Triumvirate

he can do/ Is to himself: take thought and die for Caesar” (II, i, 200-201). This exchange shows how wary the schemer, Cassius, is of Antony’s loyalty to Caesar. Antony’s loyalty to the commoners is shown when he discusses Caesar’s will with his triumvirate. “Fetch the will hither, and we shall determine/ How to cut off some charge in legacies” (IV, i, 10-11). Although one could argue that every roman slaughtered in the war would net an unclaimed seventy-five drachmas, the intention of stealing…

Caesar has been referenced for ages as an example of a convincing argument. Everyone recalls the opening line of, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” and all know what follows the speech – war leading to the establishment of the final triumvirate. (Shakespeare 3.2.82) However, in praising Antony’s words, audiences tend to forget the other examples of convincing oration that make appearances in Julius Caesar. The types of oration are found to begin in Ancient Greece with Aristotle…

leader, but also gives readers insight into Roman culture. The Gallic War chronicles Julius Caesar’s campaigns from 58-51 BCE. He was later assassinated by his alleged friends in 44 BCE. He had an alliance with Pompey and Crassus called the First Triumvirate, which controlled Roman government over the span of numerous years. His military victories expanded Rome’s territory and helped trigger the transition of Rome being a republic to an empire. His book is written in third person and is divided…

Power Hungry Throughout works of fiction, and real life evidence, humanity has been shown that power can have negative side effects. The psychological effects of elevated status can sometimes take time to establish themselves in the mind. However, some of these effects take very little time to take root. A prime example of this lies within both the factual and fictional interpretation of Julius Caesar in his rise and fall from power. The methods in which Caesar demonstrates the proverb:…

1. Billy Pilgrim’s experience with the Transmalfadorians was easily the most problematic and questionable aspect of the novel. His contact with these beings helped define the novel as science-fiction rather than purely historical fiction. However, Billy Pilgrim was not exactly mentally sound due to his exposure to gore and disaster while in Dresden. The PTSD he suffered led me to question whether Pilgrim was truly a reliable narrator. His experiences with the aliens seemed to be Pilgrim’s…

Antony to Rule the Republic In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, leadership and the implications surrounding it are recurring themes. Shakespeare’s insights into the human condition create the political setting and mood of the play, which centers on a group of men in various leadership positions. This focus on realistic human condition depicts flawed characters. Their flaws then are unavoidable due to the flawed nature of the world. With all these faults in character, the…

Analyse the reasons behind Cleopatra’s title of ‘The Most Famous Woman of Classical Antiquity’ Introduction: Cleopatra grew up in the world of foreign and political struggles, allowing her to develop skills to rule Egypt independently. Cleopatra 's exile and Egypt 's foreign and political struggles lead her to meet two of the most powerful generals/leaders in her time - Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, resulting in her being the most famous woman of classical antiquity. This eventually…

Response to Maikel Bonilla’s Module Four Discussion Post I enjoyed reading your discussion post and I think you gave a lot of further insight to the study of the Hellenist Era. I too selected the instructor’s commentary “the Hellenic Era”. I think that as the Greeks were just exhausted from all the warfare and political fighting. This lead to a better understand of the world. This led to self-examination as you stated and led to the world of philosophy. This did, using your words, led to…

viewpoints, if only through defense of their pietas and pudicitia. These two traits give the matrona a sense of moral authority that allow her to perform seemingly radical actions, such as publically denouncing a man who was a part of the Second Triumvirate or killing oneself, and have her contemporaries not only justify, but honor her actions. There is an certain power that a Roman woman had in being able to shape an arguably inferior gender role into a position of credibility and influence by…

Art classifies a civilization; it distinguishes the difference in culture made by sculpture, paintings, and tapestry. Today I have attended the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, to visualize art in Ancient times from different civilizations. By observing each civilization sculpture, I would distinguish the difference between appearances of religious leaders or gods. Thus, furthering information learns from History class and comparing it to the sculptures I 've chosen. Egypt was a civilization where…