Octavian, the grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, had made himself a central military figure during the chaotic period following Caesar's assassination. In 43 BC at the age of twenty he became one of the three members of the Second Triumvirate, a political alliance with Marcus Lepidus and Mark Antony. [1] Octavian and Antony defeated the last of Caesar's assassins in 42 BC at the Battle of Philippi, although after this point, tensions began to rise between the two. The triumvirate ended in 32 BC, torn apart by the competing ambitions of its members: Lepidus was forced into exile and Antony, who had allied himself with his lover Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, committed suicide in 30 BC following his defeat at the Battle of Actium (31
Cinna stabs Caesar first, and the rest of us stabs him but Brutus was the last person to stab Caesar. Antony discovers Caesar is dead he wants to have a funeral and talk about Caesar’s honor. I don’t think that this is a good idea because he might make me and the other conspirators look bad. He could turn the people against us. This was what I was afraid of, now I can’t let this happen.
Catiline plotted a revolt, and to stop this revolt leading aristocrats had to disgrace the whole group of popular leaders including Caesar. But they had failed in hurting his political
Rome: March Towards an Empire A republic plagued with civil wars and social infighting is bound to not remain a republic long. Such was the fate of Rome. The final years of the Roman Republic saw nearly a dozen civil wars; the final war, the Battle of Actium, ultimately leading to the Republic's demise. In such turmoil, as power becomes instable and violence common, a nation seemingly begs for the emergence of someone to stabilize and bring order to a chaotic state; someone to claim power above the squabbling factions; essentially a dictator. Rome also had such a figure -- in Julius Caesar.
The Assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar Today is the day. The senate has been called to session, our leader, the mighty Caesar is to declare himself King. There is much turmoil as the senate is concerned with this proclamation. They do not believe that the empire will remain stable if Caesar is to have complete power. The people avoided having a king when they first established the Republic.
Why Did the Roman Republic Collapse? Keven Johnson Professor L. Reams History-1 70006 10 December 2012 Why Did the Roman Republic Collapse? The Roman republic was founded following the deposition of the last king of Rome. It was said that the Romans, tired of the tyranny of a monarchy, vowed that a king would never again rule Rome. This occurred sometime around 509 BC, and led to the creation of a new form of government called a republic.1 However, as the centuries passed, the republican dream slowly began to fade.
Otho had sent his troops to late and his army suffered a horrible defeat. When he heard of this defeat ,he killed himself .Otho had reigned for barely 95 days.Aelius Vitellius was the next emperor. He abandoned himself to exaggeration and all but ignored the troops who had given him the throne. Also, upon hearing that the troops of his rival ,Vespasian, were approaching Rome Vitellius begged the senate to allow him to leave the throne and live as a private citizen so he could be
Things like killing the ruler of Rome and throwing the whole empire into turmoil. For their argument they argued that because they loved Rome so much, that is why they had to kill Caesar because they could not have a ruler over Rome. Their forefathers had fought for the freedom and republic of Rome and they even killed a guy who tried to be ruler. Brutus and Cassius had the right idea in trying to protect the republic but they didn’t think it through enough and that is where their plan failed. Caesar was given a crown three times and the people wanted him to have it, but all three times he rejected it to look good in front of the people.
Between 58 and 51BC a series of military campaigns, known as the Gallic Wars, were waged in Gaul by the Romans, under the lead of Gaius Julius Caeser. As a member of the first triumvirate of rulers of the Roman republic, Julius Caeser held the consulship ship of a number of provinces including two in southern France. By this time the Roman republic already held great sway in Gaul, with many tribes trading with Rome and looking to the Romans for assistance in disputes with neighbouring tribes. This has since been seen as clever politics as by siding with individual tribes they systematically disposed of their troublesome enemies. In 58BC the Helvetii tribe of Eastern Gaul began to encroach on the lands of the Aedui, Ambarri and Allobroges tribes.
Firstly, Charles kept on banding and disbanding the Parliament depending on if they favoured him or not. Once, the Parliament tried to force the king to agree to a document that did not favour him. First, he thought about murdering Cromwell (he was the speaker). Then, he understood that if he disbanded the Parliament,