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The dawn of the Roman empire was a great event in history. Gaius Julius Caesar was a man that made his mark on history time and time again. But Caesar is not alone in his fame, for Caesar lived in a time of great historical significance’s. A great many figures from history also inhabited this time period. Included among them was the great statesman Cicero, the first Roman emperor Augustus, Cleopatra VII queen of Egypt, and Caesar’s right hand man Marcus Antonius more commonly known as Mark…

Flavius and Marullus are not just upset at Caesar, but they 're also upset at the way the citizens of Rome are celebrating his return. The tribunes rebuke the people sharply for supporting Caesar, when, previously, they had turned out to support Pompey. The fickleness…

Imagine you are put back in time and you were in the Roman era and your job was a “Roman Tribune”. If you ask a random person “What is a Roman tribune?”, they would not know how to respond because that job is not common. In order to understand what it is like to be a Roman tribune you have to have the mindset as a Roman tribune and see things from their perspective. In the book Julius Caesar there is multiple character that have the job of a Roman tribune. In order to understand their roles in…

bonds his chariot wheels? You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome, Knew you not Pompey? Many a time and oft have you climb’d up to walls and battlements?”(Line 15). In translation, I cannot believe how you man of Rome would betray your leader who died just a while ago. Instead of celebrating Pompey defeat you need to mourn his death and take down all the decorations that is for Caesar. If we do this it will make him feel more…

The title alone of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare speaks volumes about the nature of Caesar’s death. Labeling the leader’s fall as a tragedy creates an aura of sadness around the loss, portraying his murder as an unfortunate and brutal occurrence. However, the motives of the conspirators that ended Caesar’s life were not wholly ruthless. Rather, this group of men sought to save Rome from the tyranny and negligence that they believed was being perpetrated by Caesar himself.…

This mass killing in the public eye also exposed the populace to public executions. However, violence was always the go to step for any political problems that could not be talked out in a civilized manner. This is also seen with Clodius when he got Pompey and Gabinius “physically assaulted…and the consul’s faces smashed,” (142.) Over something as simple as Eastern policies that they did not agree on. Violence is also used with the killing of Julius Caesar who the senate felt was getting too…

Like Alexander the Great Julius Caesar was a conqueror. Caesar invaded the ancient state of Gaul, which is modern day France. Later Caesar took power of Rome with two other men, Crassus and Pompey. Eventually Caesar took total control and was eventually even offered Emperorship of Rome by the Senate because he was such a good leader, but Caesar declined . Caesar was not interested in total power but wanted to better the Roman people. Now that…

A tribune originates from the Latin word tribunus which is a military or civil official from Rome (www.britannica.com). Roman tribunes have three main groups their separated into. A tribune who is assistant to a legion commander, a tribunus cohortis which would be a commander of a cohort military unit, and a tribunus cohortis urbane which is a urban cohort commander (www.tribunes and triumphs.org). Tribunes were chosen by the people most of the time and the people chose the noble men to be…

A long time ago in Rome, they had tribunes. They were called Roman Tribunes, to be exact. Roman Tribunes were very common and important back in those times. Roman Tribunes also play a big part in the Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar. Roman Tribunes were basically like the military people of Rome back in the old Roman days. If fact it was around the year 490 BCE. So sit back and enjoy the ride as we find out what Roman Tribunes are and how they apply to the Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar.…

Born the son of Gaius Octavius and Atia Balba Caesonia, Augustus Caesar was known by many names, each possessing a certain period of his long life. He was born on the 23rd of September, 63 B.C, and was given the name Octavius then Octavian after the Emperor Julius Caesar adopted him. Only after he was appointed the first emperor of Rome was he given the title of Augustus Caesar. Octavian’s father, Gaius Octavius, was first in the family to be elected into the high office of the Roman senate.…