Roman Senate

and he is amused by her courage. Cleopatra, the third daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, was born in 69 BC. After he father died in 51 BC, she and her younger brother (Ptolemy XIII) became joint monarchs. During the civil war between Caesar and the Roman Senate (49BC) Cleopatra allied herself with Caesar, famously rolling herself up in a carpet. Caesar made Cleopatra Queen of Egypt in 48 BC. Cleopatra minted coins at Alexandria with her portrait on them (as any ruler had the right to…

Caesar had practically forced the Roman senate to hand over power through fear. He was a corrupt politician who stole from people in order to pay off debts, and he was willing to bribe others to get further in life, he was in no way a fit or just ruler seeing as he did not even follow his own laws and seeing as he practically forced the Senate to relinquish their power to him. In addition, to Caesar's bribery, he was also power hungry.…

but Brutus does not realize this because Antony has become friends with them and acts so nice towards them right now(III,i,231). A third example of Brutus’ naive nature is when the conspirators put letters into his window and on his chair at the senate. They do this so Brutus thinks people really want him to be king not Caesar. This is playing with Brutus’s naive…

fall. The Roman Empire, a high point in Roman history happened only because the leadership of one man, Julius Caesar. Leaders are the people that keep everyone working toward a common goal, whether that be positive or negative in the end. Julius Caesar was one of the most important people in the change from The Roman Republic to The Roman Empire. He was a great politician, along with being an amazing general, and surprisingly even an author. Caesar formed alliances with other powerful Roman men,…

6 Originally a small village in the 8th century B.C, the Roman civilization will develop into a large empire spanning the Mediterranean Sea. First a republic lead by the Roman Senate it would later develop into an empire under Julius Ceasar where it reached its greatest extent. At its territorial height, the great Roman Empire stretched from Iberia all the way to Levant and from the British isles to Egypt. Many people claim that the roman civilization was possibly one of the greatest in all…

From the time of the foundation of their culture the Romans stood out because of their austerity and sense of moral rigor. The original Romans adhered to the Mos Maiorum, which literally meant the ways of the elders. The Mos Maiorum was an unwritten law that was intended to function in accordance to the written law. The Romans structured all aspects of their life according to this code from the military and the private life, to the government and other social conventions. Arguably…

society and the government. The Gallic War, was used as propaganda for Caesar as a military leader, but also gives readers insight into Roman culture. The Gallic War chronicles Julius Caesar’s campaigns from 58-51 BCE. He was later assassinated by his alleged friends in 44 BCE. He had an alliance with Pompey and Crassus called the First Triumvirate, which controlled Roman government over the span of numerous years. His military victories expanded Rome’s territory and helped trigger the…

Christian Empire, the reforms of Diocletian were, Social reforms, Military, Executive, Political, Religious, and Toll. Diocletian’s reforms were expensive and required a predictable income. His reforms results were less than easy to anticipate. He made the Social Reforms in order to give the emperors respect and overcome again. The military reforms to liberate from field armies. He separated the civil leaders from the military leaders. What Diocletian tried to accomplish was that he supported…

the first Roman emperor. Augustus was never a modest emperor and was aware of all of his accomplishments. In his personal record of his undertakings in Res Gestae, Augustus wrote about his political life, military happenings and his support for the public along with a political statement. Augustus Caesar was supportive of himself and the decisions he made and wanted his people to know this as well. The Res Gestae was a successful piece of a propaganda, especially coming from the first Roman…

things happened in the leap year 44 B.C.E. Julius Ceasar was assassinated, which led to the Ides of March ,Octavian came back from Greece, Cicero finished work in De Officiis and Cicero gave the “12 Philippics” opposing Antonius in order to make the senate declare war against him. Julius Ceasar, Cicero, Octavian, and Brutus were people who helped shaped Rome’s history. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC in Rome, Italy. Caesar was considered one of the best general and dictator of…