Sara Schwartz History of Civilization Gaius Julius Caesar Julius Caesar served as a key ruler in creating the Roman Empire. He is considered one of the world’s greatest generals and a wise politician. He took opportunities and used them to their fullest for self improvement. Characteristics such as confidence and charisma made Caesar a born leader. Over the course of his lifetime he flew through the political ladder in the Roman Republic and set forth a new way of ruling as a dictator
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Roman politics. Caesar progressed himself within the Roman political strict system‚ becoming quaestor ‚ aedile and praetor. In 61 and 60 BC he acted as a governor of the Roman province of España (Spain). Back in Rome in 60‚ Caesar made a pact with Pompey and Crassus‚ who tried to helped him to get elected as consul for the year 59 BC. The next year he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul where he stayed for eight years‚ adding the entire modern France and Belgium to the Roman empire‚ and making Rome
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Roman Government What Influence did Gaius Julius Caesar and Augustus have on the reforms of the government from a Republic to an Empire? By Daniel Shaw Table of Contents Synopsis…………………………………………3 Report…………………………………………...4 -Introduction………………………………………………………..4 - The Senate’s Rise and decline in power………………..4 -Gaius Julius Caesar………………………………………………5 -Caesar Augustus………………………………………………….6 -Conclusion…………………………………………………………..8 Synopsis The Roman government changed from a republic to
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Founding of Rome: The story of Romulus and Remus and the story of The Rape of the Sabine Women * res publica- “people’s business”; Republican Period- 509 – 44/31 BCE Location of Rome: perfectly placed between the Etruscans‚ the Latins‚ and the Greeks * gave access to cultural advancement; Romans borrowed many things from the 3 groups * Rome was far enough inland to avoid direct assault from the sea but had access to water and its port city Ostia from the Tiber River Struggle of the
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Dave Jones Julius Caesar Throughout the course of history there have been many great men who are known by many in the books that people read today. Julius Caesar is one man still regarded by historians as the greatest of all time. This paper will be focusing on the life of Julius Caesar and his key accomplishments. Julius Caesar was born on July 13 100 BC in Rome‚ Italy. He was the son of Aurelia and Caius Julius Caesar (Goldsworthy 30). During the time Julius was born‚ elite families
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stronghold in Etruria. Having his fiercest rival run out of town and later killed helped strengthen Cicero’s position within the government which allowed him to bring together the equestrians and senators to work on the republican constitution. Caesar‚ Pompey‚ and Crassus formed
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couple reforms that helped the soldiers and the poor. Caesar gave land to the poor‚ he gave soldiers of the civil war small farms in Anatolia and Sicily‚ he cut debts by 25%‚ and he used a new system of taxation. When Caesar made an alliance with Pompey and Crassus‚ they helped him get elected consul in 59 BC. Caesar was a good ruler when he was consul because he wanted to pay off Pompey’s soldiers by allocating them
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they could rule. It tells us of all of the events that took place without Caesar that were leading up to the civil war such as Cicero’s control as well as various other acts of treason sentenced to other rivals such as Catiline. We can also see that Pompey was not only Caesars enemy but also Cicero’s (who was now in control) and this would give reason as to why previous sources had thought that Cicero was Caesars friend (my enemies enemy is my friend saying). There was a higher level of corruption within
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A hero is defined as a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose. Some people say that this means that a hero is someone who must risk his life to save millions of people. Others say that this means a hero is one who dies for what he believes in. And still others say that this means that a hero is somebody who fights against overwhelming odds. All of those qualities are certain qualities of a hero‚ but‚ going back to mythological times‚ a hero is one who fought in great battles against
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Arndrayla Etame English 10 H LeMaster‚ Per. 5 17 September 2014 The Roman Empire I. The Roman Empire a. The Roman Empire was both a place of “mixed sophistication and brutality” because it “could suddenly lurch from civilization‚ strength‚ and power to terror‚ tyranny‚ and greed.” II. Emperors a. Hereditary rule is about being born into the right family. During the time‚ emperors were chosen by being born into the “right family‚” as opposed to a person’s traits such as honesty or ability. The
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