Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus: The Most Significant Leaders In Roman History
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, or better known as Augustus, is one of the most significant leaders in Roman history. He was able to capture power in a period of turmoil following the death of Julius Caesar and successfully revive the political system and eventually led Romans into a new prosperous age (Forbes and Prevas 2009). He was able to continue his reign of power for decades because his management of Rome was built on a secure foundation and his vision was clear to the citizens. Augustus was not an intimidating leader but rather one that listened to his people and can carried conversations with individuals from many classes. He was not considered a leader that portrayed the ability of deep philosophical insight; however, he received
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The Roman religion had many gods and spirits, and Augustus strived to join as a god himself. Once time, early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome and Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven (PBS 2013). If Caesar was a god then, Augustus was the son of a god and he made sure the citizens of Rome knew it. He continued to give the persona of god-like decedent, and he let people know that he lived in a modest house, slept on a low bed and ate only very plain food like coarse bread and cheese (PBS 2013). This gave the people a Rome the sense that their leader may be a son of a god that lived in the same style and fashion as they …show more content…
Ballmer failed to take care of the needs of his people by navigating Microsoft out of the fast growing and lucrative tech markets, such as: mobile music, handsets and tablets (Hartung 2012). The backlash of his actions not only impacted Microsoft but other associated companies such as Dell, Hewlett Packard and Nokia. This has led to Microsoft stock plummeting from $60 a share in 2000 when Ballmer first took over, to only $20 a share in 2002 (Hartung 2012). Ballmer did not set a strong foundation for Microsoft and the vision of the company was not portrayed to the employees or its
The Roman religion had many gods and spirits, and Augustus strived to join as a god himself. Once time, early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome and Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven (PBS 2013). If Caesar was a god then, Augustus was the son of a god and he made sure the citizens of Rome knew it. He continued to give the persona of god-like decedent, and he let people know that he lived in a modest house, slept on a low bed and ate only very plain food like coarse bread and cheese (PBS 2013). This gave the people a Rome the sense that their leader may be a son of a god that lived in the same style and fashion as they …show more content…
Ballmer failed to take care of the needs of his people by navigating Microsoft out of the fast growing and lucrative tech markets, such as: mobile music, handsets and tablets (Hartung 2012). The backlash of his actions not only impacted Microsoft but other associated companies such as Dell, Hewlett Packard and Nokia. This has led to Microsoft stock plummeting from $60 a share in 2000 when Ballmer first took over, to only $20 a share in 2002 (Hartung 2012). Ballmer did not set a strong foundation for Microsoft and the vision of the company was not portrayed to the employees or its