julius caesar: the colossus of rome
... readers, or even by abbreviations of those titles that are even more mysterious. I have referred to them throughout – and to all other ancient works – by English titles. A list of Cicero’s works is given at the end of the book, including two minor works included in Cicero’s corpus, one by his brothe ...
... readers, or even by abbreviations of those titles that are even more mysterious. I have referred to them throughout – and to all other ancient works – by English titles. A list of Cicero’s works is given at the end of the book, including two minor works included in Cicero’s corpus, one by his brothe ...
Caesar`s Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar`s Elite
... depicted in the movie Gladiator. To mention just a few. But unquestionably the most renowned legion in its day was the 10th— Legio X. In fact, it was described as “world famous” when it arrived to join the Judean offensive of a.d. 67. Personally raised by Julius Caesar, the 10th Legion is on record ...
... depicted in the movie Gladiator. To mention just a few. But unquestionably the most renowned legion in its day was the 10th— Legio X. In fact, it was described as “world famous” when it arrived to join the Judean offensive of a.d. 67. Personally raised by Julius Caesar, the 10th Legion is on record ...
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... The titles in this series reflect the fact that, in books of this scale, the range of issues and events included must be restricted if those that are dealt with are not to be treated too superficially. So the coverage of foreign and military affairs is selective: there is little on Caesar in Gaul or An ...
... The titles in this series reflect the fact that, in books of this scale, the range of issues and events included must be restricted if those that are dealt with are not to be treated too superficially. So the coverage of foreign and military affairs is selective: there is little on Caesar in Gaul or An ...
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... 3954b AM, 4664 JP, 50 BC 3979 AM, 4689 JP, 25 BC 3954b AM, 4664 JP, 50 BC 4832. When L. Emilius. Paulus and C. Claudius Marcellus were consuls, the senate at Rome decreed a parade for Cicero, because he had conquered in Cilicia {Cicero, Letters to his Friends, l. 2. epist. 11., l. 8. epist. 11., l. ...
... 3954b AM, 4664 JP, 50 BC 3979 AM, 4689 JP, 25 BC 3954b AM, 4664 JP, 50 BC 4832. When L. Emilius. Paulus and C. Claudius Marcellus were consuls, the senate at Rome decreed a parade for Cicero, because he had conquered in Cilicia {Cicero, Letters to his Friends, l. 2. epist. 11., l. 8. epist. 11., l. ...
File - Imperium
... This book tells the story of those desperate, bloody months, when Caesar was cut off from reinforcements and supplies and apparently ignored by his deputy Mark Antony at Rome, when Caesar’s life and career were on the line day after day after day. Most importantly, this is also the story of the litt ...
... This book tells the story of those desperate, bloody months, when Caesar was cut off from reinforcements and supplies and apparently ignored by his deputy Mark Antony at Rome, when Caesar’s life and career were on the line day after day after day. Most importantly, this is also the story of the litt ...
this document as a
... to retire, and promises them Lands elsewhere.--They refuse to go--and are destroyed.--Bridge over the Rhine.--Caesar invades Germany.--Returns after a Short Inroad.--First Expedition into Britain.--Caesar lands at Deal, or Walmer.--Storm and Injury to the Fleet.--Approach of the Equinox.-Further Pro ...
... to retire, and promises them Lands elsewhere.--They refuse to go--and are destroyed.--Bridge over the Rhine.--Caesar invades Germany.--Returns after a Short Inroad.--First Expedition into Britain.--Caesar lands at Deal, or Walmer.--Storm and Injury to the Fleet.--Approach of the Equinox.-Further Pro ...
Caesar: A Sketch
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
james anthony froude caesar: a sketch
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
... a portrait which shall be at once authentic and complete. The original authorities which are now extant for the life of Caesar are his own writings, the speeches and letters of Cicero, the eighth book of the "Commentaries" on the wars in Gaul and the history of the Alexandrian war, by Aulus Hirtius, ...
CONSTRUCTING CAESAR: JULIUS CAESAR`S
... itself in the language that constitutes the text” (Bal 16). Julius Caesar himself invites us to draw this distinction. Consider the statement at Bellum Gallicum 4.17.1, one of many such examples: Caesar his de causis, quas commemoravi, Rhenum transire decreverat (For the reasons I have recalled, Ca ...
... itself in the language that constitutes the text” (Bal 16). Julius Caesar himself invites us to draw this distinction. Consider the statement at Bellum Gallicum 4.17.1, one of many such examples: Caesar his de causis, quas commemoravi, Rhenum transire decreverat (For the reasons I have recalled, Ca ...
PDF - La Trobe University
... The Gallic War provides a record of Caesar’s conquests for his contemporary Romans and their descendants. This text testifies to Caesar’s great military prowess and also provides the world’s first written document about the Gauls, Germani and Britanni. Caesar documented the complex interactions betw ...
... The Gallic War provides a record of Caesar’s conquests for his contemporary Romans and their descendants. This text testifies to Caesar’s great military prowess and also provides the world’s first written document about the Gauls, Germani and Britanni. Caesar documented the complex interactions betw ...
