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Julius Caesar was a powerful man who played a role in demising of the Roman Republic to the rise of the Roman Empire. As he conquered land, the Romans respected him. But needless to say not everyone did. Julius Caesar might have done much to help the not only Rome but himself and in the process made enemies with the “Barbarians”. Caesar was looking for a way to relaunch his faltering career. In 61BC he had obtained debts of about 25 tons of silver. He needed money to pay off his debts and boost…

Was Julius Caesar a hero? Julius Caesar was a hero. Julius Caesar was a hero because he conquered land for Rome, he improved citizens lives, and he fixed the government. First of all, Julius Caesar conquered lots of land for Rome. While Caesar was in Gaul, he conquered Britain for Rome. Then, after he conquered Britain for Rome he conquered all of Gaul for Rome, making it an official Roman territory. Plus, after he took over as leader of Rome he put Cleopatra in charge of Egypt, and then added…

Herod the Great was born around 73 B.C., although there is some debate as to the exact timing of his birth. He was the son of Antipater, who was Idumaean which is a descendant of Esau, and Kypros, who was Nabataean. Herod was the younger son, the oldest son was Phaesal. Herod’s family, prior to his birth, had been in service to Judea. Roller describes further that in the early B.C. Herod’s grandfather had been governor of Idumaea. (ROLLER P 1) Roller elaborates further, “His father, who…

Rome came from small Latin Shepherd communities. The Shepherds settled near the Tiber River. The river helped the shepherds become successful farmers and traders. The shepherds built a small city, which they called Rome. When the shepherds joined together they formed a powerful army. Their city grew into a powerful empire. There were many myths told about their city Rome’s beginning. One was the story of the Twins Romulus and Remus. They were the sons of the god Mars and a mortal princess. Their…

Fig.5.1 The history cannot deny the presence that Hannibal Barca added to the universe, he was a child of Hamilcar Barca in the Punic of Carthage military belongings, for the most part considered one of the best military administrators ever. His dad, Hamilcar Barca, was the main Carthaginian officer among the start of Punic conflict, his other younger siblings were called Mago and Hasdrubal, he was his brother by the fact that he was married to Hasdrubal the myth. Hannibal’s family tree…

The Roman civil wars, the assassination of Caesar, and the rise of Octavian’s empire led to hostilities and discords among the Roman Republic. The consequential political oppression brought by the Augustan Principate encouraged writers to utilize different literary devices to express their political ideologies about current events and the future of Rome. In this paper I will discuss how Augustan writers, Virgil and Ovid, utilized animal anthropomorphism as means of political expression in order…

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman lawyer and a politician who became consul in 63 B.C. He was considered one of the best orators of his time. He was given the governorship of a province called Cilicia in 51 B.C. While in Cilicia, his main aim was to make the lives of the locals comfortable and to enhance the economic situation the province was passing through. To achieve this, he avoided problems, tried not to cause trouble to the locals and tried not to spend money on expenses. On the other…

All responsibility must come with external stimuli in the form of fault. An example would be Julius Caesar. Caesar was at fault for besieging the city of Rome and ruling over the Roman Republic as a dictator. His decision led to the death of hundreds but also caused the Roman Empire which emerged and spurred a period of learning and technology like nothing before. This question may be complicated but does wrongdoing in the world lead to our greatest Triumphs? This question is explained by…

The assassination of Julius Caesar was unjustified. It’s unjustified because Caesar was a great leader and lawgiver. Even though Caesar was a leader for his army across the republic in northern Italy, Caesar was taking down the forces for his enemies before he left to Egypt. He already had a plan when he left for Egypt. Julius Caesar was a good man. He was also a smart man, Julius Caesar was a lawgiver. Caesar had never lost a war. This says a lot of Caesar. He was a fighter when he needed to…

Roman Empire is one of the most interesting empires in world history; a lot of legacies were left by many Roman Emperors and one of them is Octavian Caesar or Augustus Caesar—the first Emperor of Rome. To gain the power of the most powerful man in Rome at that time, Octavian had been through a lot. He was Julius Caesar’s grand-nephew and was the one that Julius Caesar appointed to be his true heir. When seeing that Julius Caesar slowly turned himself to an absolute ruler, the Senators united and…