Abstract This paper covers the early life of Gaius JuliusCaesar and gives an extensive account of his defeat of the Gauls. The paper also includes an outline of Caesar's life after the Gallic wars.
From the Paper "Gaius Julius Caesar was born by Caesarian section, according to legend, to Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar, a praetor, on July BCE. His family had noble patrician roots but they were not rich or influential during the period of his birth. His aunt Julia on his father's side was the wife of Gaius Marius, the leader of the Popular faction who had saved the Roman Republic several years earlier by defeating two German tribes, the Teutones and the Cimbri."
Abstract In this article, the writer looks at Aurelia Cotta who was a strong, intelligent woman from ancient Roman times who took wonderful care of her family. The writer notes that without Aurelia, there would have never been a Gaius JuliusCaesar who was a powerful Roman military and political leader. The writer discusses Aurelia's life and notes that her parents were very influential political people of Rome. She married Gaius JuliusCaesar (the elder) and had three children with him. The writer then discusses that her most well known "achievement" was raising their son Gaius JuliusCaesar, who also held a high political status in Rome. She was well liked by the people of Rome and was a very strong, intelligent woman. The writer concludes that Aurelia did what was necessary to raise a family that was both successful and powerful in Ancient Roman times.
From the Paper " Women in Ancient Rome lacked the rights that the women of today have but they were expected to produce children to populate Rome and they were also supposed to help raise their children. It was a requirement that Roman women produce children for their husbands so that they could populate Rome because the Roman people were always concerned about their legacies. They were also expected to teach their sons and daughters Roman culture. They were especially expected to teach their daughters Roman culture so that one day they, in turn, could teach these customs and principles to their sons and daughters."
Abstract This is a paper comparing and contrasting the two major speeches of Marcus Brutus and Antony in William Shakespeare's "JuliusCaesar". The author makes several interesting points and discusses how Antony 's method of toying with the audience's emotions prevailed over Brutus? attempt to use the audience's pride and patriotism.
From the Paper "Great speakers are remembered throughout history for making speeches that touch the audience, or get the audience to believe something that before seemed like nonsense. People like Martin Luther King Junior and Abraham Lincoln changed history, and are remembered to this day for their historic speeches. In William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, two such speeches were made. In the play, both Marcus Brutus and Antony made speeches that moved the crowd, but they used different techniques to accomplish their goals. Brutus? and Antony 's speeches differed vastly in their emphasis, content, and writing style."
Tags: audience, caesar, julius, play, renaissance, shakespeare, speaking, patriotism, william
Abstract This paper compares the similarities of two literary characters. More specifically, the paper compares and contrasts the character of Ahab from Herman Mellville's "Moby Dick" with the character of JuliusCaesar from Shakespeare's famous story of the same name. The paper concludes that like "Moby Dick", "JuliusCaesar" is a historical incident which Shakespeare puts meaning into in retrospect, imbuing the characters with traits which we admire or hate and placing around them others who seemingly act only in accordance with fate.
Outline:
Ways in which Ahab and Julius are similar
Ways in which Ahab and JuliusCaesar are different
From the Paper "Caesar is hard to like. Ahab is also hard to like, but he appears more sympathetic as he is so dogged in his quest of the white whale. Ahab is shown to be a brooding and dark character that we sometimes see in literature, ambiguously evil, yet we sympathize with his madness. He sacrifices everything, including his life and his crew to capture Moby Dick, whom he has sought for so long: "Now it was that there lurked a something in the old man's eyes, which it was hardly sufferable for feeble souls to see. As the unsetting polar star, which through the livelong, arctic, six months' night sustains its piercing, steady, central gaze; so Ahab's purpose now fixedly gleamed down upon the constant midnight of the gloomy crew." (Melville, Chapter 130).
"The book Moby Dick is about a quest and a challenge to the universe in which Ahab lives. He will fight it to the death because he believes he can conquer it. He does not know that no matter how big he may be, it is bigger than he, but he will die in the attempt. "He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it." (Melville, Chapter 135). Like Moby Dick, Julius Caesar is a historical incident which Shakespeare puts meaning into in retrospect, imbuing the characters with traits which we admire or hate and placing around them others who seemingly act only in accordance with fate."
Abstract This paper discusses how, although both JuliusCaesar and Augustus improvised political strategies to support their respective dominance of the Roman world, Augustus was successful while JuliusCaesar was not due to the respect that Augustus paid to the formalities and conventions of Roman political life. The paper looks at how JuliusCaesar relied on the overt exercise of power and relegated the senate to a marginal position in the state and how, in comparison, Augustus employed power in covert ways and understood that he could retain absolute power as long as he paid "lip service" to republican values.
From the Paper "The office of "dictator" in the Roman Republic was a position that granted its holder extraordinary powers. It was thus rarely granted by the state, and usually in times of emergency when a unified command was critical to the survival of Rome. However, given the echoes of absolute royal power in this office, Romans carefully limited the powers of the office to six months or the duration of the emergency; whichever was shorter (BGT 26-27). Julius Caesar, in his calculated political improvisation in a time of Civil War, relied heavily upon repeated grants of the dictatorship to give a veneer of legitimacy and legal authority to his supreme military and political power. In February 44, Caesar finally decided to assume the dictatorship for life as a matter of convenience (BGT 160)."
Abstract This essay studies William Shakespeare's play, "JuliusCaesar". It approaches the antagonism of both Caesar and the conspirators and the motivations of the conspirators. The themes of political achievement and popular responsibility are also discussed.
