country’s nobility. His marriage to Cornelia‚ the daughter of a noble‚ had drawn the ire of Rome’s dictator‚ Sulla‚ who ordered the young Roman to divorce his wife or risk losing his property. Caesar refused and found escape in the military‚ serving first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. Following the death of Sulla‚ Caesar returned to Rome to begin his career in politics as a prosecuting advocate. He relocated temporarily to Rhodes to study philosophy‚ but during his travels there was
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dictatorship. The decline of the Republic began in the middle of the second century B.C. with political‚ economic‚ and social events. These events in addition to the burdens of civil war on Rome‚ lead to the inevitable failure of the Republic. The first contribution to the fall of the roman republic is linked to the actions and legacy of Sulla. Sulla had a high political position because he raised an army over the Italian rebels. Using his position he marched on Rome and had the senate outlaw marius
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Julius Caesar and Malcolm X were influential men in their own rights. While they lived millennia apart and in extremely dissimilar societies‚ their lives have several parallels. Pundits and scholars of history concur that both defined and influenced the respective histories of their time and were loved or loathed in equal measure by those that their lives touched. Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights‚ activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights
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had been adopted into his will. When Caesar was assassinated‚ Octavian had been in Greece attending school and quickly returned to lay claim to Caesar’s legacy. Together with Marc Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus‚ the three formed the Second Triumvirate (or the Avengers) to fight against Caesar’s assassins‚ the Liberators‚ in 43 BC. While Lepidus remained in Rome to look after things‚ Antony went to face Cassius and was able to defeat him while Octavian finally managed to defeat Brutus after two
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through all his plights and triumphed over difficulties to claim great achievements for the Roman Empire. Agricola’s pre-military life and early military life affected his attributes and shaped his future to give the qualities for success. Before his first birthday the Emperor ordered for the death of his senator father because of his refusal to prosecute the Emperor’s second cousin‚ this left Agricola fatherless with only the support of his mother to nurture him to maturity and an early influential
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Marcus Aurelius: Stoicism and the Modern Military In the long history of the United States‚ hundreds of men and women have forever altered the military with their legacies‚ ideas‚ and values. In this paper‚ I will discuss the life and legacy of the famed Roman Emperor‚ Marcus Aurelius. His musings have come to define the essence of the ideal military leader and how such individuals can live peacefully while in the heart of war. With his large contributions to Stoic philosophy‚ Marcus Aurelius has
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The ancient historian Suetonius was born in the year AD 69‚ when his father‚ a Roman knight‚ served as a colonel in a regular legion and took part in the Battle of Baetricum. From the letters of Suetonius’s close friend Pliny the Younger we learn that he practiced briefly at the bar‚ avoided political life‚ and became chief secretary to the Emperor Hadrian. The historian Spartianus records that he was one of several Palace officials‚ including the Guards Commander‚ whom Hadrian‚ when he returned
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works of Shakespeare‚ the writer who wrote about Julius Caesar. Booth had acted in a few plays written by Shakespeare which inspired him to plot the assassination of Lincoln. He shot President Lincoln in the back of the head while the President and First Lady attended a play. This assassination will directly link Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln
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“Veni‚ vidi‚ vici.” These Latin words‚ translated into English as “I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered”‚ were spoken by Julius Caesar‚ and captured his decision making and leadership skills (“Latin Quotes by Julius Caesar”). Julius Caesar is considered one of the greatest military minds of all time. Through a series of political alliances and battles‚ he expanded the Roman Republic and built the foundations for the Roman Empire (“Julius Caesar – Dictator‚ General”). As with other successful leaders‚ such
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Julius Caesar was one of the most influential leaders in Ancient Rome. H expanded Rome widely winning many battles in Gaul and even north of that. He was a favorite of all Roman citizens and was praised throughout his lifetime. Although Caesar was popular among the people he had many flaws. Caesar was always power hungry attempting to one day become the most powerful man in all of Rome. After a successful victory of the 8-year war in Gaul‚ Caesar was ready to return to Rome with motivation to be
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