Sextus Julius Frontinus

short work of his enemies, and he entered Rome in triumph. His first act was to massacre any of his enemies, including some 90 senators and 2600 rich equites. Among those narrowly escaping Sulla 's wrath was the defiant young son-in-law of Marius, Julius Caesar. Sulla then became dictator, and reformed the government to put the Senate back in firm control of the state, just like in the good old days. A year later, Sulla abdicated his powers and retired to the luxury of his villa where he died…

The Noble Brutus Marcus Brutus is the tragic hero in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Julius Caesar. A tragic hero is defined as someone of noble birth with heroic characteristics. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus faces a very difficult decision. He must choose between the good of the people in Rome, and the life of his best friend. His decision to kill Caesar leads to chaos in Rome which forces him to make even more difficult decisions. The fact that Brutus holds true to his beliefs, no…

In similarity to most aspects of ancient Roman society, the process of political appointments were based on longstanding tradition, or at least the impression of tradition. With an importance stressed on the individual, rather that political affiliations, the way that a Roman would prepare himself for office was with the building of his public reputation. Much of the identity for the elite Roman man was based on deep rooted ideals of honor and masculinity, but these were arguably not the most…

From 1.2 onward, Cassius attempts to manipulate Brutus into joining his political conspiracy against Caesar by playing on Brutus fear of Caesar is just too weak mentally and physically to handle rulership thus becoming a tyrant. In order to give Cassius’s words power, Shakespeare uses a storytelling framework to create an image of Caesar as something inhuman by first building him up as untouchable, myth-like god and then breaking him down into something less then human. Shakespeare employs this…

Albert Camus is widely recognized as one of the most influential writers in the field of existentialism. Despite his personal distaste for being labeled as such, many of his literary works contain elements that strongly resemble the ideas held by the existentialist school of thought. In Camus’ novel The Stranger, the main character, Meursault, kills an Arab on the beach due to the perceived notion that the Arab was an agent of the sun sent to harm him; the author conveys this absurdity by…

Group A: Question 1 In The Eagle, the main character, Marcus, demonstrates many of the traditional Roman values such as fides, pietas, gravitas, constantia, and virtus. Together, all of those virtues held by Marcus then combine to show that Marcus possessed dignitas and auctorias which are given to those who display all of the values of the ideal Roman. Fides means to be trustworthy, faithful, confident, reliable and credible. In the text Marcus shows he is confident when he volunteers to go…

In Plutarch’s Lives, four men were introduced: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Coriolanus, and Caesar. However, out of these four, Numa proved to be a superior leader. Unlike the other three rulers, Numa Pompilius was a virtuous, moral, and humble man who led a life free of luxury. He was devoted to piety and philosophy and was a religious man who made worship of the gods his priority. The people also found him to be an excellent counselor and an honest judge who showed intelligence in his decisions…

A man by the name of Hannibal Barca, was a general for Carthage. He lived from 247 BC to 183 BC. He was known as Rome’s greatest enemy (Hoyos 1). He made his greatest impact during the Second Punic War against the Roman Empire. His animosity for the Romans was influenced by his father and his unique tactics used in the Second Punic War were innovative but they did not win him the war. Hannibal Barca’s hatred started when he born; he was born into a Roman-hating family. His father, Hamilicar…

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…

Justin Martyr’s first apology is written to the Roman Emperor of the time, Titus Aelius as well as his son Verissimus the Philosopher and another, Lucius the Philosopher, son of Caesar. To clarify, this letter was not exclusively written to these three, but rather it was written as an open letter to Rome as well*. Thus, expanding the impact of Justin’s apology beyond the ears of a few power individuals who might suppress such a letter from the public. Justin’s intent with this letter was to…