Caesar's Rise To Power

During the Roman period, an emperor named Augustus (63 BCE-14 CE) also known to be the Roman historian Tacitus, was the person to rule the state through creating the title of the first citizen. According to the Myrian inscription they call him as ‘Divine Augustus Caesar’ that refers to the “son of a god, imperator of land and sea, the benefactor and saviour of the whole world (Achtemeier, Green, Thompson, 2001)”. Through his time of ruling in the world of Rome in the New Testament had comprise the empire through its bordering its lands within the Mediterranean starting from the coasts into Europe as far north as southern ends of Scotland and into Germany. There was a law for the citizens that they had to respect the related communities. Whereas,

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting current politics with the politics described in Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. First, politics are similar because they both involve persuading people to elect certain representatives. In today's elections the candidates produce ads for voters to view, alike in Julius Caesar the candidates delivered persuasive speeches to increase their chances of defeating their opponent. On the other hand, they are different because in Shakespeare's play women did not have a role in government. Whereas in current politics, women are pursuing government positions and are able to voice their opinion during elections. Lastly, politics are different because in the play the conspirators assassinated Caesar

Caesar was born on July 12-13 100 BC in Rome. He grew up with a patrician family. Soon Caesar married Cornelia, and later on joined the military. After the military, he returned to Rome to began his career in politics as a prosecuting advocate. He relocated to Rhode's to study philosophy, but during the traveling, he was abducted by pirates.Caesar convinced the pirates to let him return home where he organized a naval force to attach one execute the pirates that had captured him. Caesar wife had passed away, and two years later he married his distant relative Pompeia. In 60-61 BC he served as governor of the Roman province of Spain, also in 68-69 BC he was elected as quaestor and also served in many other key government positions under Pompey.

Julius Caesar’s rise to prominence up until 60BC transpired due to a number of factors. The first of these being his family background and Marian connections, which at varying stages of his life were both a help and a hindrance. We can also note that most of his marriages were used to gain political and financial resources accentuating his connections to powerful families and individuals. This rise to prominence can also be attributed to Caesar’s opportunistic nature and vast ambitions coupled with his education and specialised tuition in the art of rhetoric, skills essential to gain popularity and political office. Additionally his acquisition of religious titles added prestige and status to his name while providing him with an array of

As Julius Caesar gained political power and popularity as the governor of the Roman province of Gaul, his growing status made him a major threat to the Roman Senate and the current leader of the Roman Republic, Pompey. They offered him a choice, to resign his command and disband his army or to be declared an “enemy of the state.” In the face of these unfavorable circumstances, Caesar made one of the most pivotal decisions in ancient history. In January 49 B.C.E., Julius Caesar led his troops across the Rubicon, disregarding the Senate’s rule and kick-starting the Roman Civil War that would change the state of Rome forever. In Plutarch’s, “Caesar” in Roman Lives, Suetonius’s, Lives of the Caesars, and Julius Caesar’s, The Civil Wars, each

The Pax Romana was a pivotal period in the history of Rome. Because of Augustus Caesar's contributions to the period, it is sometimes referred to as the Pax Augusta. Because of its english translation, (Roman Peace), the name of the period is often misconstrued. Pax meant not only “peace”, but “to pacify”, so while peace prevailed within the the empire, Rome was still exerting military force to expand its borders (Silberberg-Peirce 3). With this in mind, it’s important to look at the events that brought about the Pax Romana in the first place. This includes his rise to power, and the way he used it to take the major political, economical, and social strides that he did. Augustus’s part in the Pax Romana laid the groundwork for Roman prosperity for centuries to come.

