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    Although Gaius Julius Caesar was a brilliant man who did many things to benefit the people of Rome, the conspirators were completely justified in the decision to assassinate him. Towards the end of his life and political career, Caesar became a tyrannical and dictatorial man who violated widely accepted values of being a just ruler. He seemed to desire copious amounts of power which could not be granted by following the rules. An example of this would be the fact that he appointed himself…

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    Julius Caesar was an ambitious dictator who lived from 100 B.C.E. - 44 B.C.E. Throughout his life, he held many titles, from being a soldier to a politician, although eventually he became the dictator perpetuum. The Julian calendar was his most memorable legacy, which he invented. His brutal murder on the Ides of March signaled the end of his powerful rule in Rome. Julius Caesar was born on July 13th 100 B.C.E. His religion was Roman Polytheism, and he was sided with the political…

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    The Roman republic was formed on the backbone of having a formidable army, consisting of several legions that pooled their numbers from all parts of the Republic. The sheer size of the Roman army, approximately 300,000 soldiers, made them unrivalled in the region. This numerical superiority significantly aided them in their conquests, leading to victories more often than not. The triumphant conquest of territories strengthened the power of Rome’s ruling elites, and brought about an increase in…

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    the money I saved and the money my husband has acquired I think we would spend around $300,000 on our home. Wherever we decide to live we need cars. I want a X4 BMW that ranges between $55,000-60,100.If I could get another car it would be a Jeep Rubicon which ranges between $36,000-39000. I don 't expect to get all these things in the first few years on my career but they are defiantly my life…

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    swear to respect the land distribution law. He even ignored the senate and took three proposals, which stabilized the power of the triumvirate and limited the senate, directly to the Tribal Assembly and passed all of them. After Caesar crossed the Rubicon by the excuse that senate harmed the constitution and dictated his political future, he officially declared Civil War with the republic. Similar but different with what Sulla did, Caesar crashed the power of senate. He added additional 300…

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    universal love and presence in other religions. It was argued for in the mid to late 20th century. Two leading supporters were John Hick or Wilfred Cantwell Smith. These theologians and Knitter use an example of three bridges to cross “the theological Rubicon” in order to move away from exclusive claims and allow religious dialogue. The three bridges are philosophical historical, mystical and practical-ethical. Together the three…

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    What is the Greatness of a Change Agent? A great example of a Change Agent is Julius Caesar. A change agent is someone who makes a great impact on people and their lives and this is exactly what Caesar did. He made a number changes, and these changes were so capacious that they stood with the people of Rome. Julius managed to do more than he could imagine as a leader. He changed Rome in a historic ways and made Rome a better place. Even with everything that was going on while Caesar had power,…

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    During his time serving as the governor of Gaul, he used the Roman Army to “effect his conquests” while also “securing to himself the favor of the Romans”. Eventually, he created a civil war by famously crossing the Rubicon river and invading Rome, forcing Pompey to flee and allowing Caesar to seize power for himself. Caesar’s greed contributed towards the fall of the Roman Republic here by first, as Plutarch writes, creating a declared “state of anarchy” leading to…

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    Julius Caesar was a general in the Roman Empire in during its rise to fame. The Roman war machine had trudged its way into Europe and spread its influence far and wide. Yet in its rise to fame, many leaders were created to maintain this empire. The Senate held most of the political power of the Roman government as it was a democracy. Even with such extensive powers, it was the Roman generals that held the support and trust of the people and of the armies. Julius Caesar would use this power given…

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    injection of escalating violence into Republican politics that would have been unheard of in the century before, and would be taken to new heights in the century to follow. In many ways, the march of Marius on Rome in 86 B.C. and Caesar crossing the Rubicon in 49 B.C. can be seen as successive actions to the march in 88. These actions should be considered in context—Sulla had led his veterans in the Social War, Marius’s army in 86 consisted of men he raised in Africa—amidst colonies he had…

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