Joe Lagasse
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Western Civilization Honors
Julius Ceasar Essay Julius Caesar, friend or foe? He is one of the most influential leaders of all time and known by almost everyone, but is he a tyrant/dictator or simply one of the greatest world leaders there has ever been? Caesar was an extremely smart man, both on the battlefield and off. He was exceptional in schooling and was one of the greatest generals in Roman history. As a political leader Caesar did many good things for his citizens such as make taxes more fair and created many roads leading out of Rome allowing for more people to travel about. Julius Caesar was one of the best leaders in Roman history.
Julius Caesar was assassinated on The Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BC. According to
Michaels Parenti, the Author of
The Assassination of Julius Caesar, h is assassination was a
“conspiracy” done by members of the Senate Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius
Brutus. Parenti argues that Caesar was assassinated for benefit of the Senate and was not a just killing. Caesar made many many reforms while he was in power and the Senate was not happy about these because they felt they were losing power and money. Parenti talks about how many of Caesar’s reforms benefited the citizens and not the Senate and that is why he was assassinated. Caesar’s death emotionally destroyed the citizens of Rome. In Tom Holland’s
Rubicon,
Holland states that the citizens “gave up” on Rome after that. Even the assassins of Ceasar left within weeks of the incident. Michael Parenti writes that “The assassins soon realized that the populace was not about to embrace them embrace them as heroes,” so they may have made
the right decision leaving. Augustus was left as the sole leader of the Julian Party and was the only one left to reign supreme over Rome. Rome accepted one man rule simply because they gave up and that was their only choice.
The Annals of Tacitus states “there was no one to oppose” and Augustus was just given the job of ruling over the superpower that was Rome.
Julius Caesar truly is a man who should be remembered for his great feats
Simply Numb There is no doubt that violence is a major problem in today’s society. With murder and robberies happening nearly everyday in some parts of the country, the numbness to violence is becoming more and more like that in George Orwell’s novel 1984. However, some people are starting to realize that we have a problem on our hands when it comes to violence. Unfortunately, these same people have also begun to search high and low for something to blame instead of searching for a solution. The…
My name is Julius Celerinius i was born into slavery as a child. My father was a gladitor but died in battle when i was young the owner of the gladitor school visited me at my slave camp and told me i would soon start gladitor school. I thought anything would be better than the slave camp i was at most of my life. Upon my arrival to the gladiator school I met all the other gladiator students including one that would change my life. he was called spartacus. He would soon become our hero. During…
My name is Julius Celerinius i was born into slavery as a child. My father was a gladitor but died in battle when i was young the owner of the gladitor school visited me at my slave camp and told me i would soon start gladitor school. I thought anything would be better than the slave camp i was at most of my life. Upon my arrival to the gladiator school I met all the other gladiator students including one that would change my life. he was called spartacus. He would soon become our hero. During…
4th Hour English 2 11/4/14 Julius Ceasar takehome essay In the play Julius Ceasar you would imagine the hero would be Julius if you just read the cover. However If you read the story you would find out that Ceasar actually gets killed by the third act. The consistent “hero” like character is Brutus. Brutus from the very beginning is all about honor. When he joins the conspirators he is willing to kill his best friend because he believes that the chances of Julius being a poor ruler of Rome are too great…
between the Roman empire under the control of Julius Caesar against the Celtic tribe of the gauls, also known as the Celtic Region. This region consisted of today’s countries of France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Northern Italy. This war was started due to Caesar’s desire to expand his empire territory. The major players on the Roman side were of course Gaius Julius Caesar backed by the Roman army. He was born in 100B.C and died in 44 B.C. Julius was a Roman dictator who sought to expand the Roman…
play is a comedy. Without the restoration of natural order, the happiness of the play's ending could not be complete. Therefor, like physics, the force of the supernatural produces a successful and orderly motion. In first reading Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar, one may deem the primary force which disturbs the play’s order as the force of fate. A soothsayer predicts Caesar’s assassination on more than one occasion. Nevertheless, it is Caesar who makes the decision not to…
the gods fighting, death of Creusa Book 3: Aeneas’ wanderings, from Thrace, Crete, Sicily to Carthage Book 4: Dido/Cleopatra This book troubles many modern readers, since it seems to portray Aeneas in a bad light May represent Cleopatra and Ceasar/Mark Antony Book focuses on the destructive and uncontrollable…
Lecture 12+13 Roman Empire: Imperator- is where we get the word emperor from. Julius Caesar- went into Egypt. Murdered by Marc Anthony and his generals. Octavius Caesar names Caesar Augustus [Son of God]. Caligula was corrupt and Nero was just as bad. “Bread and Circuses”- They had a lot of holidays and spectacles Theatre Amphitheater- Amphitheater takes bowl shape and makes it full circle. Hippodrome- is long open space, has curves at ends, turns into race track. Colosseum- Nero’s…