In 73BC Caesar returned to Rome after his assistance in military activities in Asia Minor and attack on the pirates who held him ransom. On his return he became a member of the College of Pontiffs, a pontifex, and shortly after, became a military tribune. After the death of his aunt Julia and wife Cornelia in 69BC, Caesar was elected as a quaestor at the appropriate age, and served in Further Spain. By 65BC, he served as curile aedile and it was around this time his public popularity increased. “He ran for pontifex maximus… Caesar won by a comfortable margin.
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Augustus Caesar – First Roman Emperor – 63 BC – 14 CE Augustus Caesar of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar. In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir. Full name Gaius Octavius Thurinus (from birth to adoption by Julius Caesar in 44 BC); Gaius Julius Caesar (from 44 to 27 BC); Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (from 27 BC until death in AD 14) Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician.
It was invented by Henry Cort at Fontley in Hampshire in 1783–84 and ninety years after Cort's invention, an American labour newspaper recalled the advantages of his system. ‘This invention has helped millions and also created a lot of jobs in the iron industry ‘. 2. Why did British industry change in 1750-1900? The Industrial Revolution dramatically changed not just Britain but the whole world.
Constantine The Great One of the most remembered and revered emperors of the Roman Empire is said to be the Roman emperor Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus, or Constantine I. His tenure as the supreme ruler of Rome is one of the most fascinating and turbulent of the history of the Roman Empire. The rule lasted more than 30 years and included multiple turning points in not only the history of the empire but also the introduction of Christianity as a whole. Flavius Valerius Constantinus, as he was originally named, was born at Naissus, in Upper Moesia on February 27th, c.a. 272 to Constantinus I Chlorus and his wife Flavia Iulia Helena, an innkeeper's daughter who at the time was 16 years old.
After Augustus died in 14 AD, relatives of Julius Caesar, the Julio-Claudian Emperors came to rule. These rulers had different abilities that affected the empire. After the last of the Julio-Claudian Emperors, Nero, died by suicide in 68 AD, civil wars
In the battle of Issus, about 30,000 of Alexander’s troops faced 100,000 Persian troops. After securing a victory Alexander was granted with most of Persia’s land. He then proceeded to take possession of Syria, and most of the coast of the Levant. Alexander’s empire was quickly growing in size and in numbers. 989.984.4502 Years were spent in conquest and battle.
One of these ambitious men was Caesar, who changed a dictatorship into a lifetime appointment and started the Roman Empire. (Brophy,
Viroconium was once the military stronghold for the Roman conquest of Wales. In 78, this headquarters transferred to Chester. Viroconium was later turned into the military stronghold of Vortigern in Powys. Modern excavations have turned up quite an array of Roman buildings. And Vortigern, of course, is a towering figure in matters Arthurian, bringing about both the advent of Merlin as a prophet and the wishful idea that Saxons could fight side by side with Britons against Picts and Scots.
Charlemagne When Pepin died in 768 CE, his son Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne, became king. His forty-six-year rule united central and western Europe. Although barely literate himself, Charlemagne was an intelligent, self-educated king and an ardent sup¬porter of education. He created a regulated empire and is regarded by historians as the most capable leader of the Carolingian dynasty. He expanded the domain of his kingdom to the Italian peninsula, advanced into northern Spain, added the land of Saxony, and, finally, invaded the land of the Bavarians—another Indo-European, Germanic people.