The Roman government before Caesar was considered well established. Citizens voted for two consuls who oversaw Rome for a limited reign, the consuls where advised by the senate which was made up of retired magistrates. Caesar changed this all when he was named dictator for life giving him absolute power over all of Rome. Caesar had held office before his rise to head of Rome; he won several political offices, but Governor of Farther Spain won him his future. This position allowed his to ally himself with Crassus who was the richest man in Rome and who had gained fame by putting down a major slave revolt. The other man he allied himself with was Pompey. Pompey was a successful military leader and the three men used their armies and wealth to…
During the classical age, Rome transitioned from a republic to an empire. During this time Rome’s senate was weakened becoming nothing more than a meaningless place for debates. This was because Rome became an empire in which the emperor had absolute power. While the senate was weakened Rome still controlled trade throughout the Mediterranean. This was due to Rome’s victory over Carthage in the Punic Wars. As Rome changed from a republic to an empire one change was that the senate lost power…
1) Augustus was a key factor in bringing stability to Rome. Augustus was the first emperor and ruled from 31BC-14AD. Augustus intends to restore the Republic form of Government. He forms the New Order, which gives him full power and he rules as consul until 23BC. He is popular among the people because he brings peace after 60 years of war. He does this by reorganizing the army, which causes social stability, and he makes it so non-Romans can earn citizenship if they are a good fighter. He also creates the Praetorian, which are 9,000 of the best soldiers who act as the emperors body guards. Also, he reduces the number of members in the senate. He allows equestrians to become patricians, which causes social mobility. He throws parades and celebrations where the plebs can get free food. Augustus believes social moral has declined mainly in the rich and limits their extreme parties. He believes religion can cure so he builds many temples. He pioneers domes and arches. One famous temple is called the Pantheon, which is a temple for all Gods. The Cult of the State is formed and temples are built to worship Rome and Augustus’s spirit. Augustus makes adultery and crime and banishes his daughter after she cheats. He encourages marriage by heavily taxing single people. He leaves the Julio-Claudian legacy and his family rules for almost 100years. Augustus was the first good emperor in the Pax Romana. After Augustus dies, Rome’s stability ends and Tiberius takes over.…
Caesar started many reforms, both social and political, some of which are still in play and an influence in America’s society today. Most of these reforms were in favor of the deprived and disadvantaged. He generated “implied laws,” one of which included the responsibility of the rich to help care for the poor. “Implied laws,” were laws that were in order and were carried out because Caesar urged the people very strongly but were not written down on paper. He established new public buildings and facilities and hired the needy to build those. This way, the empire of Rome was beautified and the unemployment rate was decreased. He also created new jobs and social well-being programs for those in need. These concepts are still in order in social…
Julius Caesar was Roman’s dictator in Julius Caesar. However, He was popular with the common people because he provided entertainment, reduced their debt, conquered land for Rome, and was charisma.…
All three impacts helped shape the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar’s reign and assassination were keys to the fall of the Roman Republic, because of his desire to change the government and the people uproaring over his death. Gaius Marius’s consul was a significant part in Rome’s switch from a Republic to an Empire, because of his change in military decisions. Both men served a vital part it the fall of the Roman Republic, which helps to show that no matter what kind of person someone is, that person can help shape another’s life (well in this case a country’s…
Among these reforms, we have one where he restored the time limits for holding office positions like the consulship. He restored it to be like it was originally where a person could be consul for one year after being praetor. In addition, you could be consul more than once but at least 10 years had to pass from one consulship to the next. He set a new age requirement for being praetors and impose strictly the corsus honorum. I think his intentions with these changes were not only to restore the office positions as they were before but also to prevent any of these people from gaining as much power as he did and that could either overthrown him or equalize him. Furthermore, he enlarged the Senate with people that supported him with the end goal of keeping control over Rome and in some way over the Senate as…
