Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a prominent figure in the late 8th century republic of Ancient Rome, rising to power through his strategic establishment of allies and his significant military accomplishments. As a member of the advantageous patrician class, Sulla rose to power via the hierarchical Roman political ladder (Cursus Honourum). Sulla was the dominant victor of the Italian social war in 91-88 BCE, conducted war against the Mithridates and successfully headed the first civil war in Roman history
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someone. Usually that someone is Octavian, Caligula, or the founders, Romulus and Remus. Often, Julius Caesar, one of the most famous Roman leaders known today, is one of them. Tales and plays have been reenacted of his assassination, including one of William Shakespeare’s plays. However, the stories are not always long enough to bury oneself into how and why Caesar’s death was planned out. Caesar started building his career in politics and the military. During one of his conquests, he spoke a
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Although William Shakespeare had written the tragic tale of Julius Caesar over centuries ago, the legacy still continues till this day. Our theatre is honoured to showcase this play for our audience to experience, but with a little twist. Even though the remaining themes such as deception, too much power tends to corrupt and nemesis are still present, they are portrayed in a timeless adaptation of the play. In this alteration of Julius Caesar, the concepts of honour and power are strategically placed
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and the way he spoke. Historically speaking, after Caesar was killed, Octavian (Octavius in the play), was at first his rival. They fought each other before they became the second triumvirate with Lepidus. They all split up the land between each other in real-life, Octavian had the west, Antony had the east, and Lepidus had Africa. Antony then defeated his friends assassins in Philippi, just like in the play. Mark Antony was very loyal to Caesar. I think that the moral of him is that it is good
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During the Punic wars, Hannibal was an exceptional General. Many people liked him because he thought outside the box. An example of this is when instead of attacking a ship at sea, he threw snakes at it to scare the crew into surrendering. This shows that his strategies were different but effective. Many people approved of his leadership because of this. Hannibal was set on taking over all of Liberia. He did this without thinking twice about all of the allies of Rome in the city and kept pushing
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spartan-like lifestyle, and his treatment of both his allies and soldiers. Caesar was very generous towards the soldiers he lived alongside, making them want to follow him. Caesar used that loyalty to gain power, attracting allies. Caesar also gained allies through his political generosity, not just his power. Caesar himself realized that convincing people to follow him was a better ruling style than ruling through force. Julius Caesar was a famous politician who accomplished multiple things in his military
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The essay I type today will be about the Roman Emperor Gaius aka Caligula. His nickname Caligula is based on the hob-nailed sandal known as Caliga. Gaius was born on August 31, A.D. 12 at Antium. He was the third of six children born to Germanicus and Agrippina who were grandchildren of Augustus. His father died when he was a child leading him to live with his great- grandmother. After this begins how exactly he came to power. When his Grand-Uncle Tiberius died on “16 March A.D. 37” it left Gaius
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There is much debate about the question of is Brutus a patriot or betrayer. In Julius Caesar there is evidence for both Brutus being a patriot or a betrayer. However there is more evidence that Brutus is a betrayer than a patriot. This is because Brutus killed Caesar who was his friend. Also, Brutus was one of the main conspirators behind Caesar’s death. However Brutus may appear after Caesar’s death that he is a patriot because of his speech, but he says this trying to cover up what he really did
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“The Ides of March are come.” In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Caesar was stabbed in the back by the Conspiracy on March 15. Brutus and Mark Antony wrote speeches to present at the funeral. The funeral speeches were given by Brutus and Mark Antony in similar and different ways and had very different reactions in the end from the crowd. Brutus’ funeral speech was written to inform the crowd the reasons why the Conspiracy killed Caesar. While presenting his speech he stood above the crowd
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William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, set in Rome in 44 B.C, focuses on the character of Julius Caesar and his gruesome assassination by the members of the Roman Senate. Mark Antony, Caesar’s best friend, plots his revenge and incites a riot, causing the exile of the conspirators and their impending defeat. The tragic hero with a tragic flaw can be found in the character of Julius Caesar, an example of this being Caesar’s prominence in society as well as his fatal flaw of hubris. Another
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