Character Analysis Of Lucius Vorenus

To begin, Apuleius wrote a novel, The Golden Ass, which demonstrates Roman worldviews of the self. In the book, he explains a perspective about what makes the self: experience and transformations. Lucius, the protagonist, goes through many different changes that really shaped his character by the end of the novel. He underwent multipart transformations that are physical, personality wise, his social class, his beliefs, and his interests. At the beginning of The Golden Ass, Lucius’ internal and external selves do not correlate. Only through his experiences and numerous transformations is he truly able to be himself because both his internal and external selves match. This worldview is especially present in ancient Rome because of all the wars this great city took part in that physically transformed Rome’s territory and its citizens. These experiences made Roman men physically strong, wise, powerful and meant that they were good at warfare since they were able to conquer so many different places like Carthage, Italy, and Greece. The men that took part in these wars came back as different people after they had experienced war and all its casualties. There are many implications of

Monday The least honorable character in Julius Caesar is Cassius. Cassius tries and destroy the life of Julius Caesar. He wants Brutus to think the people from Rome are concerned about Caesar's power. It's not honorable to dislike someone but cassius dislike Caesar and he also deeply resents being subservient to a tyrant, and there are indications that he would fight for his personal freedom under any tyrant. Cassius wants to remove Caesar from power. Cassius resorts to using his keen insight into human nature to deceive Brutus by means of a long and passionate argument. Cassius has some of his negative aspects. He has jealousy towards Caesar and that's probably why he dislikes him.

First, jealousy leads Commodus and Claudius into a Machiavellian nature to achieve greatness. Previous to Marcus Aurelius’ death, he tells maximus that he wants him to become the next emperor of Rome and that he will bring Rome back to a republic. Marcus’ reasoning for this is, “‘Your faults as a son, is my failure as a father’” (Marcus Aurelius). All Commodus wants from his dad is love and for him to accept him for who he is. Marcus has always been praising Maximus over his own son. When Marcus chooses Maximus over his own son to become Rome’s emperor, Commodus becomes enraged. This drove Commodus to become a vicious villain. This also elicits pathos towards Commodus because his own father does not want him. Commodus begins to realize his father will never love him so he suffocates Marcus before he announced Maximus would be emperor so the throne would be passed down to himself. Commodus is jealous of the amount of love Maximus gets from his father and envy’s him. The

Over all, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a great and respected example for all Roman citizens. He performed his duty of love and patriotism he had for the empire. No one had to pay him or give him a reward for doing it. Cincinnatus was a true Roman. Anyone can see that someone as humble and dedicated as he was deserves to be recognized. Because of his attitude and wise decisions, a special piece of history was made and is very much appreciated throughout Rome and even other countries

Marcus Brutus shows qualities of a noble roman through patriotism. He makes many tough decisions that result in questioning his character, but the actions he takes are for the betterment and out of the love for Rome. After the assassination of Caesar, Brutus orders: “And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s blood / Up

This disrespect is again demonstrated by Suetonius recounting a time when Caligula made senators “run in their togas alongside his military chariot for several miles” (Caligula, 26). Caligula’s cruelty can only provide an explanation for this act. He had senators plot to kill other senators and even “confiscated [the] family insignia” of some senatorial families (Caligula, 35). Nero was no less atrocious in his relations with senators. He carried “neither discrimination nor restraint in putting to death whoever he wished” (Nero, 37). And Nero was “bent on death for the all the most illustrious” (Nero, 36), even threatening to “dispose of the entire order” (Nero, 37). If only Augustus were alive to advise Caligula and Nero on when to kill senators and when to honor them. Yet, the distinction must be made that Augustus was brutal to senators in order to gain power not to maintain it. Augustus improved from the errors of Caesar and was dependent on the support of the Senate to enact the principate. He was considerate of the Senate’s intentions and was freely available to listen to their advice. Caligula and Nero ignored the voice of the Senate and attempted to silence it to satisfy their insecure and violent natures.

“Veni, vidi, vici.” These three words spoken by Julius Caesar perfectly sum up the life and legacy of this great man, (Mathisen 382). Although Caesar was not an emperor of Rome, he played a large role in creating the Roman Empire. Alive during the Age of the Generals (88-60 BCE), he ascended the political hierarchy to become the most powerful man in Rome, (Mathisen 372). Caesar was beloved by the people or Rome as well as the army, who aided him in taking over control of the Republic. However, not everyone in Rome was a fan of Caesar, including some Senators and groups which he conquered during his various expeditions.

