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.
divided Macedon into four republics The West Romans committed dreadful atrocities; lied, cheated, and broke treaties to exploit and pacify natives Religion 205 B.C.E. public worship of Cybele, Great mother goddess from Asia Minor banned worship of other gods. Education Fathers taught sons and had physical training for potential soldiers. Romans learned Greek Girls of upper class learned similar Roman Imperialism Aftermath of Conquest War and expansion changed the economic, social, and political life of Italy. Veterans could not go back to farms Latifundia- abandoned land acquired by wealthy The Gracchi Tiberius Gracchus (168-133 B.C.E.)
Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt and Julius Caesars mistress. Marc Antony was Julius Caesar’s lieutenant. They both wanted the power and thought if they joined forces, they could take down Octavian. During the battle, Cleopatra thought that Marc Antony had died so she went back home. Once Marc Antony saw her leaving, he chased her, leaving his navy alone.
In the movie, Cleopatra is called Caesar to visit him in Rome where he will have a celebration for his triumphs in war by parading through the streets of Rome. During the parade, Caesar is presented slaves as a gift from Cleopatra. After having to face a crowd of thousands calling her “Caesar’s whore” during the celebration, Cleopatra presents a surprised Caesar and all of Rome with his infant son. Everyone is mortified and Caesar’s Roman wife cries and eventually passes out. While Caesar did call for Cleopatra to visit him in Rome, a few deals and the actual sequence of events after this is were quite different.
Describe the methods Julius Caesar used to advance his career up to 60BC. 10 marks Gaius Julius Caesar was born into a patrician, aristocratic family in 100BC and can be considered the most famous and well-known man of ancient Rome. His methods used to advance his career up to 60BC are often thought to be controversial and topics of debate. The hostility among both ancient and modern sources must be examined but also allow for the acknowledgement of Caesar’s accomplishments including his political office, public popularity and role as pontifex. Marian connections, political alliances and marriages all contributed to Caesar’s success up until 60BC.
Antoine Williams Professor Stamper Humanities 1301 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Roman Emperors A hail of bullets to take over, and become leader! The Triumvirate of Octavian, Lepidus, and mark Antony ruled Rome after the defeat of the conspirators that had assassinated Julius Caesar. In which now that he is dead, now we know leader of Rome to be Augustus Caesar. See these thought that if they kill Julius that they would be able to run Rome little did they know they were in for an upset. Why, due to there being a legal heir to the throne of Rome.
In 55, Romans conquer England and made it part of Roman Empire until A.D. 442. Cleopatra became the last independent Egyptian ruler of the ancient world in 51. In 46, Julius Caesar became dictator for life, and was assassinated two years later. Herod the Great made king of Judea by the Romans in 37. In 30, Cleopatra and her lover, Marc Anthony, both died of suicide.
They would lead until Caesar had enough military experience out of France to come in and defeat both their armies to become dictator. This would eventually lead to his death along with civil wars after bringing the Roman Empire down. It seemed to be a step backward for civilization due to the fact when the Roman Empire was at its peak there was free elections, new finding in science, art, literature and other fields of education. Along, with a stable government where people could pick their senators. However during the middle ages this all seemed to come crashing down, due to civil wars and peoples push for power over the entire Empire.
Clearly this was quite a vigorous act, Cicero undertook this in full knowledge it could perhaps lead to his death as Caesar’s army, though lacking numbers, was full of war veterans. However one could call this acting against the republic, as Cicero spent more time with Pompey and his legions it was clear that the upkeep of the republic was not the motive of war but defeating Caesar was. He quarrelled with several of the more prominent Pompeian commanders over their eagerness to shed Roman blood. In Cicero’s opinion, the Pompeians had lost all sense of perspective in their lust to destroy
Maxentius chose to have Constantine’s statues in Italy thrown down. Constantine chose to respond quickly (Pohlsander 27). With 40,000 men, he marched toward Rome. He took city after city in Northern Italy. Maxentius refused to respond, staying within the walls of his city.