A Fork in the Road: The Catilinarian Conspiracy`s Impact on Cicero`s
... Romans. According to Cicero, friendship was the most valuable thing a man could have and without it, he would have nothing. Plutarch confirms that Cicero‘s relationships with Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar were severely damaged from the events of the Catilinarian Conspiracy. Pompey and Cicero had mixed ...
... Romans. According to Cicero, friendship was the most valuable thing a man could have and without it, he would have nothing. Plutarch confirms that Cicero‘s relationships with Pompey, Crassus, and Caesar were severely damaged from the events of the Catilinarian Conspiracy. Pompey and Cicero had mixed ...
CAESAR`S INVASION OF BRITAIN NATHAN BRAMAN Bachelor of
... Caesar also mentions defeats and setbacks, if not always acknowledging them as such. There are numerous cavalry encounters that result poorly for the Romans, besides larger defeats (such as that of the fourteenth legion recorded above), that are related but could have easily been left out of the na ...
... Caesar also mentions defeats and setbacks, if not always acknowledging them as such. There are numerous cavalry encounters that result poorly for the Romans, besides larger defeats (such as that of the fourteenth legion recorded above), that are related but could have easily been left out of the na ...
Binary Oppositions in The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra
... with Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, and then lived in Egypt with Cleopatra and neglected his duty as one of the triumvirs in Rome. Shakespeare’s Antony underwent inner conflicts between love and duty. He is a “high mimetic mode” of tragic hero according to Northrop Frye’s fictional modes: “the hero ...
... with Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, and then lived in Egypt with Cleopatra and neglected his duty as one of the triumvirs in Rome. Shakespeare’s Antony underwent inner conflicts between love and duty. He is a “high mimetic mode” of tragic hero according to Northrop Frye’s fictional modes: “the hero ...
Context
... suffered from constant infighting between ambitious military leaders and the far weaker senators to whom they supposedly owed allegiance. The empire also suffered from a sharp division between citizens, who were represented in the senate, and the increasingly underrepresented plebeian masses. A succ ...
... suffered from constant infighting between ambitious military leaders and the far weaker senators to whom they supposedly owed allegiance. The empire also suffered from a sharp division between citizens, who were represented in the senate, and the increasingly underrepresented plebeian masses. A succ ...
VIRTUE AND VICE IN SHAKESPEARE`S ROME
... though you were born in Rome.”11 She believes these men have the capacity for courage simply because they are Romans. Virgilia is not as patriotic as her mother in law, preferring the private good of herself and her family over the good of Rome. She wants her husband to stay home from the war becaus ...
... though you were born in Rome.”11 She believes these men have the capacity for courage simply because they are Romans. Virgilia is not as patriotic as her mother in law, preferring the private good of herself and her family over the good of Rome. She wants her husband to stay home from the war becaus ...
Literature and Its Times Julius Caesar
... pact to support each other politically. This pact, which became known as the First Triumvirate, allowed each to support the others in accomplishing their respective political goals. Armed with such power, the three allied senators were able to get laws passed more easily than they had been able to d ...
... pact to support each other politically. This pact, which became known as the First Triumvirate, allowed each to support the others in accomplishing their respective political goals. Armed with such power, the three allied senators were able to get laws passed more easily than they had been able to d ...
Caesar or Rex? - Cardinal Scholar Home
... Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 B.C. to a well-to-do patrician family. He was an only child, but his childhood was not overly extravagant. His education was not dissimilar from that of other young nobles. He learned well his Latin and Greek grammar, as well as history, literature, and o ...
... Gaius Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 B.C. to a well-to-do patrician family. He was an only child, but his childhood was not overly extravagant. His education was not dissimilar from that of other young nobles. He learned well his Latin and Greek grammar, as well as history, literature, and o ...
Law and Justice in Caesar`s Gallic Wars
... In 73 B.C., Caesar was elected Pontifex Maximus, a position that he continued to hold throughout his life. As pontifex, his responsibilities included dealing with a variety of legal issues. According to Meier, the college of pontiffs, had "to rule on all religious matters" and "[a]part from this, th ...
... In 73 B.C., Caesar was elected Pontifex Maximus, a position that he continued to hold throughout his life. As pontifex, his responsibilities included dealing with a variety of legal issues. According to Meier, the college of pontiffs, had "to rule on all religious matters" and "[a]part from this, th ...
Essay One - Crassus Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of the thr
... ion of provinces" - found himself opposed in his efforts to obtain free public lands to reward his soldiers. It was Caesar, in recognising the two men's needs, who reconciled them and the three band ed together in what would be known in the future as the first triumvirate. Caesar used the wealth o f ...
... ion of provinces" - found himself opposed in his efforts to obtain free public lands to reward his soldiers. It was Caesar, in recognising the two men's needs, who reconciled them and the three band ed together in what would be known in the future as the first triumvirate. Caesar used the wealth o f ...
