English class off by reading “Julius Caesar” by Shakespeare. So far it 's been an interesting play, but we can 't read it without understanding it. As we know that the setting of this play is in Ancient Rome, therefore we must understand the role of the characters. Some of the characters that we know of are Flavius, Marullus and Casca, who are Roman tribunes. They play a major role in this play as tribunes. Therefore we need to know the role of a Roman tribune in ancient…

and conquest of a final united Gaul, under Vercingetorix, and the siege of Alesia. Next it reviews Rome and the political situation, describing the events within. The senate gave Caesar his famous ultimatum. Caesar famously crosses the Rubicon, and Pompey flees to Greece. Then the civil war is told, and you learn of his great victories, like Pharsalus, Thapsus, and in Egypt. You also learn of his defeat in Dyrrhachium. Caesar was able to conquer all the roman control world at the time, and was…

Using Pompey and Caesar, he taught that the road to power is not paved by honorable actions. He used Caesar’s betrayal of Lepidus and Anthony’s arranged marriage to prove that the rulers with the most power will do anything to gain/maintain it. And finally, he…

a fire extinguishing company, and General Pompey- Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey are known as the First Triumvirate. The First Triumvirate was not evenly distributed in power. As Consul, Caesar used threats with Pompey`s army to get Senators to pass laws he preferred. He became the Governor of Southern Gaul. He spent his time as governor waging war and conquering territory. While he was away, Crassus died in battle and Pompey was elected single Consul. Pompey and the Senate tried to strip Caesar of…

Pompey proved to be one of the very lucky men amongst his peers, most of whom were otherwise (Holland 108). Marius was a commoner who had changed himself in the long run through the military career. He had shown that a simple commoner can climb the ladder…

Cato raised Brutus and Cato also inspired Brutus with the principles of tolerance. Brutus’s character is made very complicated by his dramatic hypocrisy. Basically Brutus was trying to follow in his uncle Cato foot steps. In the 50’s he prevented pompey increased power of Caesar’s takeover of Italy in the 49’s. Brutus wants to kill Julius Caesar really bad because he was worried Caesar will knock down the republic and it was for the good of Rome…

One person that comes to mind when I think of European influence is General, dictator, and political leader, Julius Caesar. Most people know or at least heard the name Julius Caesar. He is portrayed in movies all over along with having his own huge section in all history books. Julius Caesar was not only a brilliant General who led a successful campaign, but was also a smart, effective politician. This shows how important Julius Caesar was and how he easily is noticed to have had the most…