Caesar is a Roman general and statesman. ... Caesar acquired a lot of fame and therefore much power in the Roman kingdom. ... Brutus thinks that if Caesar were to become the Roman Emperor, he would become a tyrant and endanger the Roman Empire. ... She had a dream about Roman citizens washing their hands with Caesar's blood. ... He is well liked by the Roman citizens. ...
This begs the question, how did Julius Caesar's' life and death impact the Roman Republic? ... Gaul was comprised of many different tribes of people, some of which had begun to settle on Roman land. ... They were not able to bring back the republic, what they really did was usher in more of a permanent dictatorship under Roman emperors.This essentially ended the Roman Republic, and was the beginning of the Roman Empire. ... It had a domino effect on Rome as it led to another civil war and eventually the end of the Roman Republic. His death would ultimately end a very important era in...
Much of this debt was used to increase his reputation among the Roman people and increase his following. ... Caesar wanted to secure Rome's place as the great ruling empire of the west and achieve renown among its neighbors. ... They tried to sneak past the Romans using the cover of night, clearly not respecting the voice of Caesar or the power of the Legions. ... Doing this gives the writing a triumphant tone which to the Roman citizens is inspiring and gives them hope. ... Vercingetorix, who is still well honored to this day by the French, fought for the sovereignty of his country which...
This paper will closely look at how Augustus transformed the Roman Republic into and empire, and why he was successful where Julius Caesar had not been. ... Caesar's rise to Power created resentments among many Romans. His most important problem, however, was that he was too powerful, the Roman Republic was ruled by a dominant few, which the powers were shared among the senators. ... The Roman senators were outraged at Caesar's power and popularity. ... He dishonoured the Roman traditions, Long-standing Laws, and not giving much thought to the Senate. ...
Both historical accounts record that Caesar had recently returned from a long military campaign that sent him to the far reaches of the Roman Empire. ... The final offer of the crown occurred before a large crowd of Romans, when a crown was placed on Caesar's head he took it off and said "The Romans have no kings but their gods" (World Book Encyclopedia). ... Some of the senators were alarmed at this because Pompey was Roman and they questioned Caesar's honor. ... The time after Caesar's death was a dramatic time in Roman history. ... In both accounts the conspirators address ...
He was a Greek philosopher, and so his sympathies ran more towards his fellow countrymen than the Roman subjects of his detailed studies. ... This is probably a reference to Antony's carelessness about his empire, as Cleopatra was so much more important to him. ... She pushes him away, then pulls him back, one minute scornfully calling him "this Herculean Roman" Act I, Scene III, 84. ...
Cleopatra is often described as a decadent foreign woman and a noble ruler. She is leader of Egypt, which is part of the Roman Empire. Cleopatra rules her people but has to answer to Rome. In the play Rome and Egypt are clearly define. Rome being defined by the typical male virtues of war and ho...
