Empire a. There were many problems with Julius Caesar that led to Rome becoming an empire. Some of which included, his rise to power from becoming governor of a city called Gaul to being named emperor of the Roman Empire. Through his political journey, Julius Caesar made many powerful enemies that wanted him dead. After only two years of being emperor, Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators who felt that he was becoming power hungry. b. After Julius Caesar’s assassination, Rome was threatened
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end it cost him his life. Caesar also did nothing wrong to deserve to be assassinated by the conspirators. In my opinion, it was the right thing to do because there were many reasons behind it. One of them was that he is power hungry, another is that he will turn on his friends to gain power and his ancestors also brought down the tyrants that once ruled Rome. Brutus knew that if Caesar gained power that he would abuse it. In a soliloquy Brutus said that Caesar is like a serpent's egg that
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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, few of the character had their own views on the title character, Julius Caesar.These few include Calpurnia, Cassius, and Brutus. All their perspectives of Caesar differ from each other on the idea of what happened to or around him and how those few chose to comprehend it. Calpurnia was Caesar’s wife, and she had shown love and concern for Caesar. In one of the scenes Calpurnia had nightmares of what would happen to Caesar, so she warns him to
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Rome was one of the greatest empires of the ancient world, but like all great things, Rome came to an end. Rome was large in size therefore it was very hard to defend from the many enemies who wanted land. There was also corrupted government in Rome and civil wars occurred because certain people wanted power. The size of Rome and the amount of money they spent on military was also a big part in the fall. Overall Rome was a great empire but war, poor leadership, the rise of The Middle East, and the
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Though the Roman republic supports many people, it doesn’t fully meet the common good. They take care of many rights, but not all people get them. They have many services, but not all people are eligible for it. As you understand, Rome was a great place but not all were protected. PROMOTE RULE OF LAW The Romans had a well-planned law system. They would use judges and lawyers to prosecute the offender, and they did this process in a court. You may recognize this system in modern-day courts of
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Words are our greatest weapon. Whatever we say can make a drastic change in any situation. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the future king is dead and the city of Rome need answers. Two speakers, two different messages, who will sway the people of Rome? Brutus and Antony are in battle of manipulation, and their weapons are there words. Despite Brutus speaking first, Antony delivers the most effective speech by contradicting Brutus, and using appeals to emotion to change the mindset
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Katie Shepard Mrs. Faulkenberry LA II 10.25.16 If There Wasn’t A Julius Caesar I believe if Brutus wasn’t in the story, it wouldn’t be called Julius Caesar, it would be called something like Mark Antony. Julius Caesar is one of the main characters, if he wasn’t in the story and basically the ruler, it would probably be Brutus or maybe even Antony. Julius Caesar plays one of the most important roles, in this play. But to me, the play is better off without him. I think Antony would be a better leader
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Plutarch's vivid writings on Julius Caesar's death, one of the most important moments in Roman history, has been a useful historical source for scholars threw out time. It inspired William Shakespeare's enactment of that fateful day. What made that day so eventful was that the Emperor Julius Caesar was stabbed repeatedly by who he claimed to be some of his closest friends. Plutarch's imagery from his writings helped display the horror that was Caesars assassination. There were many conspirators
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Rome was one of the greatest civilizations the world will ever see. They gained their power from conquering other civilizations and empires. At one point, Rome had the entire Mediterranean under their control. It had one of the greatest armies, logical architecture, and beautiful art. So why did the great empire fall? Despite being a great civilization, Rome still had it’s fair share of problems to deal with in their own way. First of all, disease and disasters would be a problem for any of the
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Rome started out as a great civilization that lasted for years and years. Nothing lasts indefinitely, however, and it was inevitable that Rome would fall eventually. After an era of power and greatness, Rome was taken down by a combination of political corruption, economic issues, deathly diseases, and fierce, foreign invaders. One of the political reasons for the downfall of Rome was unfit emperors. Some emperors were greedy, cruel men with absolutely no idea how to rule an empire. The roman emperorship
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