Julius Caesar : The Rise Of The Roman Republic

Julius Caesar was a general and a politician of the late Roman Republic. He greatly influenced the size of the Roman Empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of Rome, which paved the way for the Imperial system. (Julius Caesar 100BC-44BC, April 29th, 2014)

General, politician, and master of propaganda, Gaius Julius Caesar, better known as Julius Caesar, is closely associated with the fall of the Roman Republic. A man of profound charisma who was well known for his pivotal military campaigns, Caesar was also an author and a shrewd developer of military propaganda . He also became known for expanding the roman republics geographic borders and founding its imperial system. Caesar had battled in numerous wars and took part in the Roman government. The start of his Dictatorship of the Roman Empire, would ultimately be the cause the end of his life. He would later become a large part in the History of Western Civilization. This essay will explore the life of Julius Caesar, his influence on the Roman Republic, government, military, and social practices.

Ancient Rome is known for some of the most powerful leaders, rulers, and kings to ever walk the earth. With many powerful leaders came many different political styles, ideas, and philosophies ranging from the democracy we have in America today to power driven tyrants consumed by their greed for new land and more cities to rule.

Julius Caesar was born on July 13, 100 B.C., in Rome, died on March 15, 44 B.C. The Roman Empire was the greatest empire at the time when Caesar was born. Before Caesar became a dictator, he tried to win some power in the Senate. If he won, he will be on the top list of the senators, but if he lost, he will basically lose everything, career and money. When Caesar became a dictator, the empire itself is not peaceful, but he changed that. Julius Caesar can be called the top leaders of Rome in the history, because he was well governed the empire, conquered other cities and have the respect from his soldiers. He brought a lot of territory to Rome, but the war causes thousands of thousands of people to death and slaves. When Caesar was a dictator, he had some victory during the war.

Gaius Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the world’s most influential and powerful military and political leaders. Born into a wealthy and old aristocratic family on July 13 of the year 100, it was expected of Caesar to assume office in pursuit of an ordinary career in Roman politics. However, Caesar was not an ordinary person. Instead, he climbed up the political ladder by marrying into a wealthy family, assumed important military positions that heightened his status, and advocated for key social issues in service to the poor. Through these feats, Caesar was hailed as a hero by the common people of Rome and was declared dictator perpetual, dictator for life. However, this position did not make him popular in the Senate. The senators

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.

There are many contributions to the fall of the roman republic. Three of the main ones can be linked to the Actions and legacy of Sulla, Caesars military campaigns and Caesars 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.

Based on ancient Greek belief, Caesar’s work as a man had already been done and he was awarded the title Divus after his death, symbolizing his apotheosis to divine status. Caesar was deified after his death, at a level that had been done before only in honor of Romulus, the founder of Rome. Caesar had transcended man and become a god that once walked among men. Caesar’s accomplishments were not beyond conceivable for a man, although rare. By awarding Caesar honors and awards while he was alive, the Senate was creating a dictator that was beyond their own control. The Senate had deified Caesar as more than a man so they could justify his assassination. However, by the time Caesar was assassinated he had already changed the course of history, leaving an heir and a trail of followers that saw it was more than possible for one man to control Rome. Caesar’s apotheosis was a turning point for the Roman republic that impacted and attributed to its decline in 27 B.C.E.

Julius Caesar was one of if not the greatest ruler the Roman Republic has ever seen. He was born in 100 BC to Aurelia and Gaius Caesar. Although his family was hailed by Roman aristocrats, they were still very poor. When Julius Caesar was only 16 his father died. Rome was very unstable at this time, almost being in chaos. Around the time his father died Caesar decided to make an effort bringing back the nobility of him country. Caesar ended up marrying the daughter of a noble and the dictator at the time, Sulla, wanted Caesar to divorce his wife. Caesar refused and decided to join the military instead. Directly after Sulla’s death Caesar

Caesar, being ambitious, was able to further his career very quickly.“In the early 60 BC, he launched his own successful political and military career. Rising rapidly, he campaigned successfully for the consulship in 60 B.C. and struck a deal with two of Rome’s leading figures, Pompey and Crassus (History.com, 2009)”. This partnership was a career springboard which made him a more influential person in Rome. When Caesar went to war with Pompey, he eventually managed to drive him out; upon his success, “Caesar was made dictator for life and hailed as the Father of his Country” (Wasson). Having a dictator can mean that the government is no longer a democracy but a dictatorship. Creating an unfair government for Rome that contains a majority of Caesar’s opinions and supporters, and not

The Roman Empire is arguably one of the most vital and influential periods of Western history. Julius Caesar, the man who is given much of the credit (or the blame) for the empire is equally interesting, especially his stunning fall from grace and assassination. This assassination was widely discussed by the prominent authors of his time. While they do not all agree, the general consensus is that jealousy (both from his supporters and his detractors), Caesar's pride, and a cultural resistance to the idea of the kingship all contributed to Caesar's gruesome death at the hands of his friends and peers.

Gaius Julius Caesar, 55, passed away March 15, 44 BC in the Portico of Pompey. Born July 13th,100 BC in Rome, he was the son of the late Aurelia Cotta and Gaius Julius Caesar Sr. Caesar was born into a patrician family, the gens Julia, which claimed to be descents of Iulus, son of Trojan prince Aeneas. While his family was very noble, they were not a very influential political family.

Julius Caesar took control of the government of Rome in 48 B.C.,before Julius Caesar the Roman Empire was ruled by two consuls who were elected by the citizens of Rome not the Emperor. In the republic there were three classes during this time the patricians ,plebeians ,and the slaves. Since patricians were citizens of the upper class they could vote,plebeians were also citizens and could also vote but unlike the patricians they had to do their own work rather than have a slave do it for them.Slaves weren't considered citizens ,they couldn't vote, weren't allowed to have money and weren't allowed freedom either. Women also were unable to vote. They also had magistrates who kept law and order, when they retired they became senators.Caesar became

The Roman Empire was arguably the most powerful and influential empire to date and one of its greatest leaders was Augustus Caesar. Augustus Caesar was perhaps the most proud and successful leader the Roman Empire ever had.

Julius Caesar is perhaps the most well known in the history of Roman Emperors, yet there is no denying that his reign was filled with controversy, no reason more so than his devious rise to power and his mischievous ways of suppressing the senate. There is no doubt that in ruling as a Dictator; Caesar lost the support of the Roman people, who had fought for freedom against an Etruscan King, a role in which Caesar was playing. His death in 44BC coincided with what many believe to be the year in which the Republic completely its eventual ‘fall’ that it had been plummeting to since 133BC, and it is only by looking at the differences in the end of his reign to that of Augustus’ in 27BC that