Although not the most popular stoic philosopher of the Silver Age (14-177 C.E.)‚ Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s works later received their well-deserved praise through rigorous translations and artistic renditions‚ including William Shakespeare’s tragic comedy‚ “All’s Well That Ends Well”. Born the second son to a nobleman in Cordoba‚ Seneca the young grew up with some of the best minds and was educated by the first philosophy school in Rome‚ the School of Sexii. Seneca is seen by many as a significant
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In his 1959 film Ben-Hur‚ Wyler sheds light on how the Jewish and Roman traditions are unified into the new religion of Christianity. Wyler shows Christianity’s impact on a Jew in a Roman society by allowing Judah Ben-Hur to have the strength and momentum to overcome the obstacles that lead to his redemption and revenge. Judah’s old friend Messala had just been appointed the role of Tribune. Messala is set on ensuring that the Roman Empire remains the most powerful empire on earth‚ but Judah’s focus
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Dr. Ng‚ It is my bad about citation that I corrected as Cassius Dio‚ Roman History 56.30; (Published in Vol. VII of the Loeb Classical Library edition‚ 1925)‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/56*.html. I also corrected the citation about Suetonius‚ as Suetonius‚ The lives of the Twelve Caesars‚ The Life of Augustus 27‚ http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Augustus*.html. Thank you very much for reminding me. I totally agree with you
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Henry V According to Henry V “God’s peace! I would not lose so great an honour As one man more‚ methinks‚ would share with me. For the best I have . O ‚ do not wish one more.” Henry was not the type of person to backing down from a fight. Henry V makes his men feel valued and equal by giving them confidence‚ considering those men his brothers‚ and by naming this bad day The Feast of Crispian. Henry V makes his men feel valued and equal by showing them what fighting with confidence instead of fear
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A gladiator was a armed combat men who entertained people who came watch them in the Roman Empire who fought in violence with other gladiators. Some was volunteers who risked their lives. Most were considered as slaves‚ schooled under harsh conditions‚ socially marginalized even in death. Their origin gladiators offered spectators in fighting or dying will. There is evidence of it in funeral rites during the Punic wars of the third century. The gladiator games lasted for thousands of
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Jimmy Walters English IV CP 2/20/09 In the story of Julius Ceaser‚ Brutus and Cassius compare and contrast in many ways. Brutus is a noble character while Cassius is dishonest and evil. Brutus is also more naive. He tends to dominate the other characters of the play. Brutus is honorable to and everyone likes him. He doesn’t want to kill Caesar just to kill him because he doesn’t want to ruin his reputation he has with the people. On the other hand‚ Cassius is more realistic. Brutus and Cassius
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Julius Caesar was the first historical Roman to be officially deified. He was posthumously granted the title Divus Iulius or Divus Julius (the divine Julius or the deified Julius) by decree of the Roman Senate on 1 January 42 BC. The appearance of a comet during games in his honour was taken as confirmation of his divinity. Though his temple was not dedicated until after his death‚ he may have received divine honors during his lifetime:[111] and shortly before his assassination‚ Mark Antony had been
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When I‚ look at these two speeches there really is no contest. Mark Antony really just takes the cake with his beautiful speech. To be fair Mark Antony had a huge advantage over Brutus in the fact that he got to speak last‚ so his words were the last the crowds got to hear‚ but that is not suppose to discredit Mark Antony. He still delivered an Amazing speech and what was overall just better than Brutus’s. This was just a big mistake on Brutus’s part he never should have let Mark Antony speak after
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What is true and false‚ right and wrong‚ moral and unethical? Our lives are trapped in an endless cycle of subjective dichotomies. The world we inhabit is malleable‚ and the human mind is a feeble‚ flawed organ susceptible to the malcontented demons that surround us. Even the most powerful people on our planet can fall prey to the most prevalent fault of them all: masters and marionettes. To some‚ the masses are no greater than a bunch of puppets‚ needing unwarranted‚ unknown‚ and unnecessary totalitarian
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William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was‚ ironically‚ Marcus Brutus‚ a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what would cause a person to kill a close friend? After examining Brutus’ relationship to Caesar‚ his involvement in the conspiracy‚ and his importance to the plot‚ the truth can be revealed. <br><br>Marcus Brutus‚ a servant and close friend to Caesar‚ has
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