Essay 1 To what extent is the quotation above an accurate statement of Tiberius’ impact as Princeps? Olivia Asprey “The first news of his death caused such joy at Rome that people ran about yelling: ‘To the Tiber with Tiberius!’ and others offered prayers to Mother Earth and ran the Infernal God to give him no home below except among the damned” To what extent is the quotation above and accurate assessment of Tiberius’ impact on the Princeps? The above quotation is not a completely accurate assessment of Tiberius’ impact on the Princeps. The sources tell us Tiberius was not popular with the people yet he was an effective Emperor. Despite his weakness to please the people his effectiveness as Emperor occurred through his relationship with the army, maintenance of peace in the provinces, appropriate spending, financial management and his reforms.
Yet while Caesar may not be unduly power-hungry, he does possess his share of flaws. He is unable to separate his public life from his private life, and, seduced by the populace’s increasing idealization and idolization of his image, he ignores ill omens and threats against his life, believing himself as eternal as the North Star. Antony - A friend of Caesar. Antony claims allegiance to Brutus and the conspirators after Caesar’s death in order to save his own life. Later, however, when speaking a funeral oration over Caesar’s body, he spectacularly persuades the audience to withdraw its support of Brutus and instead condemn him as a traitor.
8) ‘It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.’ ( Machiavelli, Ch. 6 ) Critical discussion: Niccolo Machiavelli, one of the prominent minds of the Italian Renaissance, dedicated much of his active lifetime to clarification of the outstanding qualities and surrounding elements of fortune and luck, required for making a man into a successful leader. Skinner (2000, p. 34) argues that the new prince – fortunate enough to be ‘far- seeing and virtuoso’, ought to aim at ‘double glory’, that is, building a stable foundation for his new principality, accompanied with good laws. However, prior to achieving such ends, one needs to prove himself as a courageous, sensible and true ‘vir’ in Fortune’s eyes (Skinner, 2000, p.41), by employing a set of ‘princely’ qualities. Propitiating Fortune is vital, by virtue of Machiavelli’s notion of determinism, where human beings do not have control
Through Livy’s literary work, the reader is able to grasp the importance of Rome as a rising nation and use the provided information to judge the present and plan ahead for the future. Livy describes Romulus, the first legendary king of Rome, as the king and military leader “who fostered Rome’s well-being” by a means of war (Livy 1.20-23, pg. 27). Although Romulus committed a few immoral acts, Livy continues to praise the king for his many contributions to Rome’s strength and prosperity many of which came from the killing of Amulius, the founding of Rome, the organization of counsel and guidance, the rape and war of the Sabines and battles with other cities around Rome all within his thirty-seven year reign. Romulus became the prominent figure of the beginnings of Roman history when he killed the tyrant Amulius, and with the help of his brother, Remus, allowed his grandfather Numitor to seize the throne of the ancient kingdom of Alba once again.
But Caesar really loved Rome that anything happened in Rome good or bad affected him. Like Antony said “When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. In other words Antony is just saying that Caesar really loved and cared about Rome no matter what. Lastly in Act 3 Scene 2 Mark Antony has now seen the assassination of his dear beloved Caesar and he wants to say a speech at his funeral. But in order to do this he must get in the good graces of the conspirators; therefore Rome can know what happen to their beloved Caesar.
Furthermore it is unclear whether it was meant to be a mutiny, aiming to overthrow the British or simply a rebellion that occurred due to opportunistic timing. Personally I believe that although the Mutiny had a large impact, it never posed a serious threat as the sepoys had neither the organization nor the equipment to defeat the EIC troops. I also think that the mutiny had no real aims for independence but was aggression born from built up resentment towards the British. Firstly it was made clear in the reaction of the British that they were much better equipped than the rebelling sepoys. The British reacted violently; using cannons to literally blow rebels apart as well as firing squads and hanging mutineers.
Our best primary sources, Tacitus and Suetonius are dead. The Historia Augusta is not known for its accuracy, being a collection of gossip and fanciful tales. Pliny the Younger sheds some light on this period, and Dio Cassius does not appear until the reign of Commodus. What we know about the two Faustinas, Elder and Younger, must be pieced together from monumental inscriptions, legends on coins, and the few cases in which writers actually describe events of their lives. Faustina the Elder was loved very much by her husband, the emperor Antoninus Pius.
Facing Brute, Caesar believed him easily. Caesar was so credulous that he relaxed his vigilance. On the other hand, after he got many great achievements, he became arrogant and conceited. He din not care augur’s prediction, and he think protection by guard is a sign of weakness. All in all, Caesar’s failure is the limitation of age and ruling class.
Moreover, by 1925, Mussolini has established a number of laws and controls that were effectively enforced by the Police and OVRA. This grip over Italy pleased the Italian people, as they felt united under the dictatorship. However, when Mussolini came to power in 1922, he had no experience in the area of foreign policy. This left Mussolini with a problem; he wanted to make Italy a big European player and in order to do this he needed to follow an imperialist line of policy – something which he did not know how to do, apart from his usual tactic of being the statesman he was. Up to 1935, foreign policy had been largely reactive rather than aggressive as Mussolini felt that Italy was not strong enough in order to persue the line of foreign policy Mussolini desired.
Cavour focused more of making Piedmont a better and stronger place more than the unification of Italy, though this contributed a lot. Garibaldi was an extraordinary commander who led some amazing wars with skilled fighters. And then finally, Napoleon III, a foreigner, helped Italy from the empowerment of Austria which led it to its unification. They all played a large role in the unification of Italy, though who was the main reason, could it have been done without one of them? Chapter 1: Giuseppe Mazzini Mazzini was a sensitive, bright and physically frail man born in 1805 in Genoa.