Lucius Verus

tutored him, followed by a man named Q. Junius Rusticus, who would accompany Aurelius throughout much of his life. In 161 AD, Pius died, leaving Aurelius and Pius’ other adopted son, known as Verus, to rule together. The two brothers were quite different, although no disagreements are mentioned between the two. Verus was a headstrong man, who was more apt to want a war than the contemplative Aurelius was.      Although Aurelius was considered a great man and emperor, he ruthlessly

My opinion, an auteur is a director who leaves a personal message or impact on the films they’re working on. Not only visually, but also utilizing their techniques and motifs which are always used in films. The director I have chosen to write about is none other than Christopher Nolan. I chose to write about him not just because he did one of my favorite superhero movies of all time (The Dark Knight Trilogy), but he is one of my favorite directors of all time. After reading Andrew Sarris article

Debuting January 7th 2015, Empire has become the most popular television series in the history of the FOX network. Empire is based around hip hop mogul, Lucious Lyon, played by Terrence Howard, who goes from rags to riches. Early on in the series Lucious is diagnosed with ALS. According to the ALS Association, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a nervous system disease that weakens the muscles and impacts physical functions. ALS is incurable and Lucious is preparing to die. Before he dies

Gaius Helvius Cinna, a Roman poet. He also resembles to Lucius Cornelius Cinna, although more so later in the sequel, Catching Fire, because they are both defiant. Cinna, for turning the wedding dress President Snow wanted Katniss to dress in for her interview with Caesar Flickerman into a mockingjay, which turned into a symbol of rebellion, and Lucius Cornelius Cinna for staging a rebellion. What really ties it all together is that Cinna, Lucius Cornelius Cinna, and Gaius Helvius Cinna all met their

Events which stretch as far back as the reforms of the Gracchi brothers’ meant that the Rome was facing a Republic that was already deteriorating before Pompey had stepped into power. While Pompey’s quest for power was harmful, many other factors were also baleful to the Republic, and were hence instrumental in its decline. Gnaeus Pompeius’s measures to gain power were harmful because it was primarily a paradox to the principles of being part of a Republic with all its notions of shared and short

Imagine a world where no one can be trusted. Everyone is seeking to manipulate everyone else into helping them achieve their own twisted goals. Very rarely will one man be seen being truly loyal. Most are all “in it” for themselves. Now, picture a woman that has no control over these decisions and the outcomes. She must sit and wait for her husband to, hopefully, return from a day of betrayal. This woman is Julius Caesar's Portia, the wife of Brutus. He was Caesar’s trustworthy ally before Cassius

citizen(“Pompey the Great.”). A report said He went missing for a period of time, then he came out of hiding with three legions(“Pompey the Great.”). His life embarked when he first came into the public eye when he constructed a army for the support of Lucius Cornelius Sulla (Encyclopedia of World Biography). Sulla and him went on to campaign

George Santayana once quoted, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In Rebecca Burgess’ and Hugh Liebert’s Wall Street Journal article, “From Cicero to Trump, They’re All in Plutarch’s Lives,” they speculated that there is no better book to read to learn from history’s past than Plutarch’s Lives. Plutarch had the ability to show citizens how to admire and censure those in power and evaluate candidates and this couldn’t come better today in our political situation (Burgess

These were the banks of the time. The most renowned banker in Pompeii is Lucius Caecilius (Sonneborn 68). Some of his receipts and records stashed in his house shed light on how he conducted his business activities. He was mainly an auctioneer gaining from both sides of charging the seller a commission and then lending money

If we are to consider the governorship of Cicero in Cilicia based on his letters, we are left to assume that he was one of the best governors of his time. Though he did not particularly care to be governor, he performed excellently, reinstituting or maintaining many of the traits of Roman governors, such as justice, self-control, and approachability. His aims were only to fulfil the role of governor well and return home. His attitude, however, was far from that of a model Roman governor. He valued