Rise Of Julius Caesar Research Paper
1700 Indo- European invasion of Greek peninsula
1400 Kingdom of Mycenae; Trojan War.
800-600 Rise of Greek city- states; Athens and Sparta become dominant.
c.700 Homerian epics Iliad Odyssey; flowering of Greek architecture.
550 Cyrus the Great forms Persian Empire.
509 Beginnings of Roman republic.
470-430 Athens at its height: Pericles, Phidias, Sophocles, Socrates.
450 Twelve Tables of Law
431-404 Peloponnesian Wars.
359-336 Phillip II of Macedonia
338-323 Macedonian Empire, Alexander the Great.
300-100 Hellenistic period.
264-146 Rome’s Punic Wars.
49 Julius Caesar becomes dictator, assassinated in 44.
27 Augustus Caesar seizes power; rise of Roman Empire.
C. 4 Birth of Jesus
c.30 Crucifixion of Jesus
63 Forced dissolution …show more content…
The new Roman republic spread during the 3 Punic Wars which Rome fought the armies of the Phoenician city of Carthage situated on the northern coast of Africa, defeat of the invading Carthaginian general Hannibal. Julius Caesar, end of the traditional institutions of the Roman state. Caesar’s grandnephew, Augustus Caesar sized power after Julius assassination, and established the basic structures of the Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius brought peace and prosperity to the Mediterranean world. Government became less effective, strong later emperor, Diocletian and Constantine attempted to reverse the tide. Constantine adopted Christianity. The decline of the city states ushered in the Macedonian conquest and the formation of a wider Hellenistic culture. Important political institutions in peace and …show more content…
The Greeks and Romans did not create a significant world religion. Their religions derived from a complex set of gods and goddesses who were seen as regulating human life. Both Mediterranean and Indian religious lore reflected the common heritage of Indo-European invaders. Greco-Roman religion tended toward an of-this-world approach with lessons that illustrated human passions and foibles but offered little in regard to modeling ethical behavior. Thus, separate models of moral philosophy were developed, by such men as Aristotle and Cicero, who like Confucius, taught the importance of moderation and balance in human behavior. Socrates taught his followers to question conventional wisdom by using rational inquiry. In the sciences, Greek work in geometry and anatomy were especially important. The greatest Roman contribution to the sciences was in engineering. In the arts and literature, the Greeks had few equals, particularly in sculpture, architecture, and plays. The Romans mimicked but rarely surpassed the Greek innovators in these
1400 Kingdom of Mycenae; Trojan War.
800-600 Rise of Greek city- states; Athens and Sparta become dominant.
c.700 Homerian epics Iliad Odyssey; flowering of Greek architecture.
550 Cyrus the Great forms Persian Empire.
509 Beginnings of Roman republic.
470-430 Athens at its height: Pericles, Phidias, Sophocles, Socrates.
450 Twelve Tables of Law
431-404 Peloponnesian Wars.
359-336 Phillip II of Macedonia
338-323 Macedonian Empire, Alexander the Great.
300-100 Hellenistic period.
264-146 Rome’s Punic Wars.
49 Julius Caesar becomes dictator, assassinated in 44.
27 Augustus Caesar seizes power; rise of Roman Empire.
C. 4 Birth of Jesus
c.30 Crucifixion of Jesus
63 Forced dissolution …show more content…
The new Roman republic spread during the 3 Punic Wars which Rome fought the armies of the Phoenician city of Carthage situated on the northern coast of Africa, defeat of the invading Carthaginian general Hannibal. Julius Caesar, end of the traditional institutions of the Roman state. Caesar’s grandnephew, Augustus Caesar sized power after Julius assassination, and established the basic structures of the Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius brought peace and prosperity to the Mediterranean world. Government became less effective, strong later emperor, Diocletian and Constantine attempted to reverse the tide. Constantine adopted Christianity. The decline of the city states ushered in the Macedonian conquest and the formation of a wider Hellenistic culture. Important political institutions in peace and …show more content…
The Greeks and Romans did not create a significant world religion. Their religions derived from a complex set of gods and goddesses who were seen as regulating human life. Both Mediterranean and Indian religious lore reflected the common heritage of Indo-European invaders. Greco-Roman religion tended toward an of-this-world approach with lessons that illustrated human passions and foibles but offered little in regard to modeling ethical behavior. Thus, separate models of moral philosophy were developed, by such men as Aristotle and Cicero, who like Confucius, taught the importance of moderation and balance in human behavior. Socrates taught his followers to question conventional wisdom by using rational inquiry. In the sciences, Greek work in geometry and anatomy were especially important. The greatest Roman contribution to the sciences was in engineering. In the arts and literature, the Greeks had few equals, particularly in sculpture, architecture, and plays. The Romans mimicked but rarely surpassed the Greek innovators in these