Caligula Essay

Zackary Marion Miss. Jackson World History 27 October 2015 The Temple of Divus Augustus was a major temple originally built to commemorate the first Roman emperor, Augustus. The temple was built between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, and behind the Basilica Julia. The temple was built on the site of the house where Augustus inhabited before he entered the public life around the mid-1st century BC. It is known from Roman currency that his temple was originally built to a hexagon style design

leadership decision. Caligula was not much better, if you consider an insane megalomaniac with a God-complex to be better. He would flaunt his wealth and supposed divinity around, appoint incompetent citizens to positions of power, personally torture and execute his prisoners, and even turn the palace into a brothel, where he indulged himself in whoever he wanted, consent or not. He was so despised that his own personal guards brutally stabbed him to death. Both Nero and Caligula did not exemplify the

Throughout history there have been many examples of people of power abusing the power they were given. Some of the most prominent were in ancient times. In the Roman Empire, as power changed from one hand to another, the abuse would range from very minor to the people fearing being randomly stabbed by their emperor. Some of the worst examples of power abuse of the first century were known for randomly stabbing the citizens, matricide, forcing others to pay for their extravagance and killing a man

We, as human beings, have certain beliefs, ideas, and principles that each and every one of us claim to be true. We also, however, have everything else that comes along with being man, to name a few, concupiscence, death, fear and anger, which we can sum up in the one word “evil”. We, as men, may have a tendency towards evil, but there is still hope, for we also have a desire to do good. Sometimes it is difficult though for a man to distinguish which is good and which is evil. For example, in light

to an end. Of course, one thing didn’t cause the Fall of Rome there were many important issues that caused the end of Roman Domination of Europe. One of the most important issues were bad emperors. The most notorious Roman emperors were Caligula and Nero. Caligula was a very crazy man and wasn’t okay in the head, that would be a perfect explanation of why he appointed his favorite horse as consul instead of appointing a human being as consul. Nero was just downright evil he persecuted Christians and

Niko Akaras Mr Bozzi. AMW February 21, 2017 Claudius: The Surprise Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was born in 10 AD in Gaul, modern day France. Due to an illness as a child he developed a limp and partial deafness. Because of this he was ostracized from his family, believing he was mentally challenged. Coming from a family of such high stature, Claudius was hidden until his teens, seen as an embarrassment to the family name. He gained the attention of his family when,

treated him with little to no respect. Though being born into a noble family, Claudius was placed far from reach of the line to becoming emperor. When his nephew Caligula was assassinated; Claudius was then named Rome's emperor. Reading of Claudius's life until this point would remind one very much of the character Tyrion Lannister and Caligula being the hateful nephew character resembling Joffrey Baratheon. Although being treated cruelly much of his life,

and finds out who is the best between two leaders, emperor Claudius and Shao Xinchen. Emperor Claudius, according to Merry Wiesner, was one of the great leaders of the Roman civilization. He was the one who completed an aqueduct that was started by Caligula. Moreover, he built the harbor at Ostia and also the drainage channel of Lake Fucine

he finished second 1437 times and won 1462. In the reign of the horse-crazed Caligula, one of the great names of the day was Eutyches. His many wins made him a close friend of the adoring emperor, who gave him no less than two million sesterces in rewards and prizes. Chariot racing was indeed a frequent affair in Rome on race day. Under the rule of Augustus one might see up to ten or twelve races in a day. From Caligula onwards there would even be as many as twenty four a

The Empire had suffered from many bad emperors. Emperors such as Nero and Caligula damaged the Empire. Also, the Roman Senate and Praetorian Guard were corrupt. The Praetorian Guard would auction off the seat of emperor to the highest bidder. The Western Roman Empire’s economy suffered greatly. It had become too large to maintain