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Over the course of history, there have been many great and powerful leaders. Some of these leaders’ lives, however, were cut short; two of these men being John F. Kennedy and Julius Caesar. Both men were assassinated, possibly part of conspiracies. There are many parallels between the two men’s lives, including their early lives, their rise to power, their rules, and their assassinations. Julius Caesar was born on July 12 or 13, 100 BC in Rome. He was born into a family of aristocrats, yet his…

Cleopatra VII Cleopatra VII (also know as just Cleopatra) is one of the most famous pharaohs of Egypt. She is most known for being one of the few female rulers during this time and her marriages to Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Some of Cleopatra's other accomplishments include her pharmacology work and studies, strengthening Egypt’s military, and speaking at least six languages. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C in Alexandria, Egypt, however her father Ptolemy XII (who was also the pharaoh at…

Seleucid realms. In Rome, Jewish people group delighted in benefits and flourished monetarily, turning into a huge piece of the Empire's populace . The Roman general Pompey in his eastern crusade built up the Roman territory of Syria in 64 BC and vanquished Jerusalem in 63 BC. Julius Caesar vanquished Alexandria c. 47 BC and vanquished Pompey in 45 BC. Under Julius Caesar, Judaism was formally perceived as a lawful religion, an arrangement taken after by…

Julius Caesar was a great political leader who was the bridge from the old Roman Republic to an Empire. One of the most famous Roman Rulers of the time Julius Caesar, through his reforms and actions he brought the Roman Republic to its knees. Although Julius Caesar was an accomplished military leader, statesman and politician, his motives and actions would damage the Roman Republic. The way Julius Caesar contributed to the breakdown of the Roman republic was through his involvement in the…

In William Shakespeare’s play the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the play begins with the people of Rome celebrating Julius Caesar’s victory over the deceased Pompey’s sons. Prior to Pompey’s death, Caesar and Pompey shared power over Rome, and now that Pompey has died the people of Rome want Julius Caesar to become emperor. Meanwhile Brutus a powerful man of honor is manipulated into leading the conspiracy to assonate Julius Caesar. After the assassination Brutus the leader agrees to let Caesar’s…

gotten married to a nobles daughter, Sulla, the women that he married was, Cornelia. In 69 B.C. Julius Caesar was personally chosen to be Quaestor, which is a base political office, then went to serve in several other key government positions under Pompey. Caesar was ordered to divorce his wife risk losing all his property, he did not divorce his wife or lose any of his property. Julius Caesar declared himself the emperor of the Roman Empire for life. While being the emperor of the Roman Empire…

Marcus Brutus lived his life in constant debt to Caesar, but one day he realized Caesar might be doing more harm than good. Shakespeare depicts Brutus as a completely noble Roman in the play Julius Caesar, and this is true on some level. Brutus was very honest and dutiful concerning large-scale affairs, such as the fate of Rome. However, he was also very stubborn and spent a lot of time focused on petty matters (The Gale Group). Shakespeare chose to ignore this dark side of Brutus and only…

Rome after conquering Gaul, Yet, just the name of Mighty Caesar was too much for Pompey to bear as he cowardly fled to Spain and then Greece only to lose to one of Caesars less mightier forces. Pompey, again, cowardly fled away from Caesar to Egypt, but unfortunately for him, word of Caesars dominant grip on Pompey’s forces reached Egypt before him and the Egyptians believed the gods favored Caesar and they killed Pompey as he stepped into Egypt (Mark). While war isn’t one of the most visually…

legions and return to Rome unarmed. This would mean Caesar could be tried and executed. Caesar tried to negotiate a deal where both he and his co-consul, Pompey, both disband their armies and return to Rome to prevent Pompey from having complete power over Rome, but the senate would not accept. They voted that Caesar was to disband his army and Pompey was to retain his own. Caesar knew that if he did not do something bold he would be killed and Rome would collapse, so on a cold January night in…

All throughout the history of Rome conflict is the main topic. From the Early Republic to the Late Republic. The conflicts of Roman history are not all with other civilizations; but, also within the Roman society. The early republic had social conflicts within; which, ultimately determined the shape of early politics. A slave revolt, The Servile Wars, took place during two eras of Roman history; the Republican Empire and the Late Republic. The Punic Wars and the war with Parthia, both shaped the…