Punic Wars, allowed this once small city to emerge as the Roman Empire (Mark, Joshua). Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was born in Rome in July 100 B.C. to Gaius Julius Caesar and Aurelia Cotta (Biography.com Editors). Caesar is noted as one of the greatest military leaders in history and played a significant role in the events that led to the rise of the Roman Empire. He was known to be a bold and decisive leader (Biography.com Editors). In the early 60s B.C., Caesar began a successful career in
This was a huge transformation for the Romans, which Caesar made positive by bringing peace and stability to Rome. Augustus Caesar had a significant transformative effect on Rome because he ended the political chaos of the republic, introduced the Pax Romana, and had a great standing army. To begin, Augustus Caesar was formally known as Gaius Octavian, the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. Julius was known as the fall of the Roman Republic when he was assassinated by the Senate on March 15, 44 BCE, also
Latin Literature in History Greek literature was one of the numerous Greek accomplishments from which Romans drew immense influence. The Romans picked up first on the Greek embrace of rhetoric, which became an educational standard, given that a man’s rhetoric, his ability to “push the buttons” of the subject audience by way of speeches, supplemented the man’s rise to political power. But as rhetoric began to diminish from Roman daily life following Rome’s imperialization
Latin Literature in History Greek literature was one of the numerous Greek accomplishments from which Romans drew immense influence. The Romans picked up first on the Greek embrace of rhetoric, which became an educational standard, given that a man's rhetoric, his ability to "push the buttons" of the subject audience by way of speeches, supplemented the man's rise to political power. But as rhetoric began to diminish from Roman daily life following Rome's imperialization, identical
contributions to Roman history helped make Rome the dominant empire we know of today. Augustus Caesar was without a question the greatest political leader in the history of the Roman Empire. As a young adolescent, Octavian demonstrated his leadership ability long before having thoughts of becoming the first emperor of Rome. His strengths, features, and accomplishments as a military leader show only a part of his great political skills he possessed. After the murder of Octavian’s great uncle,
battles left and right Hannibal had finally reached Rome and could have conquered it. But the son of Scipio Africanus the Elder was a better general and used his army in a way Hannibal had never seen before, leading Rome to victory. After this accomplishment, he became famous and was named after his father, making him Scipio Africanus the Younger. After Rome was successful in the Punic wars it was looking to expand its Empire, however there were many other barbarians to defeat along their path
The establishing of Rome to the beginning of civilization, It is so old, it is today known as “The eternal city”(1). Ancient Rome was one of the greatest empires of the century. Rome was accepted to be established around 509 B.c. It began turning into a country after the Romans drove out the Etruscan lord. Little did the Romans realize that driving out their lords was the start of the best and biggest realms ever known to history. After the fall of Monarchy another type of government was setup
Some would become men of great renown in Roman history, such as Trajan, but others were despicable leaders, such as Nero and Caligula. However, all of them changed the course of the Roman Empire, with many of them becoming known for their great accomplishments. One of these emperors was Aurelian. Aurelian was a great military leader, strong emperor, and a strict administrator. Also, unlike most of the emperors, his common birth did not suggest his future destiny with greatness. Aurelian was born in
Alexander the Great and Augustus are two different individuals from two different time periods and they are both famous for their accomplishments. Alexander is one of the greatest military geniuses who by the age of 33 had conquered most of Asia. Alexander thought of himself as the son of Greek god Zeus. Augustus was the first emperor of Rome who brought peace and stability to the Roman Empire. He was the grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar. His original name was Caius Octavius, but when he was
assassination of Julius Caesar, Augustus returned to Rome forming an alliance with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus known as the Second Triumvirate which led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The first 206 years of the Roman Empire were known as Pax Romana, because it was a time of peace and prosperity from 27 BC to 180 AD. What started out as a small Empire, throughout the centuries the Empire grew so large that in 330 AD, the Empire was split between the East and the West. Within the last 200 years