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Caesars numerous victories within the Gallic War and the Roman civil war are still studied and taught today. His close analysis of his histories the Gallic War and the Civil War give insight to Caesars brilliant military tactics, and ways of leadership. Multiple military schools such as West Point, and numerous…

achievements and reforms. He reformed our calendar, and his name means ruler in multiple languages. He also had intense political aspirations. He is largely responsible for the calendar we use today based on the solar year giving us the 365 day year. This includes the “leap year” adding the ¼ day it actually takes in addition to the 24 hours one revolution takes for the earth to rotate around the sun. Prior to Caesar consulting with an astronomer, the calendar was made up of 355 days based on…

Roman Legacies During around the mid-700’s BC, a very small group of people called the Latins, had settled to form a small town near the Tiber River. This town would later grow into a mighty civilization, and would grow largely all throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Since Rome was also very efficient, Rome had affected us today as a country through their government, science, and art, which helps to prosper in our everyday lives. One of Rome’s important achievements was their government. This was…

Ancient roman warfare was a very significant part of their civilisation. The weapons that were used were very inventive and were a large part of their warfare. Five main weapons were used in warfare, and the people also wore armour for protection. (Truman, 2015) A widely used weapon in Roman civilisations was the Gladius sword, which was very sharp and used for quick stabbings. There was also the Pilum which was a throwing spear used to throw at opponents shields and get rid of their defence.…

476 CE was a sad year for the Romans, their once great empire had fallen. Their empire had accomplished so much and and it was taken so harshly because they were overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more. The Romans were always coming up with new inventions and new innovations. They were overall so developed and skilled as a people. One of their greatest…

Caesar rejected this and fled Rome, not wanting this treatment. He later came back after Sulla’s death. As a young man, Caesar distinguished himself in roman society. He could recite poems very well, and wrote poetry, becoming a favorite among the women of Rome. Along with poetry, he was also a great writer in general. His first wife was Cornelia, whom he married. She was the daughter of Lucius Cornelius…

rise of the Roman Empire. He was a military genius who conquered much of Central Europe which led to Rome’s increase in size and power. His self-proclaimed dictatorship impacted Rome greatly by lowering the unemployment rate and the introducing the Julian Calendar that was used well into the 1900s (Tøndering). His influence and fame struck so far that even Caesar’s own name was used to title a ruler up to two thousand years after his assassination. His death led to the end of the Roman Republic,…

Julius Caesar was well known for his position as a Roman general, statesman, and politician (Mark, 2011). He was very successful in the battlefield due to the fact he never been defeated. Julius Caesar can be easily perceived as an autocrat. Even though Caesar was becoming to powerful, without him Roman Empire would never come to existed. Julius Caesar was born into a senatorial noble family in July 100 BC. Caesar father, Gaius Julius Caesar, was a praetor. Caesar father died when Caesar was…

that has occurred in Rome. Livy’s stories made Rome seem like a great place to be at, with all the virtues that they took to hear the most. The virtues that the Romans considered to be important were duty, courage and determination, loyalty, humility. Even though, the invasion of Hannibal was successful, however Livy critiqued how Romans during this battle did not value or live up to the virtues that they held to live to. 2) Julius Caesar came into “power” when he brought as an ally to aid…

number of supporters so no one tried to take him down. His enemies were treated harshly when defeated in battles and wars. Readers may be starting to question the points of these paragraphs. Julius caesar did many other horrible things to other romans. He punished anyone who wanted to uphold traditions and laws of rome. Caesar tried to gain…