Octavian and Antony: Images of Rome Verses the
... powerful opponents both within and outside Rome, and he might have been considered for assassination as well if Brutus had not been aware of the need to limit their violence to the Dictator (Goldsworthy 2006, p504). Mark Antony proceeded to buttress his position. First, he took hold of the extensive ...
... powerful opponents both within and outside Rome, and he might have been considered for assassination as well if Brutus had not been aware of the need to limit their violence to the Dictator (Goldsworthy 2006, p504). Mark Antony proceeded to buttress his position. First, he took hold of the extensive ...
Three Men in a Vote: Proscription and the Power of the Text
... writing themselves onto the pages of history. Conversely, they knew, and so did Roman writers, that the narratives to which the Roman world subscribed were never in the gift of the players, but always beyond their command. The most absolute determination of a procedure, complete with bound-in prescr ...
... writing themselves onto the pages of history. Conversely, they knew, and so did Roman writers, that the narratives to which the Roman world subscribed were never in the gift of the players, but always beyond their command. The most absolute determination of a procedure, complete with bound-in prescr ...
Pompey the Great
... last forces of resistance. Appian tells us “Never did any man before Pompey set forth with so great authority conferred upon him by the Romans”. Mithtridates committed suicide and the war was at an end. •Pompey then conquered Armenia, Syria and Judaea. ...
... last forces of resistance. Appian tells us “Never did any man before Pompey set forth with so great authority conferred upon him by the Romans”. Mithtridates committed suicide and the war was at an end. •Pompey then conquered Armenia, Syria and Judaea. ...
Pfingsten-11
... Cicero's only really original philosophical concept was that of natural law. Cicero held that the laws of nature were more important than the laws of men and governments. He believed that any leader who defied natural law was, by definition, a tyrant. In Cicero's own words, 'natural law is right rea ...
... Cicero's only really original philosophical concept was that of natural law. Cicero held that the laws of nature were more important than the laws of men and governments. He believed that any leader who defied natural law was, by definition, a tyrant. In Cicero's own words, 'natural law is right rea ...
The Republic - La Trobe University
... • He was the first Roman to aIempt to find La>n words to convey Greek philosophical thought • He did more than just copy Greek philosophy, and he interpreted it through the lens of Roman culture ...
... • He was the first Roman to aIempt to find La>n words to convey Greek philosophical thought • He did more than just copy Greek philosophy, and he interpreted it through the lens of Roman culture ...
The Republic of Rome v. Marcus Brutus Mock Trial
... When Caesar came back from defeating the sons of Pompey in battle in 44 BC, he was ready to grab the crown. He arranged for a major military procession just in time for the races that are part of the Feasts of Lupercal. A soothsayer came up to Caesar, but I couldn’t hear what he said. The soothsayer ...
... When Caesar came back from defeating the sons of Pompey in battle in 44 BC, he was ready to grab the crown. He arranged for a major military procession just in time for the races that are part of the Feasts of Lupercal. A soothsayer came up to Caesar, but I couldn’t hear what he said. The soothsayer ...
053MariusSullaPompeyTrans
... Sulla was becoming more powerful because the nobles who Marius had angered supported him. This made Marius angry because Sulla was becoming more powerful by picking arguments with Marius in the senate. Though Marius was angry, so was Sulla and civil war was about to break out between these two men. ...
... Sulla was becoming more powerful because the nobles who Marius had angered supported him. This made Marius angry because Sulla was becoming more powerful by picking arguments with Marius in the senate. Though Marius was angry, so was Sulla and civil war was about to break out between these two men. ...
Fall of Caesar
... Rome best if he was seen as a private citizen before the election took place. However, Caesar was aware that if he was seen as an ordinary citizen by the people, he would be seen as weak by the enemies that wished to destroy him.12 Caesar said that he would nevertheless comply and give up his army ( ...
