Julius Caesar

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Antony was a skillful orator. He provoked d Romans by using rhetorical devices and appealed to their emotions and greed. All through his speech, Antony kept on calling the conspirators, particularly Brutus very honorable but it was obvious that he was using d adjective sarcastically. He laid bare the qualities of Caesar by highlighting his refusal to accept the crown at the festival of Lupercal and referred to his will by telling them that Caesar had left money to each of them and thus proved that he was not ambitious. Antony 's speech nullified all the effect of Brutus' speech and provoked the citizens against the conspirators.

he would of been poor and would have no money. would of died skinny and hungry at the age of 10.

These are 4 weaknesses of Caesar:

He has seizures (as stated by Cassius).

He can't swim (as stated by Cassius).

Manipulated too easily (was convinced to go to the capitol, despite the warnings of others).

Unyielding in his decisions (the conspirators tried to get Caesar to change his mind on several issues, so that they might consider sparing his life).

Augustus Caesar's leadership qualities can be rated as excellent. He was able to mobilize an effective military force to defeat Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Once in power he gained popularity by reducing the size of Rome's military forces and implementing a series of public works that were among some of the plans of Julius Caesar. It has been said that Augustus was a statesman and used diplomacy rather than force of arms to handle disputes within the Roman empire. Cultural activities increased during his long reign and he is credited with the Pax Romana where art, trade and business flourished.

The military conquests brought in loot and wealth to the Romans. With the influx of wealth, the economy grew, businesses flourished and there was upward mobility in the social classes.

a series where tragedies happen is the series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket

She has had nightmares about his death

Julius Caesar fought & conquered Gaul ( now France & Belgium) and invaded Great Britain. These I'll call external enemies. Internal enemies to Rome as Caesar saw it were his fellow Triumvirate member, Pompey, and the majority of the senate at the time of Caesar's civil war.

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Augustus was respectful of the senate despite his power because he was much smarter politically than his uncle/father Julius. He learned from Caesar's assassination, which was caused by Caesar's ignoring the senate and actually insulting it. He also knew that his form a government was a change and change came slowly to the old men of the senate. One of his sayings was "make haste slowly".

Julius Caesar defeated Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) and his lieutenants in the Civil War, who led the Senatorial forces. He then was appointed Dictator--but never actually considered Emperor in his lifetime.

It was his adopted son, Augustus (Octavian, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus) who became the first Emperor by gradually accumulating and holding offices that gave him the appearance of power to go along with his actual power (from control of the treasury and army). He had defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra (at Actium, 31 BCE) to gain undisputed control of the Roman World.

Julius Caesar was a politician his whole life. There were a set of positions a Roman politician had to climb before he was eligible for consulship. First they worked in the treasury. After building their reputation there they were appointed a position abroad. After doing these things Caesar was appointed a governorship in Spain. While there he built his reputation as a great General. These things led to his popularity for the Consulship.

It was a put up job to prove to the people that Caesar did not want to be a king. This meant that Caesar, as dictator-for-life, could have and exercise all the powers of a king, and the people of Rome (who had a history of anti-monarchism since the days of Tarquin) would not think of him as a king.

As we see from later scenes with the Roman mob, they are indeed thick enough to fall for this kind of propaganda, and it is only a few (like Brutus and Cassius) who can see through it. Unfortunately, this kind of political machination is as effective now as it was then.

There is a tide in the affairs of men,

Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;

Omitted, all the voyage of their life

Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

On such a full sea are we now afloat,

And we must take the current when it serves,

Or lose our ventures

Julius Caesar wore red boots because he was a member of the senate. All Roman senators wore red shoes as a symbol of their senatorial status; the purple stripe on their tunics and togas was another status symbol. Now these "senatorial shoes" were actually closed boot-type footwear and the red that was used for their dye was a deep red similar to a maroon.

weak and gentle

Shakespeare read Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Brutus and Life of Caesar.

"Good Cinna, take this paper,

And look you lay it in the praetor's chair,

Where Brutus may but find it; and throw this

In at his window; set this up with wax

Upon old Brutus' statue; all this done,

Repair to Pompey's porch, where you shall find us." (1.3 lines 142-147)

The three messages Cinna is to make sure Brutus gets are to encourage him to oppose Caesar's ambition.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

A tribune in the Roman republic was an elected official who's original job was to protect and promote the interests of the plebeians. He had the power to veto any senatorial resolution or proposal except that of a dictator. In later years, ambitious politicians such as Julius Caesar, Marc Antony and Octavian used the tribunes to further their own interests.

Julius Caesar's heirs were, Octavius, who was the main beneficiary inheriting 3/4 of his estate. Lucius Pinarius and Quintus Pedius were also heirs each getting 1/8 of his estate. Ironically, Decius Brutus, one of Caesar's assassins was mentioned as an heir in the second degree, who would only inherit if the main heirs refused the legacy.

Julius Caesar was never an emperor of Rome. He was basically a Roman politician who rose through the elected offices to counsul. After his counsulship he was given the supreme military command in Gaul, where he proved his generalship. His political enemies in Rome were out to destroy him and rather than lose everything he started a civil war in which he was victorious. He was made dictator, the highest office the senate could confer on a man, and when the senate extended his dictatorship for life, he was assassinated. Never in all his extraordinary career was he an emperor.

A supposed poltical truth is that assassinations don't change anything, but the fact is that they do--just seldom for the BETTER. What they really don't do is accomplish their intended purpose. The bottom line here is that murder isn't justified no matter how noble and idealistic the reason.