Julius Caesar: Antony & Brutus In the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, two characters bang heads in a not literal way but also connect very well in others. Antony and Brutus both are friends of Caesars but when he is killed the true colors of these characters come out and as readers, we see who is on which side. Antony and Brutus have many things in common but as well, they also have many things that make them different. Throughout the play, Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony show differences
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Tacitus Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and historian of Roman Empire who was born in 56AD somewhere in Northern Italy. He studied rhetoric in Rome and married Julia Agricola who was the daughter of General Agricola. Tacitus died in 117 AD. He had many pieces of literature but what is most relevant to what is being discussed in class is Agricola and Germania. These two books are translated by Harold Mattingly and were revised with a new introduction and notes by J.B Rives. Agricola
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Followed by a Body Shadow: Richard the Second, by William Shakespeare The play, Richard the Second, by William Shakespeare, published in 1595, suggests an interpretation of the value and essence of kingship. According to Kantorowicz, kings have two bodies, the body political and the body natural, which allow him to exist on both a physical and a metaphysical level, and thus maintain a duality. In this essay I will argue that the king has, in fact, three bodies - which can resolve different paradoxes
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During the Age of Empires between 500 BCE to 400 CE leaders such as Augustus Caesar, Trajan, and Ashoka discharged their duties. These two Emperors and King respectively, helped lead their nations directly by their actions and governing policy that they enacted during their reign. Each one of these leaders in their own respect shared a common belief of the nation, but each had an overall view of the citizens that lived under their reign. Throughout their reigns, these three leaders as depicted
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Emperor: The Field of Swords is book three of the Emperor series written by Conn Iggulden. This historical fiction series follows the life of Julius Caesar. The Field of Swords begins during Caesar’s governorship of Spain and includes events, such as the beginning of his consulship and the Gallic wars, up until his decision to return to Rome that signaled the beginning of a civil war. One of the major pieces of this part of his life was the triumvirate formed between Pompey, Crassus and himself.
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“Of all that befell the Romans and Carthaginians, good or bad, the cause was one man and one mind---Hannibal.” The Carthaginian leader Hannibal was one of the greatest threats to the Roman Empire until its ultimate fall in the late 5th century AD. To understand why Hannibal was the great leader he was, it is important to look at his innovative ideas during the Punic Wars because his innovations were unprecedented for the time period. Hannibal was one of the greatest military leaders of all time
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Germania Apart from Rome While reading Germania by Tacitus, the reader will notice that Tacitus had a specific way of distinguishing the difference between the Romans and the Germans. He mentions physical appearance, clothing, food, gods, and many other attributes that are believed to make Germans very set apart from the Romans. Tacitus mentions the Germans having all similar physical appearances such as red hair, and blue eyes with husky bodies and unadaptable over-heating temperatures. Comparing
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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, following Caesar’s death Antony recited a very impressionable speech to the people to break the news. In this speech he was able to persuade the people by using pathos and logos to make the people come to the realization that the conspirators were the ones in the wrong, despite being told otherwise. To begin with, Antony’s speech cleverly used pathos as a way to appeal to the audience’s emotional side. In order to get them to feel the same
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From Julius Caesar’s death, his close killer spoke better at his funeral compared to Caesar’s right hand man. In the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar was violently killed by a conspiracy group and had his funeral a few hours later. The people who spoke at his funeral was Brutus, his best friend but also one of the many who stabbed him, and then Antony, who was his loyal partner and right hand man. Brutus gave the better funeral speech because he gave valid information and backed
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This movie shows the struggles pretty plainly that many people dealt with during this time. Sometimes, you have to make sacrifices for the people you care about and love. This was shown both through Ilsa not following Rick when he left Paris and Rick helping Victor and Ilsa escape from Casablanca, along with many other examples. The struggle was also seen with some of the characters who could not decide who to side with or who had switched from one side to the other. Rick and Renault would be two
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