Montag's determination and fast paced speed lead to further distancing of him and the others. His pumping heart felt like the constant beat of a pounding drum against his chest. The putrid smell of sulfur filled his nose with the stench of death and decay as the city grew near. Granger slowly catches up to Montag and with his voice cracking from the dust and heat says “here we stand at the gates of hell!” At this moment Granger with his knees weak from the arduous journey sat underneath from what resembled a once teaming underpass. “I remember joking about the cars that once filled this highway. I referred to them as ants marching in some meaningless manner, yet now I don’t even see an ant on this scorched pavement. Furthermore, I see nothing Montag, not even a bird singing, or even a

Being a true stoic Cicero’s loyalty to country cost his popularity with the most powerful men of Roman politics including, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony while Octavian who would later propel Rome to her greatest dominance and bring about the Pax Romana, he would get caught in the middle of Cicero’s political struggle. Octavian even argued in the senate for two days on Cicero’s behalf for him to not be added to a list of enemies and adversaries of the Second Triumvirate, but to no avail as the damage was done. Here Octavian learned a great lesson of these

In Fahrenheit 451 the author Ray Bradbury attempts to present a world, which at first glance has been turned upside down. Instead of finding homes of communicating and loving family members, homes of individuals living separate lives, dominate cities. Family members are more concerned about individual interest, instead of each other. The role of firefighters is to destroy instead of to save. Society now seeks to end conflict thru war and the removal ways to learn instead of using methods of dialogue and peace.

Caring, respectable, valued and honoured are all traits desirable of an emperor. Augustus encompassed all of these and went as far as restoring the Republican government from its once fallen state, but this was all forgotten when Tiberius became emperor. Tiberius was corrupt by power and Rome began to live in an era of destruction. As well, the subsequent emperors, Caligula and Nero followed in the same path, portraying violence and negatively impacting the city of Rome. Their reign caused them to be unpopular as each marginalized pietas, the duty towards the Gods, family, homeland, and followers, which is highly valued by the romans. This can be seen through the actions and behaviours throughout their time as they were destructive

Throughout Rome’s vast history, we are given many different emperor who attempted to make Rome better, more successful in their eyes. During the second and fifth centuries, we saw the beliefs and rules as to how an emperor should not only behave, but also how he rules the empire change as well. The ruling of Septimus Severus and Valentinian III meet this understanding perfectly. These two men ruled in both a similar and contrasting fashion during the third and fifth century. As the times changed in Rome so did what was understood to be the needs of the empire, and what was expected of him. During the time of Septimus Severus, we are in a new era in Rome, the Pax Romana has ended and the people have been shown very different standards for what

Roman values and their importance to the state play a central role in Julius Caesar. These values are portrayed as integral to the success of Rome, because the majority of these virtues act in favour of the state. Each person in Roman society has their own role which is part of a more important collective whole. Characters in the play seem to identify more with being a citizen or “soul of Rome” rather than a unique individual (Shakespeare, 2.1.323). The play emphasizes Rome as “an alien society” and analyses the relationship “between Rome and the Romans, who see themselves as ‘citizens,’ rather than ‘men’” (Miles, 2). Shakespeare emphasizes the importance of the state over personal thoughts or feelings: “not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (Shakespeare, 3.2.21-22). Each of the Roman virtues arises out of a sense of duty to put the state over the self. Following this duty evokes a necessary recognition of

Lucius Junius Brutus was the founder of the Roman republic and one of the first consuls of Rome; he was believed to be the ancestor of Marcus Brutus, who was known as one of the leaders of the conspiracy to murder of Julius Caesar. Lucius revolted against the last King Lucius Tarquinius after discovering the rape of Lucretia, which was committed by the king’s son Sextus Tarquinius. Early sources on Lucius Junius are Shakespeare’s works The Rape of Lucretia and The Tragedie of Julius Caesar. Lucius Junius demonstrates his resolve for the republic as he sent his own sons to be executed. Similar to how Greek heroes played an important role to the cities that they are associated with, Lucius Junius was important for Rome’s release from monarchy and the development of the Roman republic.

Trajan was well know for his victorious war battles between the Dacian's. The reliefs carved into his 128 foot column depict Trajan's two successful campaigns against the Dacian's (Kleiner 159). In this scene I have chosen to research, 112, Roman soldiers are at war with the Dacian's. They are fighting with swords and shielding themselves from such weapons as well. There is an overwhelming amount of stuff occurring in this frieze, so much that it makes it difficult to decipher who are the Roman soldiers and who are the Dacian's. What can be immediately observed are the hurt soldiers below the feet of the fighting. One figure is sitting, seemingly alive, but clearly injured based on his the position of his sulking head. From previous art classes, I can assess that whomever carved this frieze positioned one character higher indicating more power, which is presumably the Roman soldier in conjunction with the Dacian. Although many people are unaware of this technique, the human brain registers comparison of position and associates it with superiority or more