Lucius Verus

with Lucrece, that his death would symbolize the fall of the old Rome and the rise of the new. Saturninus is no longer the king, the previous monarchy is now placed in new hands. “ Lucius our emperor, for well I know / The common voice do cry it shall be so” (5.3.139-140) With the death of Titus and the crowning of Lucius Rome is again reborn into new politics and new ways of living. The

The time is the sixth century, the place is Rome and the person is Lucretia, a woman who contributed to one of the biggest parts of Roman history: the creation of the Roman republic. The rape of the virtuous Lucretia by Sextus Tarquinius, the son of Tarquinius Superbus' (an Etruscan king) was the final straw for the Roman people and pushed them to want to change from a monarchy to a republic. From the accounts of the rape of Lucretia from ancient historians like Livy, Cicero and Dionysius, it is

Sex. It’s the taboo. We don’t like to talk about it because it makes us uncomfortable, but when analyzed, it can tell us so much about a society, their core values, and the ideals that controlled their society. Though the saying is doing it like the Greeks when talking about something perceived explicit and raunchy, Rome had quiet the culture of sexual back and forth as the Greeks once had, and that Western culture experiences today. Sex and the city of Rome had complicated lines of what was acceptable

The general purpose of this study is to examine the method, style, techniques or devices etc. employed by Cicero in convincing his audience of the innocence of Sextus Roscius of Ameria. Generally, studying rhetoric introduces us to some of the most influential thinkers of Western culture. Knowledge of rhetoric helps us to understand our world because every human being practices rhetoric and comes under its influence. This is because every day, we use words to shape attitudes and encourage people

one political career. The Scipionic epitaph of Scipio Baratus details the successes of a great Roman, who 's honour and bravery, as well as his occupation of the Aedileship, and the Consulship ultimately helped spring board the career of his son "Lucius Cornelius Scipio" . From this we can see that fama, gloria, and a good family background greatly help ones political ambitions, Marius and Cato both came from a "Plebeian" background of which Marius took pride in going as far as accusing the aristocracy

| | | Yenisleidys Duarte Professor Reagan SmithHumanities – Greek and RomanOctober 20, 2012Essay #3 | | | 5. Who is the protagonist in the play? Is it Caesar, who dies well before the end but whose power and name continue on? Or is it Brutus, the noble man who falls because of his tragic flaws? | | | Literary scholars have debated for centuries about the question of who exactly is the protagonist of the William Shakespeare’s play called “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.”

Scholarly work on the perennial problem of rape has traditionally placed the blame of perpetuation on the flaws inherent in patriarchal systems. Some scholars have pointed to the constructed gender hierarchies of patriarchy as fertile grounds for rape to flourish (Pallotti 218). Shakespeare’s The Rape of Lucrece is often read this way, with an emphasis on how Tarquin’s construction of Lucrece’s femininity—as whole and inaccessible—is what motivates his rape (Quay 7). Other scholarship suggests that

In The Rape of Lucrece, there is one theme throughout the poem, and that is to conquer. The themes of war, violence, and the evidence of Tarquin’s sexual conquest remain constant. However, this is present specifically with the physical rape of Lucrece itself and the parading of her body around Rome after her death. The constant air of sex and power dominates this poem. Lucrece is used as a political symbol that must be conquered throughout the entirety of the reading. The Rape of Lucrece displays

While it is clear that Pompey the Great was a successful general, how he came to be so is a more complicated matter. To analyse Pompey's career this essay will first examine his background, highlighting the advantages and difficulties that arose from being from a fairly new noble family. Additionally key events in Pompey's career will be explored chronologically, focusing on his most important military successes as well as his political career. This will attempt to determine how much his success

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, the playwright, had a life of virtual mystery, intrigue and relative sadness. Shakespeare grew up in a modest upbringing and was known to have only completed elementary school. Though he did not attend college, he would end up as one of histories greatest literary success stories. The mysteries surrounding the life of William Shakespeare are perpetuated with the reference to the ‘lost years'; two distinct periods of time from 1578-1582 and 1585-1592