The Connection between Caesar`s Writing and Fighting
... Transalpine Gaul instead.14 Carefully justifying this attack in the commentaries, since ensuing campaigns would stem from it, Caesar claims to have found a record indicating that some 368,000 migrants had started the move (BG 1.29). After a brief campaign, he also claims, he sent back only 110,000 ( ...
... Transalpine Gaul instead.14 Carefully justifying this attack in the commentaries, since ensuing campaigns would stem from it, Caesar claims to have found a record indicating that some 368,000 migrants had started the move (BG 1.29). After a brief campaign, he also claims, he sent back only 110,000 ( ...
JULIUS CAESAR - Check Your Accuracy
... military leader and a loving friend. The conflicting value systems that battle with each other, in the play, are enacted on a micro level in Brutus’ mind. Even after the murder of Caesar has been committed, questions remain whether it was a noble, selfless act or failure of a great nobleman and frie ...
... military leader and a loving friend. The conflicting value systems that battle with each other, in the play, are enacted on a micro level in Brutus’ mind. Even after the murder of Caesar has been committed, questions remain whether it was a noble, selfless act or failure of a great nobleman and frie ...
The Pen and the Sword: Writing and Conquest in Caesar`s Gaul
... collection and distribution of the financial and military resources of a large territory; there was not even a commonly accepted political capital, like Rome, where coordinated decisions, such as the choice of a commander-in-chief, could be made.24 Certainly, over the course of the war, the individua ...
... collection and distribution of the financial and military resources of a large territory; there was not even a commonly accepted political capital, like Rome, where coordinated decisions, such as the choice of a commander-in-chief, could be made.24 Certainly, over the course of the war, the individua ...
Pompey Gale Article 2009-01-07
... did not. Scandal had surfaced in his absence, and he had to divorce his wife Mucia. This made enemies of her family, the powerful Metelli. Even Rome's common citizens seemed to turn against him, and he had to look for allies. In 60 b.c., Pompey found the power he sought in a new coalition, the famou ...
... did not. Scandal had surfaced in his absence, and he had to divorce his wife Mucia. This made enemies of her family, the powerful Metelli. Even Rome's common citizens seemed to turn against him, and he had to look for allies. In 60 b.c., Pompey found the power he sought in a new coalition, the famou ...
Navigating Gaul through the Eyes of Caesar and His Men
... Caesar was certainly hungry for power in the Roman political arena, but his desire to invade Gaul also had factional reasons. Under Caesar’s auspices during his first consulship, Publius Claudius Pulcher had been allowed to serve as a tribune, an office reserved for the plebeian class, although he w ...
... Caesar was certainly hungry for power in the Roman political arena, but his desire to invade Gaul also had factional reasons. Under Caesar’s auspices during his first consulship, Publius Claudius Pulcher had been allowed to serve as a tribune, an office reserved for the plebeian class, although he w ...
The Contextual Audiences of Caesar`s De Bello Gallico
... for prosecution upon his return. Stationed as the proconsul of the Gauls and Illyricum, Caesar was immune to prosecution for the period of his magistracy due to his service rei publicae causa (Gruen 292). However, even before his departure in the year 58 concerns were raised in the Senate by C. Memm ...
... for prosecution upon his return. Stationed as the proconsul of the Gauls and Illyricum, Caesar was immune to prosecution for the period of his magistracy due to his service rei publicae causa (Gruen 292). However, even before his departure in the year 58 concerns were raised in the Senate by C. Memm ...
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaː.i.ʊs ˈjuː.li.ʊs ˈkae̯.sar]; July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman statesman, general and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power through populist tactics were opposed by the conservative ruling class within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar's victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BC, extended Rome's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine. Caesar became the first Roman general to cross both when he built a bridge across the Rhine and conducted the first invasion of Britain.These achievements granted him unmatched military power and threatened to eclipse the standing of Pompey, who had realigned himself with the Senate after the death of Crassus in 53 BC. With the Gallic Wars concluded, the Senate ordered Caesar to step down from his military command and return to Rome. Caesar refused the order, and instead marked his defiance in 49 BC by crossing the Rubicon with a legion, leaving his province and illegally entering Roman Italy under arms. Civil war resulted, and Caesar's victory in the war put him in an unrivaled position of power and influence.After assuming control of government, Caesar began a programme of social and governmental reforms, including the creation of the Julian calendar. He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed ""dictator in perpetuity"", giving him additional authority. But the underlying political conflicts had not been resolved, and on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus. A new series of civil wars broke out, and the constitutional government of the Republic was never fully restored. Caesar's adopted heir Octavius, later known as Augustus, rose to sole power after defeating his opponents in the civil war. Octavius set about solidifying his power, and the era of the Roman Empire began.Much of Caesar's life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns, and from other contemporary sources, mainly the letters and speeches of Cicero and the historical writings of Sallust. The later biographies of Caesar by Suetonius and Plutarch are also major sources. Caesar is considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military commanders in history.