Julius Caesar Impact
In this essay I’m going to share with you some important facts about Gaius Julius Caesar and his impact on the Republic of Rome. How he contributed to the wellbeing of his people and country before and while he was dictator. Also the impacts he made with the help of his son after he was assassinated.
Rome was a republic starting at 509 BC and ending at 27 BC before it became an empire. Lucius Junius Brutus established the system called the Roman republic. As war and expansion occurred, Rome was gaining more and more power, which lead to corruption, greed and the over reliance of foreign slavery. Rome divided its people with certain ideology up into two different classes. The ruling classes were called Optimates (the best men) and the lower …show more content…
This position wasn’t just gave to him, he had to earn it by defeating Cleopatra the 7th and Mark Antony who both wanted power in Rome. He was victorious! While being emperor he wasn’t greedy or corrupt, he made Rome peaceful and prosperous. He also finished all the projects his father had begun but never lived to see. Augustus died on August 19th 14 AD in Nola, Italy. The emperors who were in power would create sculptures of themselves either for their home or garden, those statues still stand today. Most of them would have one arm up symbolizing their authority. These life size sculptures are made out of either stone, precious metals, glass and terracotta but they favoured bronze and marble. They got the idea from the Greeks, but added greater aspiration for realism. Most of the artwork you would see carved into walls are of war heroes looking victorious in battle. They were created as if someone had taken a photo because of the way the sculpture portrayed the figures in a state of action. This was created by carving the figures closer to the foreground with a higher relief, from the centre having the highest relief and the background panel curve slightly inwards. A scene of depth and movement is created through perspective. Through those iconic sculptures we can learn and understand more about ancient Rome. This empire lasted over 200 years, there were good and bad emperors and like all governments it eventually
Rome was a republic starting at 509 BC and ending at 27 BC before it became an empire. Lucius Junius Brutus established the system called the Roman republic. As war and expansion occurred, Rome was gaining more and more power, which lead to corruption, greed and the over reliance of foreign slavery. Rome divided its people with certain ideology up into two different classes. The ruling classes were called Optimates (the best men) and the lower …show more content…
This position wasn’t just gave to him, he had to earn it by defeating Cleopatra the 7th and Mark Antony who both wanted power in Rome. He was victorious! While being emperor he wasn’t greedy or corrupt, he made Rome peaceful and prosperous. He also finished all the projects his father had begun but never lived to see. Augustus died on August 19th 14 AD in Nola, Italy. The emperors who were in power would create sculptures of themselves either for their home or garden, those statues still stand today. Most of them would have one arm up symbolizing their authority. These life size sculptures are made out of either stone, precious metals, glass and terracotta but they favoured bronze and marble. They got the idea from the Greeks, but added greater aspiration for realism. Most of the artwork you would see carved into walls are of war heroes looking victorious in battle. They were created as if someone had taken a photo because of the way the sculpture portrayed the figures in a state of action. This was created by carving the figures closer to the foreground with a higher relief, from the centre having the highest relief and the background panel curve slightly inwards. A scene of depth and movement is created through perspective. Through those iconic sculptures we can learn and understand more about ancient Rome. This empire lasted over 200 years, there were good and bad emperors and like all governments it eventually