... Rome best if he was seen as a private citizen before the election took place. However, Caesar was aware that if he was seen as an ordinary citizen by the people, he would be seen as weak by the enemies that wished to destroy him.12 Caesar said that he would nevertheless comply and give up his army ( ...
Julius Caesar - CAI Teachers
... Caesar would have followed him but as he needed supplies, he returned to Rome, having made himself leader of all of Italy without fighting in 60 days. He arrived in Rome, finding the city a lot quieter than he expected. He treated the senators he found there with respect in the hope that they ...
... Caesar would have followed him but as he needed supplies, he returned to Rome, having made himself leader of all of Italy without fighting in 60 days. He arrived in Rome, finding the city a lot quieter than he expected. He treated the senators he found there with respect in the hope that they ...
JC Guide - LHS Com II / FrontPage
... Act 1, Scene 2 ____ Brutus hears shouts and trumpets and fears Caesar has become king. ____ Cassius reveals his plan to toss anonymous notes into Brutus’s house. ____ Caesar warns Marc Antony that men like Cassius are very dangerous. ____ Brutus says he’ll think over what Cassius has said. ____ Caes ...
... Act 1, Scene 2 ____ Brutus hears shouts and trumpets and fears Caesar has become king. ____ Cassius reveals his plan to toss anonymous notes into Brutus’s house. ____ Caesar warns Marc Antony that men like Cassius are very dangerous. ____ Brutus says he’ll think over what Cassius has said. ____ Caes ...
Sources A–T
... assembly by one of the tribunes and, after making a number of damaging attacks on Metellus, he asked for the consulship, promising that he would either kill Jugurtha or capture him alive. … He was triumphantly elected and at once began to raise troops. Contrary to law and custom he enrolled in his a ...
... assembly by one of the tribunes and, after making a number of damaging attacks on Metellus, he asked for the consulship, promising that he would either kill Jugurtha or capture him alive. … He was triumphantly elected and at once began to raise troops. Contrary to law and custom he enrolled in his a ...
Joined with Power, Greed Without Moderation or
... B.C.E., the Roman system was based on a series of elected offices, people’s assemblies, and an advisory body of leading citizens, mainly ex-political office holders, known as the senate. Military service was generally a requirement of being able to enter office. The official cursus honorum (career p ...
... B.C.E., the Roman system was based on a series of elected offices, people’s assemblies, and an advisory body of leading citizens, mainly ex-political office holders, known as the senate. Military service was generally a requirement of being able to enter office. The official cursus honorum (career p ...
DEADLY STRUGGLES
... their absolute best general to defend their country. That man is Gaius Marius. ...
... their absolute best general to defend their country. That man is Gaius Marius. ...
Julius Caesar pp
... taught by Apollonius Molon a famous teacher at the time. He was captured by pirates who kept him a prisoner for 38 days. During his captivity Caesar swore he would crucify the pirates but they just laughed. The pirates ransomed Caesar for 50 talents and when he was released, he immediately set up a ...
... taught by Apollonius Molon a famous teacher at the time. He was captured by pirates who kept him a prisoner for 38 days. During his captivity Caesar swore he would crucify the pirates but they just laughed. The pirates ransomed Caesar for 50 talents and when he was released, he immediately set up a ...
Julius Caesar Article Review
... was accused of complicity. It seems unlikely that either of them had committed himself to Catiline; but Caesar proposed in the Senate a more merciful alternative to the death penalty, which the consul Cicero was asking for the arrested conspirators. In the uproar in the Senate, Caesar’s motion was d ...
... was accused of complicity. It seems unlikely that either of them had committed himself to Catiline; but Caesar proposed in the Senate a more merciful alternative to the death penalty, which the consul Cicero was asking for the arrested conspirators. In the uproar in the Senate, Caesar’s motion was d ...
2011 Senior External Examination Ancient History Paper Two
... refrained from no word or act provided that it won him popularity. He relaxed his former strict discipline over the troops under his command in winter quarters, and talked about the war in a mixture of criticism and boastfulness to the men of business, a large number of whom were present in Utica. “ ...
