Roman Senate

The assassination of Caesar on Ides of March of 44 BC, marked the beginning of sweeping changes that will push Roman state into the civil war out of which Octavian will emerge as the sole ruler of Rome, dissolving in that manner half a millennia long period of Republic. The next five centuries Rome will flourish, struggle, change and eventually, under the heavy pressure from incursions of Germanic and other peoples that came in waves from the steppes of today's Russia and Asia, collapse leaving…

The crisis of the Roman Empire was all connected to the politics within the Roman Republic. The political aspect influence the social and economic factors to why the Roman Republic fell. This crisis escalated into the collapse of the Roman Republic because in created an incapable governing body. There were many leaders who were able to keep the Roman Republic going, however once they were no longer in a high position, the Roman Republic were unable to keep order. The Roman Republic’s fall…

otherwise. He worked hard to make sure all was right in his empire. Sure, Caesar had faults in his ruling, but his courage and strength helped him overcome every tough trial he faced. Firstly, Julius Caesar contributed great economic gains to the Roman Empire. His powerful, yet gentle, leadership brought peace and order to Rome. Julius Caesar wanted the destitute to be able to provide for their families. This caused him to start programs that gave the poor jobs, which made him popular among…

the Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire, is a professor of Classics, History, and Law at the University of Chicago. He specializes in topics relating to Roman law and religion. The Matter of the Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire is a collection of essays that Ando wrote in many journals. The book is broken into two parts. He begins with questioning the knowledge the Romans possessed about their Gods. In the next part of the book, he is finding connections between Roman religion and the laws.…

Marcus Aurelius (b. 121 AD - d. 180 AD) was a peaceful leader of Rome on his deathbed soon after the Romans fought Germania (present day Germany). He wanted the general of the army, Maximus, to be the next in line to give Rome it’s power back. Since Maximus was a general, he wasn’t ‘tainted’ by the governments systems and he would have the authority to give the senate it’s rightful power back. Before Maximus could accept the offer, Commodus (b. 161 AD - d. 192 AD), Marcus’ only son…

was he given the title of Augustus Caesar. Octavian’s father, Gaius Octavius, was first in the family to be elected into the high office of the Roman senate. His mother, Atia Balba Caesonia, was the daughter of Julia, Julius Caesar’s sister. Caesar became very close to his grand nephew and was the original person to start Octavian’s life in the Roman Republic. At age 12 he was given initiation, which was only to give a speech at his grandmother’s funeral. He continued the responsibilities…

use his wits to outsmart the Romans in many battles. Hannibal could be called the general who won the battle and lost the war because of his new military formation that would win the Battle of Cannae, his Hellenistic approach to war and his tactics that would later be used against him to end the Second Punic War. Hannibal began the Second Punic War when he attacked the city of Saguntum, which was a Roman ally, and then continued on his conquest and "terrified the Romans by marching troops and…

where, like many other cities, it was governed by kings. In 509 B.C.E. the monarchy was replaced by the republic which was “dominated by the institution of the aristocratic Senate” (“The Western Heritage”, lii). The Romans then went on the conquer the rest of the Italian Peninsula and by 168 B.C.E. they conquered Greece. Roman society was ascriptive because when Rome conquered new lands the conquered people were given what social status the Republic saw fit. Yet the seeds of egalitarianism…

Julius Caesar, the “dictator for life” of the Roman Empire, was murdered on March 15th 44BC, in the Pompey’s Theatre by his very own senators, during one of their meetings. Julius was planning on leaving Rome to fight in the war on March 18th. He had planned to have some of the most loyal members in the army to rule the empire while he was gone, and Cassius and his brother-in-law Marcus were both very angry to take orders form Caesar’s inferior followers. Unfortunately, Caesar would’ve still…

Introduction The early Romans were suffered under the rule of Tarquinus Superbus. Therefore, they united their efforts to expel Tarquines (510 BCE) and created a republic, a form of government in which elected official share power (Morey 1901b). However, in the beginning Rome was a aristocratic republic, not a democratic republic, in which only a small group of citizens could sit in public office. This group of aristocrat was the patricians (Morey 1901c). The patricians were the descendants of…