Cornelius Eady

From the days of the Gracchi brothers until the ultimate demise of the republic, Roman politics was bound by political divisions between the optimates and the populares. A supporter of the optimates, Lucius Cornelius Sulla led a life, which was marked with many military successes in the Jugurthine and Mithridatic Wars, a prominent role in a series of civil wars against Gaius Marius, and his ultimate rise to the office of dictator following a final coup. Julius Caesar, a nephew of Marius, descended

Plutarch's The Life of Crassus and Caesar Plutarch presented history through biographical stories of the people that were important and influential during the time period he wished to address. However, after having read some of his work, one realizes that Plutarch inserts his own personal opinion and views of the people at hand into the factual documentation of their lives. For example, in The Life of Crassus, Plutarch expresses a general dislike and negative view of the man, but in The Life

Reaching from the Grave of Julius Caesar   It is assumed that the title of a work should reflect the nature of its content. The title should relate to the to the central influence which controls the flow of the work. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar seems to contradict that convention. Caesar meets his bloody end at the hands of conspirators in the first scene of Act III, barely halfway through the play. He is not the tragic hero; that distinction lies with Brutus and Cassius

Main Article When articles are written about the fall of the Republic and the fall of democracy, the blame is often attributed to one man: Julius Caesar. However, a figure that tends to be overlooked in popular history held the consulship over fifty years prior to the Republic’s inevitable fall was named Gaius Marius. Coming from an obscure Volscian town in the territory of Arpinum, sixty miles south-east of Rome, Plutarch wrote of Marius coming from poor origins and rising to the consulship as

"Up with Kaiser! Down with the Liberators!" Panic has grappled the capital of the Russian Republic as news of the death of Julius Kaiser on March 15, 1956 have spread. Kaiser was the victor of many battles, and the best known among his recent conquests was the American Wars (1942-1950), wherein he annex the entire American continent under Russian rule. The following day, the sixty conspirators who assassinated Kaiser (labeling themselves as the "Liberators") vacated the Kaiser Palace and went to

In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, Victor, Cornelius Agrippa, and M. Waldman influenced Victor to follow a path in life full of science and experiment. Victor influenced himself to follow a path in life full of science and experiment. At the beginning of the book, he wrote letters to his sister explaining his journey and what he did for the past year. He discussed what he did on the ship. Victor wrote, “I voluntarily endured cold, famine, thirst, and want of sleep:... and devoted my nights

Gladius Marius was born in a small town 100km outside Rome, long ago it was conquered by the romans. The towns people were granted citizenship, with the exception that they cannot vote. In 186 BC the town was granted the privilege to vote. Marius decided to join the army. Since he was in the army he decided to run for one of the military tribunes. He lost the election and didn’t receive tribune. He decided to run for quaestorship and managed to get elected quaestor, but his wasn’t enough. He decided

While it is clear that Pompey the Great was a successful general, how he came to be so is a more complicated matter. To analyse Pompey's career this essay will first examine his background, highlighting the advantages and difficulties that arose from being from a fairly new noble family. Additionally key events in Pompey's career will be explored chronologically, focusing on his most important military successes as well as his political career. This will attempt to determine how much his success

forever. He solved many of Rome’s problems. Pompey was a great military and political figure.Need a specific thesis statement Gnaeus Pompeius was born in 106 BCE. Gnaeus was born during the time of political tension between Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla. His father was Pompeius Strabo, who was a wealthy military leader in Rome. Strabo was not popular amongst the people, however he was a military general and was suitable for the job needed to be done. Strabo was

departed forever” which ultimately leads him to question if he can create life and bring back “the brightness of a beloved eye,” (29). His father also influences Victor during his childhood. On a fateful stormy day, Victor picks up the works of Cornelius Agrippa, but his father told him not to read it as it is “sad trash.” But because of the natural tendencies of children to be curious and rebellious, Victor “continued to read [the book] with the greatest avidity,” (25). The teachings of Agrippa