Roman citizenship

masculinity was also an expectation of Roman society, something favorable over “womanly” qualities. Overall, men also had an advantage over woman in most ways, since they usually had the control over the woman in the family. In the play Julius Caesar, written by the famed Shakespeare, misogyny and gender expectations are featured in the words of Cassius and Portia (Brutus’s…

“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.…

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…

The Roman Republic is traditionally dated from 509 BC to 27 BC, becoming established with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom and was destroyed with the development of the Roman Empire. When considering the fall of the Roman Republic, it is clear that the reorganisation of the army, particularly through the actions of Marius, Sulla and Caesar, contributed greatly to the disempowerment of the Senate and therefore the Republic. Through the undoubtedly instrumental Marian reforms, the Roman social…

of the Roman Empire “And it is all too evident that ruin and change are hanging over everything.” Many historians attribute the fall of The Roman Empire to Barbarians and religious qualms. “The Roman Empire in its final phase was most profoundly affected, on the one hand by the Christian religion and on the other, by those foreign tribes generally called “barbarians.” There is hardly an argument against the declination and fall of Rome being attributed by these problems. The Early Roman Empire…

The Romans had many values they lived by. The ones the embodied the Roman citizens included living in a city based upon reason and law. There was no citizen that was above the law and everyone was civilized. The community is based on fellowship. Citizens should know one another 's name, share common joys and sorrows, have common ambitions and fears, and everyone should protect and care for each individual. As we know, self-actualization is one of the highest levels we can reach. By caring and…

#1) 1. Rebecca Molholt argues that Roman floor mosaics have been in the past looked at the wrong way since art historians have looked at it as a painting and not as a horizontal experience that links myths and sports. #1) 2. One goal of this article is to understand how these mosaics were used. Another goal is to understand how these mosaics worked with the baths where they are located. Lastly, Molholt wants to understand how the myths interact and shape the experience of these floors. #1)…

The Roman Republic was built on the traditional policy of compromise, devoted to ensure the welfare of the people. In time, the struggle for authority brought fundamental changes to the traditional sentiments of the Republic. As territory expansions brought great wealth into the country, power hungry senators and government officials harbored political ambitions and competed for power. Political treachery and self-interest within the senate and the assemblies gave way to economic turmoil and…

The Roman Empire was the largest and most powerful political state in the western civilization. However, Rome has not always been an Empire. It developed from only a small town and expanded after time to one of the most influential Empire around the Mediterranean sea. Inspired by the drive to expand and by the nature of absorbing other cultures into their own, they created an innovative spirit, which transformed the rural Europe into urban areas. These achievements could not have been achieved…

culture, the Roman Empire has carved its name into history. One of the most significant events in Roman history include the Battle of Actium; a battle that decidedly ended Roman Republic and began the foundation of the great Roman Empire. During the Roman Civil War, Julius Caesar’s death in 44 BC sparked the struggle of power between Octavian and Mark Antony. As a result of this struggle, Octavian’s navy forces battled against Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in 31 BC to take over the Roman Eastern…