Republic of Venice

The most impressive archaeological find in Campania, was Pompeii . It was a archaeological preserved city due to the eruption of Mt Vesuvius, which preserved both the inhabitants and their city. Here archaeological evidence is abundant. This evidence tells its own story about the city and in turn reveals the Roman culture and influences were present. The Romans didn’t arrive until 80BC, and at this time Sulla proceeded to colonize Pompeii . Tension between the locals and the colonist grew and…

William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a very popular play that is studied in schools all over the world. Due to the play having historical background, there is often confusion of the how true to actual Roman life were to the events that offered in the play. The social events in the tragedy of Julius Caesar were very important to the flow of the plot. These events also revealed small details about characters like how Calpurnia, who is Julius Caesar’s wife, is actually infertile.…

What is a Roman Tribune? The Roman Army was very much like the modern day American Army in that used “rank” to determine the levels of responsibility. A Roman tribune was an officer in the Roman Army who ranked higher than a Centurion. A Centurion was one of six that commanded a Roman Legion, which was the smallest unit of the Army. A Legion was normally 6,000 soldiers divided into ten cohorts. Although the Tribune was “above” the Centurion, they were “below” the Legate. The…

A roman tribune, also known as a Roman Tribunus in Latin, is elected as a chief officer chosen by the people to protect them from any oppression from the patricians. Roman Tribunes were six of the most senior in the legions. These Roman soldiers were usually ranked above the centurions. In modern times, these roman soldiers are just about the equivalent to law enforcements in our time, and they protected the citizens from oppression. There were three ranks; Tribune, Tribunus Cohortis, and…

Julius Caesar’s Liberality Machiavelli uses the example of Julius Caesar in his chapter concerning liberality and meanness. In this chapter, Machiavelli focuses on how a prince should regulate his expenses and whether it is better for a prince to be liberal or mean with his money, or in other words, how generous or ungenerous a prince is which his money. Machiavelli uses the example of Caesar so as to counter an opposing point one might bring up. He uses Caesar as an example of what a prince…

himself. He reorganized the army and created a permanent navy. The month of August is named after Augustus. Before the rename, it was called sextillis, since it was the 6th roman month He restored those Roman virtues that has fallen out during the Republic. Augustus reformed the religious structure of Rome by filling the vacancies in the priesthoods and by repairing old temples and building new ones. Augustus also encouraged the people to worship his own being. In 14 A.D., Augustus fell…

The Manifest Destiny certainly had good intentions. The idea that the United States was destined for greatness and expansion beyond the current borders was a substantial idea. However, enacting these ideals quickly turned into an oppressive era for surrounding territories not seized by the united states. The United States hastily settled the dispute over Oregon with Britain, not to avoid conflict, but to deal with conflict arising in the southwest. Mexico urgently broke ties with America right…

Panicking Seems Like a Good Answer “Et tu, Brute? Then fall Caesar.” (pg 863). In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar took over the triumvirate and became a single ruler of all of Rome. He then started to turn into a tyrant, causing the Conspirators group to be created. This group was formed so Caesar could be killed. They then strategically planned a court case to occur, and everyone would be around Caesar at the same time, allowing them to have an opportunity to stab him. Once this…

of him when the trouble in Germany died down. However, both Mussolini and Hitler used their positions of power to their advantage and created laws that gradually forced out all political parties other than their own, as Italy and the then Weimar Republic were previously governed by governments with proportional representation. Mussolini created the Acerbo Law (1923) to get the Fascist Party the most seats and therefore the most power in the Chamber of Deputies, while Hitler created the Enabling…

Any story that would like the reader to continue reading attracts them into the story very quickly. With Shakespeare, the reader is drawn in by the opening scene, which can either spark the reader 's attention or make them lose interest before anything major action has begun. In Act 1 of Julius Caesar, the reader is introduced to the play’s main characters and provided with background and points of view that are necessary for understanding the play as it progresses. Scene 1 opens with Marullus…