Second Triumvirate

Julius Caesar was a good leader for Rome, with a plethora of achievements and reforms. He reformed our calendar, and his name means ruler in multiple languages. He also had intense political aspirations. He is largely responsible for the calendar we use today based on the solar year giving us the 365 day year. This includes the “leap year” adding the ¼ day it actually takes in addition to the 24 hours one revolution takes for the earth to rotate around the sun. Prior to Caesar consulting with…

in Caesar’s rise to power. Caesar had already been close friends with Crassus, Caesar told Crassus, that he believed they should talk to Pompey and form an alliance or coalition. Pompey accepted this offer and that established The First Triumvirate. The Triumvirate benefitted everyone who was in it. When Caesar was elected consul two years before he was legally allowed to he ratified Pompey’s oriental acts. The oriental acts essentially gave land to the urban, poor, and soldiers that did not…

Rome’s Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar was co-authored by Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni. Goodman has a Ph.D. in Political Theory, with a minor in Law. Goodman was a speechwriter for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Senator Chris Dodd. He has a B.A in English and a M.A in Public Policy. He likes to study the history of political thought, classics, and rhetoric. Soni was a managing editor at the Huffington Post. He was also a speechwriter for the office of the…

Being appointed consul in 59 BC, together with Pompey and Crassus, they formed what would be known as the triumvirate which meant that power in Rome was solely in the hands of these 3 individuals. Caesar launched an expedition on Gaul in 58 BC, an intense battle that would last for 7 years, during which relations between the 3 leaders strained and Pompey joined…

Gaius Julius Caesar, also know as Caesar, was a Roman politician, a general, and notable author of Latin prose. Julius Caesar was s very successful leader. Caesar played a budge rule in the rise of the Roman republic. Julius Caesar extended the Roman Empire and seized power. He also made himself dictator of Rome. On August 9 , 48 B.C. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus also known as Pompey the great, prepared his army to face Julius Caesar. Caesar's troops were more experienced then Pompey's. Pompey had…

Julius Caesar guided his troops across the Rubicon River in Northern Italy in January of 49 BC. Caesar and his Roman Republic dove right into civil war causing Caesar’s enemy, Pompey, to flee to Greece. Within a few months, Caesar had gained possession of the Italian peninsula and destroyed Pompey’s loyal followers in Spain. Eventually, Julius Caesar followed Pompey to Greece where he defeated his rivals even though he was outnumbered. However, Pompey had just enough time to escape to Egypt.…

Today, on the Feast of Lupercalia, a triumphant Caesar has returned after spilling the blood of noble Pompey’s sons in Munda. The common folk celebrate, walking through the streets and decorating the city to celebrate his return. Those fools! Rather than putting in a day of good, hard work, they instead cheer for that tyrant. Only a few years ago did they fall at Pompey's feet in his worship, the fickle creatures. I, Cassius, had proudly fought on Pompey’s side, for he was a true leader. He…

people to get his way, to get power, He was overly ambitious and power hungry often putting his name and legacy before others; The tyrant also murdered many thousands of innocents during his Gaulic champagnes, one of which was the Rhine river massacre, However, many have argued that the general had redeemed himself later in life. However, the little good Caesar had done, barely even began to wipe away the crimson stains of blood and death from his name. For one thing, Caesar bribed his way into…

During this time period, Julius Caesar became known as dictator for life. Caesar was not able to gain this amount of power without the help of Pompey the Great and Crassus, known as the first triumvirate. Crassus funded Caesar with his money while Pompey aided with his popularity among the people. Cato, aware of this, had a man named Bibulus running against Caesar and basically countering him in every way possible. In order to stop this, when a…

credibility to the plebeians by saying how he is an honorable man because he is trying appeal to logic. However this ends up not working out in the end for Brutus because when Antony gives his speech he lowers himself down to the plebeians and since he goes second he can use this against Brutus, where as Brutus just ends up seeming better then the plebeians and unrelatable. Another way Brutus uses gravitas to try to appeal to the plebians is when he first addresses them he calls them “Romans,…