... refrained from no word or act provided that it won him popularity. He relaxed his former strict discipline over the troops under his command in winter quarters, and talked about the war in a mixture of criticism and boastfulness to the men of business, a large number of whom were present in Utica. “ ...
Slide 1
... dictator to death in the Roman Forum. Ironically, Caesar fell to his death at the foot of a statue of Pompey, the general who Caesar defeated. ...
... dictator to death in the Roman Forum. Ironically, Caesar fell to his death at the foot of a statue of Pompey, the general who Caesar defeated. ...
Chapter 1 - Bolchazy
... works that do not survive, including a work on Latin grammar. In light of the great number of exceptions to grammatical rules found in other authors, the loss of this work is a bitter one given Caesar’s fondness for clean and clear prose. What were commentāriī? Roman governors and generals wrote off ...
... works that do not survive, including a work on Latin grammar. In light of the great number of exceptions to grammatical rules found in other authors, the loss of this work is a bitter one given Caesar’s fondness for clean and clear prose. What were commentāriī? Roman governors and generals wrote off ...
Untitled
... Because Rea’s case studies comprise urban areas with a rich history, rather than confined configurations, her treatment of the relationship between topography and collective memory reveals methodological problems that have been insufficiently addressed in modern scholarship. These problems concern ...
... Because Rea’s case studies comprise urban areas with a rich history, rather than confined configurations, her treatment of the relationship between topography and collective memory reveals methodological problems that have been insufficiently addressed in modern scholarship. These problems concern ...
FROM POPLICOLA TO AUGUSTUS: SENATORIAL HOUSES IN
... elevated the consul. The site was surrounded by steep slopes and difficult to access; it was high over the Forum and enjoyed a commanding view of all that passed there. The thought of Poplicola descending from his domus in a procession-like manner, accompanied by his many clients, fuelled all sorts ...
... elevated the consul. The site was surrounded by steep slopes and difficult to access; it was high over the Forum and enjoyed a commanding view of all that passed there. The thought of Poplicola descending from his domus in a procession-like manner, accompanied by his many clients, fuelled all sorts ...
Julius Caesar Summary
... the main character of the play that bears his name; Brutus has over four times as many lines, and the play does not show us Caesar's point of view. Nonetheless, virtually every other character is preoccupied with Caesar— specifically, with the possibility that Caesar may soon become king. If Caesar ...
... the main character of the play that bears his name; Brutus has over four times as many lines, and the play does not show us Caesar's point of view. Nonetheless, virtually every other character is preoccupied with Caesar— specifically, with the possibility that Caesar may soon become king. If Caesar ...
Tyrants and Tyranny in the Late Roman Republic
... (II.1.3) after 49 BCE were his response to a set of circumstances, not a statement of historical truth – only in retrospect can we say that he was, in fact, right. The implication of this disclaimer is that we must look to literature only from our period of focus to surpass a superficial understandi ...
... (II.1.3) after 49 BCE were his response to a set of circumstances, not a statement of historical truth – only in retrospect can we say that he was, in fact, right. The implication of this disclaimer is that we must look to literature only from our period of focus to surpass a superficial understandi ...
Caesar 2 Essay, Research Paper Many people associate the Ides of
... fundamental task of revising the Roman constitution. He met Pompey s army in Greece where, at Pharsalus in 48 BC, he defeated Pompey s forces but Pompey escaped to Egypt. Caesar followed him later to find out that Pompey had been murdered. Within sixty days, Caesar became master of Italy. It took hi ...
... fundamental task of revising the Roman constitution. He met Pompey s army in Greece where, at Pharsalus in 48 BC, he defeated Pompey s forces but Pompey escaped to Egypt. Caesar followed him later to find out that Pompey had been murdered. Within sixty days, Caesar became master of Italy. It took hi ...