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Much of any political leader’s success can be attributed to public image. Without the support of those under one’s power, one’s authority does not last long. As Augustus finalized Rome’s transition from a republic to an empire, his public image through military success, information on his private life, and various forms of propaganda—and the subsequent support from the people—was the basis of his power. A leader’s performance while commanding an army was an essential part in winning loyalty…

There is no specific date of Caesar’s birth due to issues of ancient Roman dating, but it is approximate that Gaius Julius Caesar was born 102-100 BC. His father was of the same name and his mother was Aurelia Cotta.^1 Caesar also had at least two older sisters, both named Julia. One is known to have died 97 B.C, there may be other siblings that are unknown, but high mortality rate during this time leads historians to believe that others of his family died soon after birth.^2His family was in…

On March 15 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated by sixty members of the Senate and his personal counsel, whom he trusted.[ D.F. Epstein, ‘Caesar’s Personal Enemies on the Ides of March’, (1987), 566.] Rome at this time was a prosperous empire; it was succeeding militarily and flourishing economically. Furthermore, Rome had begun colonizing to deal with overpopulation issues.[ F. E. Adcock, ‘Caesar 's Dictatorship’, (Cambridge and New York, 1951). 710] Then, however, if Caesar was excelling as…

“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.…

The speech Mark Antony gives after the death of Caesar in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is an exceptional example of a persuasive speech. In the speech Antony gives he uses several effective techniques to get the reaction he wants out of a very biased and stunned crowd. The words in the speech demonstrate logic, passive language, and emotional responses which are used to lead the crowd to hunting down Brutus and the other assasssins the killed Caesar. Antony, in his speech, mentioned several…

Most people are at least familiar with his name. Anyone who reads history hears his name mentioned with some frequency. For millennia military leaders including Hannibal, Julius Caesar, and Augustus have been striving for accomplishments that rival his. Julius Caesar, after his military campaigns in Gaul and the civil war over Rome, is said to have lamented that his campaign was nothing compared to that of Alexander. Napoleon Bonaparte even imitated his offensive…

Julius Cesar and Antigone Dynamic Characters In both Julius Cesar by Shakespeare and Antigone by Sophocles there are two stand out characters that change throughout the entire play. In Julius Cesar the audience meets the noble Brutus. In Antigone, the head strong King Creon is introduced. In both of the plays, the two characters are tragic heroes. Their hamartias lead to both of their downfalls and juristically change them and the plot. But, in the end Brutus seems to have come full circle with…

that shows the fall of a noble hero from high standing to a disaster because of a character flaw. In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar and Brutus go through this during the course of the play. Julius Caesar’s flaw of arrogance and dynastic ambition, Brutus’s rigid idealism, poor judgements, and naivety are the tragic flaws that ultimately lead to their downfalls. In this play, Julius Caesar’s tragic flaw is arrogance and his dynastic ambition. He believed that he was superior…

Good and bad, wicked and the true, hero or villain? What is Brutus? Read this essay and those questions will be answered. Julius Caesar is a roman emperor. His right hand man is Marcus Brutus. Who is actually the leader of the conspirators against Caesar. Other conspirators are Casca, Decius, Cinna, Metellus, Trebonius, and Caius. Brutus planes to kill Caesar because he believes the other conspirators that Caesar is a serpent 's egg waiting to hatch. “And therefore think him as a serpent 's egg”…

Sabrina Pineda Adamek/Yates English 06 May 2016 The Fault Is Not In Our Stars Some qualities people possess cloud their judgment and prevent their ability to see things thoroughly. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, a play written by William Shakespeare, ironically focuses on Marcus Brutus, a loyal friend to Julius Caesar, who perfectly exemplifies this situation. Brutus fears that the public’s desire for a crowned Caesar will overturn the republic, making him more willing to accept the proposal of…