A baby was born on July 12 or 13 of 100 BC in Rome. Little did the proud parents of this baby know that he would rule most of the known world. This baby was born to the name of Gaius, his personal name, Julius was the name of his family's clan and the name of his family was Caesar meaning hairy. Caesar was such an amazing man that many people couldn't believe that he was born the same way as them. Over time stories have arisen about Caesar's birth. One story says that Caesar was pulled from an incision in his mother's stomach. This is where the medical term of Cesarean section came from, from Caesar's birth. Not everyone paid that much attention to the birth of Caesar, it was overshadowed by exploits of his Uncle Gaius Marius. Marius was a politician, he was a "new man" or a plebeian politician. He married into the aristocratic Caesar family so he would have a name to back up his words. Marius did not receive a first-class education or a lot of other advantages some politician!.
s had. Marius was elected consul in 108 BC, once in office he proved himself as a brilliant general. He persuaded the senate to send him to Africa and replace the general in the war there. He took over for General Metellus. Soon he ended the war that had been dragging on for many years. When he returned to Rome Marius found another chance for fame. Nomadic German tribes had invaded the north of Italy and winning a couple battles over Roman armies. Marius took the spotlight away from this little bundle of joy named Caesar.
No matter what he wanted he was propelled into politics. Many of his relatives were senators or held other important political offices. He listened to many political discussions between his family which had substantial influences on him. He was trained to be a politician by his tutor Antonius Gnipho. He studied Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and most important, rhetoric or the art of persuasive argument.
Augustus later forced Tiberius to end his marriage to Vipsania Agrippina and marry Augustus' daughter Julia. ... When Tiberius returned to Rome in AD 26, Julia had been banished for adultery. ... He married Livia Julia, Tiberius daughter, and worked to increase the emperor's fear and distrust of other members of his Tiberius family. ...
O"Brien is a solid, well-built man while Julia is healthy and athletic. ... Probably the most criminal of his acts is Winston's relationship with Julia. ... It seemed to him that Julia had been very still for some time past. ... "Julia". ... "Julia, are you awake?" ...
Since we are discussing Domitian's love life, we should also confront his supposed affair with his niece Julia. ... Especially in enforcing the Lex Julia de adultriss of Augustus. ... Domitian would obviously not be abiding by the Lex Julia if he committed adultery with his niece, Julia. ... One of his poems gave praise to Domitian for upholding the Lex Julia. ... Apparently, the scope of extortion among the officials of provinces was vast and almost impossible to control, but with Domitian's interest in the minute details of governing, such illegalities were ceased. ...
Julia A beautiful young girl of 26. ... He lets Winston and Julia use the top floor of his shop as their hideout. ... Winston meets Julia, who is also a Party member. ... Young Julia gives the lonely Winston a purpose for living and an ally. ... The Thought Police soon catch Julia and Winston together. ...
In contrast, the successfully performed act of intercourse between regular Party members is a complete blow to the integrity of the Party: Winston and Julia's 'embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory' (p. 133). ... These acts are performed with his girlfriend Julia, who, by her own account, has an extensive history of setting out on a coital trajectory to undermine the Party doctrine of 'complete celibacy for both sexes' (p. 69). ... Regardless of the amount or severity of punishments imposed by the regime, everyday women such as Offred will not cease to put ...
Following the end of World War II, when the world discovered the Nazi concentration camps in Eastern Europe, their exposure brought the revelation that the Nazis had mercilessly slaughtered millions upon millions of innocents. This tragedy transformed human history, for never before had such a civi...
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows" (Orwell, 1984, 69) Following the end of World War II, when the world discovered the Nazi concentration camps in Eastern Europe, their exposure brought the revelation that the Nazis had merci...
If Winston were to follow all other outer party members of Oceania and conform to society, he would have to stop his diary writing and give up his desires for Julia. ... If the mind and body can exist independently, they must really be independent, for nothing can constitute a part of the essence of a thing that can be absent without the thing itself ceasing to be. ...