First you have Augustus who was adopted by Julius Caesar. Augustus was able to appease the appetite for power of the Senate by making Rome a Monarchy disguised as a Republic. Augustus controlled the army, The Senate, he could veto all legislation and could impose judgment and punishment on any citizen and he himself was immune to from arrest or punishment. Augustus also put in place reforms that made Rome more efficient, reorganizing the Senate, recruiting wealthy commoners for government service, dividing Rome into districts, he put together Rome’s first police and fire departments as well as building a system of aqueducts to provide the public…
Julius Caesar had been trying to expand the Roman Empire and had exceeded, since before he even became a dictator, he had won many battles that had helped expand the Roman Empire. Caesar had conquered Gaul and had invaded Britain, which is…
Today, rulers of other countries still bear the title Caesar. This name has achieved an unprecedented amount of respect. Julius Caesar is one of Rome's most famous leaders, and he has come to deserve that fame. Julius has many of the discrete characteristics of a leader. He was egotistic (some may say an egomaniac), he had a controlling power, he was intelligent, and he was ambitious. Although his reign did not prove as beneficial to Rome as it did for him, he is still considered a great leader.…
The Roman government changed from a republic to an empire, this doesn’t seem an easy task for modern day governments. How was it that this occurred? And what impact did Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar have on this change? Julius Caesar, although not completely starting the process, this was begun be Sulla, Caesar did draw the power away from the senate and bestowed it upon himself, partaking in constant wars, instead of stabilising the republic. When he died, Rome fell back into civil war and power was regained by Julius Caesar’s heir, Augustus. Augustus continued drawing Rome away from a republic, as was his only option if Rome was to survive. He was almost completely unchallenged once he took power as his opponents were dead from the war. He began rebuilding the nation and restored it to its prior capacity and further. Caesar was the overall catalyst for the reform and Augustus simply continued with that legacy.…
“I came, I saw, I conquered” stated by Julius Caesar is one of the most well-known quotes in history. Neither Western Civilization nor the Roman Empire can be discussed without making reference to this great leader. Being a leader, Julius Caesar was continuously faced with obstacles but how he overcame them and impacted society, centuries later, is what mattered. From his personal endeavors into the political leadership role that he excelled at, Caesar got what he wanted out of any situation and was extremely influential. From Rome to Egypt and back again, Caesar never allowed for his way of thinking to be compromised and that, in turn, allowed for him to impact certain things in Western Civilization and history…
This is because he created the 10th Legion and proved himself to be an adept military leader (Biography.com Editors 14). Also, Caesar reformed the Roman calendar and greatly increased the size of the Roman Senate (Biography.com Editors 14). However, everything Caesar did was only to increase his influence with the people of Rome so that he could become more powerful. For instance, the only reason Caesar expanded the Roman Senate, was so that he could fill it with allies who would later advocate for him. Moreover, Caesar ruled as dictator for only a year before his assassination, the majority of his actions that took place beforehand that are often seen as good were only a campaign that Caesar was a part of in an attempt to gain popularity, one in which he succeeded. Overall, everything Caesar did was for himself, although he was an innovative think as well as an adept military leader, he had a blatant disregard for the prosperity of all of his people, even the ones that he viewed as being…
Caesar was one of the most ambitious and determined men to ever rule the Roman Empire. He became a legend in his own right by defeating his highest political threat at his time, Pompey. Taking Rome by storm, Caesar marched his way to power supported by his loyal army and followers claiming his Dictatorship for life. Changes that he made during his time still remain strong in our time such as the Calendar.…
Julius Caesar is “without a doubt the most significant figure in the history of Rome” for a vast majority of reasons (Knight). Julius’ full name and official title was “General Gaius Julius Caesar” and remained so throughout his entire life (“Julius”). When Julius Caesar was born is not agreed upon between most historians. But the closest approximation is around 100 B.C.E. Julius Caesar’s family was apart of the Roman aristocracy. He died around 44 B.C.E. He was murdered by a group of “60 influential Romans” and was stabbed “23 times” with a dagger when he entered a “senate chamber” (Knight). His assassination was planned by his “friends” “Brutus and Cassius” and the famous line “Et tu? Brutus” comes from his death…