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    Caesar Augustus also was known as Augustus Octavian was the first Roman Emperor to ascend and inherit the throne after the assassination of this then reigning uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, in 44BC (McKay, 2014). During his tenure as the emperor of Rome, Augustus maintained extensive peace in the kingdom. He was born on September 23rd, 63 B.C in velletri, Italy and is considered the founder of the Roman phase known as the principate which is notably known as the period between when he

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    Julius Caesar Tragic Hero

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    Tragedy of Julius Caesar by distinguished playwright William Shakespeare, a hero arises, in the form of Marcus Brutus. The play is about the fall of the great Julius Caesar, a member of the triumvirate who wants to become the Emperor of Rome, and the conspirators involved. Despite the title, Brutus is the main character, and he is a tragic hero. Brutus assisted in the assassination of Caesar, his best friend. After Caesar’s death two factions arise in Rome, those who supported Caesar and those who

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    Name: Ilan Gofman Date: November 24, 2015 Why is Julius Caesar significant to world history? Description: (3 specific, interesting, relevant, and accurate facts) 1. Political Achievements Being born into the senatorial class, Julius Caesar was to serve in the army and in the senate. He quickly rose through political rankings. He started off being elected as a quaestor in 69 BCE, it was his duty to supervise the financial affairs of the state. In 65 BCE, he was appointed Adele, which meant

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    One Person Manipulation is as facile as the smooth glide of a G-2 pen. Julius Caesar, a play written by William Shakespeare, is about a man, Julius Caesar, who wants to be the ruler of Rome. An opposing party called the conspirators demolish his plan. Marc Antony tries to avenge Caesar by going to war against the conspirators. A throng of citizens sway to the authority figures of Julius Caesar, Brutus, and Antony. Julius Caesar has leverage over the individuals of Rome by proving his loyalty to

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    the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus is building a way to make Caesar step down from ruling Rome. He does not think that Caesar has what it takes to rule Rome. Brutus then decides to join the conspirators and make a plan to kill Caesar and save the people of Rome. Once Caesar is dead, Brutus and Cassius flee Rome to a camp near Sardis. Mark Antony seeks for revenge for the death of Julius Caesar. Brutus is the tragic flaw because he was so determined to stop Caesar from ruling Rome that he

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    Julius Caesar is a play about the death of Julius Caesar and how his death affects the Roman Empire. The play was written in 1599 by William Shakespeare. Even though the play is about Julius Caesar, the main character isn’t Julius Caesar, but really is Brutus. Brutus deals with internal conflict during the play because at first he doesn’t want to cause any harm to his emperor but Cassius convinces him that the other senators and he should do something about Caesar. Cassius is another senator for

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    which was written and edited by Aulus Hiritus and Julius Caesar and was published around 58 – 49 BC, sometime after Julius Caesars death. It is a secondary source which describes Julius Caesar's first-hand account of the nine-year period that he spent fighting the Celtic and Germanic people in Gaul. The book was written in order to inform the Roman people of the Gallic Wars from a source that they trusted, however it is biased meaning that Caesar may have had particular motives for writing it thus

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    Biography of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up to the making of the first triumvirate? How did he rise over the other two in the triumvirate and why did he choose to take over? What happened

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    The Conspirators “Julius Caesar” a play written by William Shakespeare is a story of honor. While Shakespeare portrays different definitions of honor in his various plays in this one honor is about having respect of others without regard of their social status. Honor is about preforming actions for their betterment of society and not for one’s own personal gain. Brutus shows a great example of what it means to be honorable. Cassius takes actions, however not for the betterment of society, but as

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    a society, best limit the negative effects of mob mentality? Act III, Scene 2 of Julius Caesar directly follows the scene where Brutus and the other conspirators murder Rome’s leader and general, Julius Caesar. In this scene, Brutus speaks to a large crowd of citizens, explaining that he killed Caesar not out of hatred, but out of his love for Rome. Marc Antony then enters carrying Caesar’s body; he says that Caesar actually loved his citizens, and even reads them Caesar’s will. Both of these speeches

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