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archeological evidence to analyze Roman attitudes towards war. Since warfare was an integral part of life for the Roman Empire, Harris attempts to provide the reasoning behind their desire to continuously engage in battle. Specifically, in the first half of chapter one entitled, “Roman Attitudes Towards War”, Harris looks at the aristocracy and their general feelings towards war. Overall, Harris claims there were multiple political and social reasons that Romans engaged in war. Specifically,…

were right about their accusations they had made about Caesar. On the one hand, some argue that Caesar was such a great ruler hat we was named dictator for life. On the other hand, however, others argue that Julius was the reason for the fall of the Roman Empire. I will be addressing a few main points I found interesting about Caesar’s life and the difference between how he was seen by the senate and how the citizens…

Julius Caesar was a former ruler of the Roman Republic. He is infamously known for the Ides of March one of the most famous assassinations in history. Caesar was born on July 12/13 100 B.C. His family was distinguished by ancestry. He was born to a noble family. He was born into a parliamentary family and his uncle was another famous Roman general. His family was aligned with the populares, a subgroup of the patricians that sought popular support against the against dominant oligarchies. He…

of the most famous emperors of the Roman empire. Octavian was also the first emperor of the Roman empire and was also the first Roman emperor to rule Egypt as an emperor as well. In fact, Octavian was such a good emperor that he established an era of peace throughout the Mediterranean world over his rule. Octavian Caesar was born on September 23, 63 B.C, to an equestrian family in Velletri, Italy who named him Gaius Octavius. His father was a senate in the Roman government and the first senator…

can be understood as classicism.” The base of classicism can also be seen as the expansion of societies into civilizations. There are five classical civilizations that are majorly preserved - classical Greek civilization (600-200 B.C.), classical Roman civilization (500 B.C.-A.D. 500), classical Chinese civilization (500 B.C.-A.D. 500), classical Indian civilization (300 B.C.-A.D. 500), and classical American…

in July of 100BC. He joined the Roman army at a young age and quickly became a great general. He led his troops to victory many times in Asia and Cilicia and was elected as a military triune. After a victory over the King of Pontus, Caesar returned to Rome to start a political career, working with Pompey, another great Roman. In 59 BC. Caesar…

“Julius Caesar and the Failure of the Roman Republic” Based on the material presented in lecture, Plutarch’s life of Caesar shows that he had a great impact on the Roman Republic in general, both positively and negatively. In many ways, he made Rome great through military expansion and economic, political and social reforms. The life of Caesar is mostly consistent with the material presented in lecture. However, many of Caesar’s activities are described and framed by Plutarch as being virtuous.…

that they had received few honors and Caesar had received many honors for the work that he had done for Rome and the Roman Republic. The motives of his assassins were very vague as to why they wanted him dead and they didn’t know what they were going to do after they had killed Caesar. Most of the things that Caesar did for Rome were to improve it for the people and to improve the Roman Republic and to make the government run like he wanted. Most of the people thought that his way of governing…

Julius Caesar- dictator of the late Roman Republic, and Nicholas II- last tsar of Russia under the Romanov Rule were both abdicated from their throne. Caesar was a long standing politician and general who made his way up the political latter through strong leadership and influence among the Roman citizens. Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who inherited the throne after his father died in 1894. Though Nicholas received an extensive education, he failed to comprehend politics and…

Many people assume that effective leaders are conceded, and they don not care for others. However, in reality they are kind to the people and are trying to help them in any possible way. Kindness is the most important quality of an effective leader because it demonstrates to the people that the ruler can be trusted and honorable. This leadership quality is shown through Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and in the historical example of Peter the Great. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is an…