success. Brutus spoke about why he decided to kill Julius Caesar, which was one of his friend. The main reason he pointed out for killing him was that he thought Julius Caesar was ambitious. He didn’t tell us why or what exactly caused to think about how ambitious Caesar was. Mark Anthony said that Caesar was ambitious because he practiced “three presented him a crown, which he did thrise refuse”. Also, Brutus said that his killing Caesar was because he loved room. Not that he loved Cesar any
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Julius Caesar is a play written around 1608 by Shakespeare. It speaks of Caesar's death and the events surrounding it. In III.i, Brutus, Caesar's closest friend, along with the conspirators, murder Caesar. Upon finding out, Antony asks to speak on behalf of Caesar which Brutus foolishly agrees to. In III.ii, Brutus explains to the plebeians why Cesar had to be murdered and the duty he’d done for Rome. Antony then comes to speak of the good that Caesar did convincing, the plebeians to seek revenge
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Good rulers that are significant historical figures can have a lot of different characteristics or traits, virtues and qualities; however, to be remembered by the people and written down in the history as good rulers, they are often respected, regarded and revered by the people. In the old times, where technology is lacking, the features and perceptions of the rulers are changed and described by different people through writing or the word of mouth; therefore, the traits that were written down as
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At the time, the Roman Empire was at the height of its power. The Roman Empire was ruthless, didn’t let anyone escape, and the Romans were never scared. They were the best equipped army in the world and had one of the greatest empires at the time. The Roman Empire followed the phrase, “Conquer or be conquered”. Therefore, the Roman Empire conquered their enemies and neighbors, so they would not be conquered. To do this, they had to win battles. To win battles, the Roman army had to invent the best
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Caesar was born July 13, 100 BC to Aurelia Cotta and Gaius Julius Caesar in Rome, Italy, married Cornelia Cinna minor in 84 BC and raised one child with her, Julia Caesaris. Rome’s dictator, Sulla, ordered the two to get a divorce or risk losing their property. Caesar refused and joined the military to escape from Sulla. There he became a very powerful figure. Everyone liked and respected him. While in the military, Caesar served in the province of Asia and then in Cicilia. Caesar returned
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THE LOSERS Viktor Chemmel is a very rich boy who has no intent of ever regaining a goody-two shoes image. Viktor is a very different leader than Arthur Berg. Viktor takes a more violent approach to things and does NOT like to be messed with or disrespected. If you were to disrespect him, say goodbye to your nose. Viktor has a very similar leadership style to those of Hitler. Both of them need to always be on top, never be disrespected, and to weed out the imperfect. Arthur was more of a type of
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Julius Caesar was a spectacular military leader. Caesar has multiple successful military campaigns in which he and his people prospered from. One of Caesar’s greatest campaigns was the capture of Gaul. Gaul is modern day France and Belgium. Caesar had seen that Rome could be wealthy from trade. The Rhone-Saone-Rhine corridor was one of the most important trade routes in early Europe. He believed that he would open markets for the Mediterranean traders and help spread Roman culture. Not only this
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Being a leader Comes with many responablities meaning having to take over the act of running things that may be way out of your hands. I honestly believe that Brutus would make a better leader than Caesar and Marc Antony combined.Brutus is the only one who takes the feelings of the Roman people into considereation ,and worry about how they feel, he is the kind of person to tke charge on a situation and to see what he can do to the fix the situation I say that he is the kind of person to take charge
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How did Augustus transform the Roman Republic into one of the greatest empires our world has ever seen? In Res Gestae Divi Augusti, Augustus records the accomplishments of his remarkable career, giving insight into what his legacy should be. Augustus came to power at a time when Rome was struggling to govern effectively, take care of its citizens, and deal with bordering nations (McKay 156). Although Res Gestae Divi Augusti might be a boastful account that portrays Augustus as more heroic and divine
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In William Shakespeare’s woeful play Julius Caesar, Roman nobleman and friend of Caesar Marcus Brutus embodies the customary role of tragic hero, a flawed character solely responsible for his own downfall resulting from a series of unfortunate and poorly made choices. As a first example, Shakespeare illustrates Brutus’ nobility, a prime and essential characteristic of a tragic hero, when conspirator Casca describes him as “ ‘sit[ting] high in all the people’s hearts. . . . His countenance, like richest
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