Life of Julius Caesar “I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered‚” said Caesar. Gaius Julius Caesar was born on the 12 or 13 of July 100 B.C. He transformed Rome to become as strong and reputable as it is known today. Without his continuous ambition‚ Rome would not be as powerful as it was. But because of this‚ his arrogance took his own life. In his early days‚ he was born into a well-known family. His father‚ a Praetor governing the Province of Asia‚ died when Caesar was 15 years old‚ making him remain close
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William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar shows the rise to power of a famous general along with the downfall of one of the greatest Empires the world has ever known. Gaius Julius Caesar is believed to have come to power in late February‚ 44 BC. On the day of his murder‚ he came to the senate floor and was greeted by his friends. They were begging for Publius Cimber to not be banished‚ yet Caesar remained in his position comparing himself the northern star. He considers himself more than the average man
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Gaius Julius Caesar was born in 100 BCE. He began his political career when he was elected military tribune in 72 BCE. He was appointed Aedile 7 years later in 65 BCE. As Aedile‚ he was in charge of putting free entertainment and shows to the public. These jobs helped him gain the support of the plebeians. In 60 BCE‚ he was able to use the support of the plebeians to form the first triumvirate‚ which was basically three people ruling Rome. The triumvirate consisted of Crassus‚ Pompey and Caesar
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people to want him to be their ‘king’ in a method similar to the way that Julius Caesar rose to prominence. But rather than a king‚ they wanted him to be their dictator. Augustus felt there was very great risk in accepting this and he did deny the people their desire three times‚ claiming that Rome was a republic and that it should always remain that way. This is not correct and its sounds just like what Julius Caesar did. Julius denied the throne three times‚ claiming that he wanted Rome to remain a
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Julius Caesar is portrayed at the start as a prominent leader returning to Rome after a military victory in Spain.However‚ Julius Caesar is not 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 were to become king‚ it would mean the end of Rome’s republican
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people are celebrating Caesar’s victory. Murellus is infuriated by this information‚ and calls the workers‚ "you blocks‚ you stones" (1.1.34). He then tells them that Caesar has not defeated an enemy‚ but rather that Ceasar has killed the sons of Pompey the Great. Pompey previously ruled Rome along with Caesar until their alliance fell apart‚ at which point they went to battle over the right to rule. Flavius’s speech then causes the commoners to be ashamed of celebrating Caesar’s victory. They depart
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The conspiracy of Julius Caesars death was based off of emotions and logic. Because Brutus ‚ He was willing to kill his friend because he wanted to be the emperor of Rome. Also persuaded people to believe that just so he could take the thrown which was based off emotions because he wanted the thrown for his own good. The conspiracy of Julius Caesars death was based off of emotions and logic. Because Brutus His friend was willing to place his ideals over his friends life because he thought it
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leader‚ and hero‚ named Julius Caesar. Even after his death in the book‚ the characters that are still alive do most everything for Caesar‚ whether for‚ or in spite of him. His legacy had lived on throughout the whole book even though he died very early on. The author adds many similarities to Caesar’s demise within the other characters. This acts as just another reminder of Caesar. In Act III scene ii‚ Mark Anthony offers a speech at Caesar’s funeral. He states how Julius was killed brutally for
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Brutus and Antony each gave their own speeches at Julius Caesar’s funeral to persuade the people of Rome to make them their new leader by using many rhetorical devices. Brutus came off as a traitor of Caesar‚ claiming that they killed Julius Caesar for the sake of Rome. He tried to overthrow what had occurred by striking fear into the people’s eyes‚ stating “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves‚ than that Caesar were dead‚ to live all free men?” By letting the people of Rome envision
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just for his veterans but also for the urban poor. These colonies were in places such as Carthage and Corinth that received a rebirth because of this. Through this Caesar had effectively introduced Romanisation of the empire. This reform is seen as Caesar’s most statesmen like act. He also made reformed the financial ways of the empire. He replenished the treasury by penalties extracted from rebels. He even modified the taxation system to eliminate the need of selfish tax collectors. To represent
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