When historians think of the ancient Rome, one name is the first to pop into the mind; Caesar.  Undoubtedly one of the most consequential men to have ever lived, Julius Caesar left a lasting legacy of military and political domination.  Caesar’s assassination sent shockwaves throughout Rome and its territories, leaving many to question what man could and would take the late leader’s place.  Many men vied for the most powerful position in the ancient world, but only one man could win this struggle. Gaius Octavius, Caesar 's great nephew and adoptive son quickly usurped the dictators role and cemented his power through both military battles and political nuance.  An astute politician, Octavian consolidated his rule by first eliminating his

This is an essay about an emperor by the name of Augustus Caesar who was considered the greatest emperor of Rome. Augustus was born on September 23, 63 BC in Rome, Italy and died on August 19,14 AD in Nola, Italy at the age of 75. Augustus was adopted by his great uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC and then took the name Gaius Julius Caesar but often called Octavian. Caesar rise to power, as well as his power through the people and through the Senate will be covered below. In all Caesar Augustus was a type of leader who had multiple versions of power.

During the late Roman Republic, power was held in the senate and by controlling the power of the people. Julius Caesar quickly became a powerful influence through the help of the Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus when they formed the political alliance the First Triumvirate. Yet, he quickly fell from power just a few years after his daughter’s death. Julius Caesar’s downfall has always been attributed to his pride and the betrayal of these allies. However, Julia Caesar, his only daughter, played a significant role in establishing the First Triumvirate, which led to Julius Caesar’s rise to power and eventually his downfall.

Brutus, Cassius, Caesar, and the other Senators held the power to do things others could not. With this authority came their ability to use poor judgement. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Julius Caesar the theme Power Corrupts is arrayed thoroughly. Murder, treason, and ethical/moral corruption were three prevalent themes that proved the overall topic of Power Corrupts.

From the days of the Gracchi brothers until the ultimate demise of the republic, Roman politics was bound by political divisions between the optimates and the populares. A supporter of the optimates, Lucius Cornelius Sulla led a life, which was marked with many military successes in the Jugurthine and Mithridatic Wars, a prominent role in a series of civil wars against Gaius Marius, and his ultimate rise to the office of dictator following a final coup. Julius Caesar, a nephew of Marius, descended from a noble family who were ardent supporters of the populares. Like Sulla, Caesar was greatly renowned as an exceptionally competent military commander, conquering Gaul. Remarkably, Caesar was also central to a series of civil wars between his former political allies, Crassus and Pompey, and claimed victory in this conflict just like Sulla – by defiantly marching an army on Rome and establishing himself as dictator. While Sulla and Caesar were strongly associated with the opposing senatorial factions, their lives were also subject to very similar circumstances. In many ways, Caesar’s political career was directly inspired by the precedent established by Sulla decades earlier, of course however, in spite of Sulla’s regime. Much of classical and modern scholarship examines these men separately, and any comparisons of their lives focus on others – namely, their own contemporary opponents - Sulla with Marius, and, Caesar with Pompey. Nonetheless, the extraordinary lives of Sulla

The fate of a nation determined by one man. With classic alliances and betrayals, the tale of Julius Caesar is still regarded as one of the greatest betrayals in human history. The fate of Rome was heading toward a dictatorship. Only the Roman Republic could stop Julius Caesar from ruling Rome. Little did the Roman Republic know that this assassination would later cause Octavian Caesar to become the first Emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 B.C.E. There is much to know about Julius Caesar. He was raised as a military man at a young age from his father who would eventually pass away on Caesar’s sixteenth birthday. He also created the first governing triumvirate (Roman Republic) in 60 B.C.E.

The year 100 BC is when Julius Caesar was born in Rome to a well known, but not rich family. The young Caesar left Rome for military service in Asia and Cilicia. When the dictator Sulla died, he returned, and began his political career as a prosecuting advocate.He travelled to Rhodes for philosophical studies and, on the way, was kidnapped by pirates. He convinced his captors to raise his ransom, then organised a naval force, captured the pirates and put them to death.

Power is a natural desire for humans. It is what structures society, makes the world turn, and to get more of it, people will do almost anything. Yet society often follows whoever is in power without a second thought. Because the Romans follow whoever is in power without considering that person’s morals and ideals, they are responsible for the anarchy that ensues after Caesar’s death.

Gaius Julius Caesar was born 12 July 100 BCE. His father was a Praetor who governed the area of Asia and his mother, Aurelia Cotta was of noble birth. Both held to the popular ideology of Rome which favored democratization of government and more rights for the lower class.