Acquiring this absolute power however, was no easy feat, and Caesar had well equipped himself through previous expeditions of Europe and the ancient world with all the resources necessary to gain power in Ancient Rome. One such "expedition" was Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul. On this expedition, Caesar went to great lengths to write a thorough book about his conquest, and to justify his expenditures to the Roman public and Senate. Through Gaul, Caesar found a way to acquire power and prestige for himself within the Roman political arena. It is debated however as to why Caesar wrote about Gaul, whether it be to bask in his glory of his nine-year campaign or to use as propaganda for the political upheaval he would soon mount against Rome.
Name: kartik Patel Subject: history 101 Professor: Dr. Gilbert stack Essay: Hannibal Hannibal Hannibal, a Carthaginian general and one of the greatest generals that ever lived was renown for his strategies and courageousness, such as crossing the Alps and using the bottleneck strategy at Lake Tradesmen. He used strategies that a lot of generals at this time, especially Roman generals, would never think of and in doing this he almost destroyed the Roman republic. From the middle of the 3rd century to the middle of the 2nd century BC, Carthage was engaged in a series of wars with Rome (Dorey, P 57). These wars, known as the Punic Wars, ended
The chivalrous acts displayed by Arthur show the beauty of Arthurian romance and why, whether or not these legends are true, we want them to be. The Romans arrived in Britain in 55 BC. The Roman army has been involved in a war with France against the alliance of Gaul and Britain. Julius Ceasar led his army in the invasion of Great Britain to get back at them for having an alliance with Gaul. Ceasar’s twelve thousand Roman soldiers
Instead he was known to be one of the ablest orators and “most adroit politicians of the day”[F.B Marsh] and his military skills were most likely not rated very highly. However, during his campaigns in Gaul he earned the reputation of a man who fought alongside his men and “killed greater numbers of the enemy”[Plutarch]. The period of time he spent in Gaul has proved Caesar to be “One of the world’s greatest soldiers”[Scullard] and an exceptional commander that was admired for his leadership and ability to secure the affection of his men. Plutarch states that in less than ten years Caesar had stormed “more than 800 cities, subdued 300 nations, and fought ... with three million men”. More significantly however is the strong bond he formed with the
The comparison comes as both nations always try to influence or help other nations that need help with either military force or diplomacy. Adrian Goldsworthy showed to the readers the political and military reasons why Ancient Rome fell apart and compares their ups and downs to a nation now that has overcome their ups and downs and still be strong nation. Many nations now learn from past nation’s mistake and try their harder to overcome it and not to make the same decision again. The Romans were still be a great empire today if they had the written notes about the mistakes they made from one emperors to the other of from one form of government to the new form of government as the current nations have
Caesar was the first to develop a form of calendar in which is still used in modern society. He was a fearless and influential leader in times of war; some of his battle tactics are still used in the modern military. Lastly, but not the least was Caesar’s development of government in which many modern governments are modeled after today. There is a dark side to this great man of Ancient Rome though; he was seen as a selfish
To get there they had to think of ways to help them in their conquest of lands whether it is swords or other technologies. There political and environmental characteristics were pretty impressive, but who know which one was better. Rome was an empire known for its tough army and its vast line of rulers who conquered and crushed anyone who got in there way. The Maurya too was powerful with its rulers,
One of the many things that made Napoleon a good and smart leader was his battle strategies and tactics. In the year 1796 Napoleon finally gained control of the French army in Italy and at the same time started doing a campaign against the country of Austria on March 11th, which would take Napoleon to absolute power in France and later Europe. With the years of the campaign napoleon won many battles due to promising his soldiers great things and a large help of personal bravery. Battle of the Pyramids Afterwards Napoleon met with France’s new foreign Minister, Talleyrand to discuss the issue of invading England. After two months of preparation
First, the civil wars, there were always disagreements and the people of this empire loved fighting. So, war was above reasoning and agreements. Another main reason that helped with their fall was that the empire was too big for them to handle. They conquered most of Western Europe but could not keep up with it all. Military generals took advantage of this and took control of certain parts.
His use of flexible, fast arms like cavalry and light infantry. Alexander’s success is partly a function of his using infantry in combination with slings, archers, and light cavalry. c. Romans, to 500 BCE Romans copied many of Greece and macedonian features, along with rigid discipline. Romans replicating mostly all the method that greece done, Romans differed from the Greeks in their understanding of leadership. By contrast, Roman generals in the empire period became so powerful that their men often swore oaths of loyalty to them personally.