The fundamental difference lay in the way in which power was distributed and exercised. In the earlier Republic, power lay with the magistrates (and to a lesser degree with assemblies of the people), advised by the senate. The senate in turn consisted mainly of ex-magistrates, and therefore of the senior politicians. Hence its name, which comes from the same root as the English 'senile', and basically means 'the old men'. The senate had no actual power in normal times, but it did have authority
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The speech “I Am Profoundly Sorry” by President Bill Clinton is effective in convincing reporters, the nation, and his family in forgiveness about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Before his presidency, Clinton received a “…private lawsuit concerning alleged sexual harassment…” he committed. When he later became President, he lied on an oath about the inappropriate relationship with the White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. On December 11, 1998, Clinton delivered the speech in the Rose Garden of the
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Tiberius was a great person to the world in Ancient Rome; his priority ,before he was an emperor, was to be a wonderful general and soon be an emperor. He made great decisions for Rome. When Tiberius was in his teens you may not have thought he would have been an emperor. Although, he was diligent and could have been a general at the age of fifteen. Tiberius had a slow and logical way of speaking and he was tall and broad- shouldered, also his nose was hooked. Tiberius, in a way, had a tough
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up to Julius Caesar assassination compared to MLK were quite contrast. The conspirators thought that killing Caesar would reestablish democracy in Rome. He was a military commander, dictator, and politician. Brutus says, “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freemen?…as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him”(Shakespeare Julius Caesar 3.2.21-7). Caesar had
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How Democratic was the Roman Republic? I believe that the Roman Republic was very democratic because in Document A, a Hellenistic historian, Polybius, stated that they are greatly democratic. To prove his point, his book, called “The Histories” pointed out that the Republic have absolute authority in running the military and fighting wars and can spend much public money as they choose. Also, they can handle crimes that requires investigations. In essence, if it’s necessary to sent diplomats to a
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The Powerful Roman Empire There is many reason why the Roman Empire become more powerful that we talk about and apply it our reasons today. Some of the things that made it powerful include its religious experiences, technological innovations, and social conceptions of virtue which made it so powerful and organized in an Ancient world dominance. The first thing is its religion, the roman adopted the Greek religion of multiple gods such as Zeus as Jupiter, Poseidon as Neptune, Hera, as Juno, Athena
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In To Kill a Mockingbird, I think that I have a personality similar to Mr. Walter Cunningham. Some of our personality traits are different, but I think we have some similar traits. Mr. Walter Cunningham in this novel has a role. He is not a main character, but he is brought up several times. He sounds like a good man when he denies gifts, but he also was in a mob that tried to kill Tom Robinson. Atticus Finch said, “‘Mr. Cunningham’s basically a good man,’ he said, ‘he just has his blind spots
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Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca landed in present-day Tampa circa 1527, he arrived with three hundred men and little to no information about where they were, the land they were standing on, or the people that lived there. Eventually, the crew built rafts and sailed down the coast, making their way to Mexico. Though some men were lost along the way, many made it to a place called Galveston Island. Only four members of the original fleet were not captured and forced their way to Mexico City. Cabeza
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Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman statesman, general and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Born: July 13, 100 BC, Rome, Italy, Assassinated: March 15, 44 BC, Rome, Italy, Children: Augustus, Caesarion, Julia Caesaris, Movies: Caesar the Conqueror. The statesman and general Julius Caesar (100-44 B.C.) expanded the Roman Republic through a series of battles across Europe
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Mero 1 Julius Caesar’s Background Julius Caesar was born in 100 BC to a very wealthy family. Caesars father Gaius Julius Caesar looked over the province of Asia. Aurelia Cotta was his mother and there is nothing written about Julius Caesar’s childhood. When Caesar’s father passed away unexpectedly, Caesar became of leader of the family at the age of 16. Before he even turned 17 he had already begun a civil war where he assisted his uncle Gaius Marius against his enemy Lucius Sulla. With helping
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