After Julius Caesar was murdered, Augustus became his heir and raised an army to challenge Mark Antony who had taken control after Julius Caesars death. In 43 B.C. Antony was defeated and Augustus seized military power over Rome. For the following thirteen years Antony and Augustus had battles until 30 B.C. when Antony killed himself.
Crassus died Caesar made few changes in the government of Rome Treated Senate as his creature March 15, 44 B.C.E. Caesar stabbed to death in senate The second Trimuvirate and the emergence of Octavian Octavian controlled western part of empire Antonius and Cleopatra (Queen of Egypt) ruled East 31 B.C.E. Octavian defeated their army , civil war ended Age 32 Octavian absolute master of Mediterranean world The Age of Augustus Golden Age of Roman Literature: 2 major poets Virgil (70-19 B.C.E.) Greatest work Aeneid Horace (65-8 B.C.E.) Lyric poet- Odes Ovid (43-18 B.C.E.)
It was composed of Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus. The Republic was divided into two with Octavian governing the west and Anthony the east. Lepidus was pushed out of the picture as the two of leaders made this agreement of a split Rome. Eventually breaking out into civil war, Octavian defeated Antony at the battle of Actium in 31 BC. Octavian was in total control of Rome after Antony and Cleopatra both committed suicide.
Prior to becoming king, Darius placed Xerxes in the position of satrap of Babylon for 12 years from him to gain experience in a position of power and authority. Also in 498 a palace was built for the kings’ son in Babylon. The invasion of Greece, planned by his father, was put on hold because he faced a rebellion in Egypt in 486bc. Xerxes led the campaign against Egypt and ‘decisively crushed them’ (Herodotus) and reduced the Egyptians to abject slavery and placed the country once again firmly under Persian control. Unlike, his father, who made
The twins founded their own city, but the twins Romulus and Remus had an argument about the ruler of the new city and the name (in other accounts it was about the location of the city). Because of the quarrel Romulus killed Remus and he then the city was named after him. To make the city attractive, the city became a sanctuary (safe place for people) for the extremely poor and unwanted people. Although there was a large workforce (lots of workers) there was a problem in this, because the city lacked women. Because of this, Romulus went to neighbouring towns and tried arranging marriages, but because Rome was full of unwanted and poor people, all of the women refused.
For her father that man had been Pompey. During the Roman civil war it was clear to her brother that Pompey was no longer the man to back and had him beheaded. Cleopatra was twenty-one and also in the same danger as Pompey. At the time of Pompey’s arrival, Cleopatra was in exile, fleeing for her life from her brother. As was tradition, Cleopatra and her brother were meant to rule jointly as
Sarah Frenzel AC0310696 HS150 World Civilizations I 02_02 12/30/12 The Conquests of Alexander the Great In 336 B.C.E., while preparing to invade Asia, Philip II was assassinated. As his son and heir to the throne, Alexander became King. Now the ruler of Macedonia, it was up to him to continue his father’s work. “Along with the throne, the young king inherited his father’s daring plans for the conquest of China” (Craig, Graham,Kagan, Ozmant, Turner, 2009, p. 120). Although he was only twenty years old, Alexander was ready for the responsibility.
How did Augustus establish and maintain his power? After the assassination of Julius Caesar in March 44BC, Augustus went to Rome to claim his inheritance and to avenge the death of his great uncle Julius. After liaising with Marc Antony and Lepidus to form an alliance called the triumvirate, they gained revenge over the murderers of Julius and divided the empire between themselves. However, Octavian was set to gain undivided power over Rome, in doing so; he gradually stripped his triumvirate of power and gained the favor of Rome. Octavian placed Lepidus in Pontius Maximus, which provided him with little power in politics; however Marc Antony would be more of an obstacle, as he had now equal rule of Egypt with his wife Cleopatra.
Caesar emerged victorious, and was made dictator for life. In 44 BC, Caesar was assassinated by senators who opposed Caesar's assumption of absolute power and wanted to restore constitutional government, but in the aftermath a Second Triumvirate, consisting of Caesar's designated heir, Octavian, and his former supporters, Mark Antony and Lepidus, took power. However, this alliance soon descended into a struggle for dominance. Lepidus was exiled, and when Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra of Egypt at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, he became the undisputed ruler of Rome. With his enemies defeated, Octavian took the name Augustus and assumed almost absolute power, retaining only a pretense of the Republican form of government.
This paper argues that although the exchange of gifts was utilized by all cultures and people, the way in which they were used gave proof to the social status, culture, and even identity of the parties involved. Gifts were commonly given among men for various reasons including peace offerings. In Book 1, King Agamemnon stole Achilles’ beloved trophy wife from him in front of many of their men. This would be an “Achilles’ Heel” for Agamemnon for Achilles would not fight in battle due to his anger filled heart. As a result, Agamemnon lost thousands of men in battle because of his blinding error.