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    Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus, along with being a mastered politician, he also surpassed at getting Roman people to do what he wanted them to do voluntarily, and he managed to keep the aspect of the Republic up and running for the length of his session as an emperor. After the assassination of his adoptive father, Julius Caesar, Octavian introduced himself in the political leadership in 44 BC. During this time, the army was loyal to their general therefore Octavian paid all of Caesar’s armed

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    the status of a Roman province. Roman Empire frther expanded with the creation of three Spanish provinces: Hispania Baetica (smith-central Spain), Lusitania and Hispania Tarraconensis (the rest of Spain), in 19 BC. At its peak, following the Battle of Actium, Octavian had about 60 legions under his command. Through its military power, large portion of land from Spain to Syria and Britain to North Africa

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    Explain the significance of the civil war in the early career of Octavian The civil war and the early career of Octavian was of great significance as it paved the way for Octavian to become ruler of the roman world and to create the imperial system. Augustus gathered an army of 200 000 experienced roman legionaries while Anthony formed a large army that consisted of Roman and Egyptian soldiers. Augustus constructed a large fleet, which consisted of light and mobile ships, which was under the command

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    History is made up of individuals who were just living the life they wanted to live. Their actions ended up making an impact on our world as we know it. At the time they probably had no clue that the actions they put forth in their time would eventually lead up to the world we know today. Their life events may not have been grand, but they were enough to make an impact. Caesar Augustus is one example of a person in history who led a successful life. Born Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C

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    Cleopatra once said “all strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise” and that’s what happened to Cleopatra strange and terrible things. Cleopatra was known for her beauty and power. She used her beauty to get things she wants. The Roman empire started to trade with Egypt because Julius Caesar liked Cleopatra because of her beauty. Cleopatra influenced the world. She did that by persuading Julius Caesar to help defeat her husband and brother. She then exacerbating the rift

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    Juxtaposition In Aeneid

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    arms” (109). He describes Egypt as “all the might of the East and Bactra, the end of the earth” in order to one more emphasize the grandness of these countries. It sounds similar to the first passage because Virgil wants to show how important the Battle of Actium was for Augustus. “All rush at once” he writes as he describes the war. He uses an analogy of “high mountains clashing with high maintains” in order to express the scale of this event (109). He even mentions the gods who are also pinned against

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    but now a church, Rome, Italy, on the same site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa. (Wikipedia) The building we see today was completed by the emperor Hadrian and most likely dedicated about 126 A.D. During the aftermath of the Battle of Actium Marcus Agrippa made an impressive building program. The Pantheon was just a part of his

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    life, he was raised by his mother Atia, who was Julius’s niece, and his grandmother, who was Julius’s sister. Octavius officially became a man at the age of 16, by donning the toga. In 47 B.C., he went to Hispania to help his great-uncle Caesar in battle. During that journey, he was shipwrecked. Passing through enemy territory, Octavius finally reached Caesar without getting caught. That act impressed Caesar enough to make Octavius his heir and successor in his will. Although it may seem weird, Octavius

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    The rise of the Roman Empire started around 44 BCE with the murder of Julius Cesar, who was recently appointed as a permanent dictator. Next, the defeat of Mark Antony and his death at the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE followed by the granting of power to Octavias, later named Augustus, by senatorial decree in 27 BCE, led to the fall of the Republic of Rome, establishing its status as an empire. The fall of the Roman Empire took much longer than a day. In fact, the Roman Empire lasted from 30 BCE to

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    uniquely and indirectly shaped our world. Thankfully the large eye-catching archaeological sites, impact of Hollywood and the literary sources, Greek art and culture is embedded in our consciousness, arising visions of erudite philosophers, epic battles and limbless nude sculptures that decorated the sparkling white temples. Distributed around the Mediterranean Sea, the ancient Greece was united by its culture and art. What further strengthened these bonds were the so called festivals and sanctuaries

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