From the Paper "Caesar was popular on the streets. His popularity was his source of power. Manipulation is a vice of politicians; on the converse side, influence is a political virtue. These are characteristics of Caesar. Because of his popularity, he can do anything he wants, as the Plebes rule Rome indirectly. This sets the stage for the political statement of the play. As there is an order set, this pure democracy of Rome is one of a kind. The people cast no votes as a whole, but only the elite. However, the approval of the Plebes is the primary concern of all politicians in Rome. This power of the people, however, is flexible in an uneducated society, as is most of Rome. Those who ran the politicians could easily be persuaded by those they ran (i.e. the politicians), who offered supremacy to Caesar."
Abstract This paper explains that to have absolute control or power over another human being, or, in the case of JuliusCaesar, an entire nation, is an awesome responsibility. If the person in authority is convinced that their way is the only way, it can only produce negative results. The author points out that JuliusCaesar is known in Roman history as the first dictator who was declared Dictator for Life with no limit on how long he could remain a ruler and retain his ultimate power over the people. The paper relates that, prior to his assassination, Caesar faced steadily growing opposition from the senators of Rome, who believed that he would put an end to the Republic and that he was a threat to all Roman traditions. However, the assassination only led to the renewal of civil wars and ultimately the Roman Republic was finally destroyed.
From the Paper "Caesar lived his live by the motto, that he himself said "I came, I saw, I conquered!". These words expressed his incredible strong will and compelling attitude. He was also known as being very courageous and quick-witted. More than anything else this motto declared his definite need to control and conquer all he came into contact with. Caesar had ambitious plans for changing Rome and proposed to make a digest of the whole Roman law to found libraries, to drain the Pontine Marshes, to enlarge the harbor at Ostia, to dig a can throughout Isthmus, and to launch a war against the Dacians in Europe and the Parthiians in the East."
Tags: assasination, destruction, absolute, roman, control
Abstract This paper examines the rise to power of JuliusCaesar. The paper begins with a discussion of Caesar's early leadership and his calculated moves toward military greatness. Next, the paper analyzes Caesar's role in crushing Pompey's army in Pharsalus. The paper concludes with the plot to assassin Caesar, as well as brief commentary on his historical legacy.
From the Paper "Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 12, 100 BC, as a member of the Julian clan. It seemed as though Julius was almost born a radical. At a young age, his uncle by marriage, Gaius Marius, leader of the Populares, had ruled seven times as consul, or chief magistrate. It was in this seventh term that he appointed young Caesar to the position of flamen dialis, a position of archaic priesthood, but with no power. Thus, he was classified as one who agreed with his uncle's extremist ideas, and even further influenced this opinion when he broke off his first engagement with Cossutia, and married Cornelia, the daughter of Marius's associate, Cinna, in 84 BC."
Abstract This paper discusses whether JuliusCaesar was assassinated out of fear, idealism or jealousy. It argues that fear, idealism and jealousy were all present among the 'liberators' when they assassinated Caesar. It specifically looks at the idealism of Brutus, the fear of Cicero and the jealousy of Cassius in their responsibility for causing the final downfall of Caesar.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Probable Causes Of Caesar's Assassination:
Historical Background/Political Situation
Idealism Of The 'Liberators' Or The Conspirators
The Opposing View And The Role Of Jealousy Or Fear
Fear Among Friends
Jealousy Amidst The Power Seekers
Understanding The Underlying Factors
Conclusion
From the Paper "According to Taylor, though the struggle against Caesar was triggered by idealism, in course of time it became more influenced by 'personal interests' rather than any ideal of Free State. Storch suggests that 'relative depravity' possibly played a role in Caesar's assassination. He explains that those who were pardoned or favored by Caesar were not happy as they in many cases did not get as much as they wanted. Moreover even inside the inner circle of friends dissatisfaction remained because of advancing someone's career over others, like that of Anotony's. Though there were many eligible people in line to be chosen as consul, violating the tradition Caesar appointed Antony for the position, which enraged Labienus, one of the hopefuls for consulship and a member of Caesarian camp."
Abstract This paper reviews William Shakespeare's play "JuliusCaesar" and examines how it was accepted and performed at the time in Elizabethan England. It provides a history of the Globe theatre where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed beginning with "JuliusCaesar" and examines life in the theatre district of London at the time. It attempts to analyze why the play was so popular when it first came out and why a subject such as tyrannicide was presentable in a country governed by a monarch. It looks at how it contained all of the political and social intrigues necessary to make it a timeless classic and all the puerile blood and gore that was needed to entertain a group of theater-hopping commoners in what was considered London's seediest neighborhood.
From the Paper "The play was written and performed in 1599 at the Globe theater in Southwark, London. Southwark is located on the south bank of the Thames river, and was traditionally considered the vice district. This section of London was home to 10% of its population, and more than its share of the city's beggars. In 1594 the Lord Mayor, Sir John Spencer, asserted that parts of Southwark were "very nurseries and breeding-places of the begging poor" who swarmed the streets of the City. He estimated the number of these beggars at 12,000, and requested a meeting of several local magistrates in an attempt to banish them from the City or prevent them from crossing the Bridge."
Abstract This paper states that, in these Shakespeare's plays, women are equal to men and are not excluded when it comes to love and Christianity, but they are lesser than men and are excluded when it comes to politics and power. The author explains that "The Merchant of Venice" women are portrayed as being equal to men and as having as much power as men; but, in ?JuliusCaesar?, women are portrayed as being lesser than men and as having little power. The paper concludes that, in "The Merchant of Venice", masculine activity is limited and does not exist to isolate women; but, in ?JuliusCaesar", masculine activity is large and exists to exclude women.
From the Paper "This difference in subject and theme explains why Shakespeare offers two very different views in the two plays. These different views do not represent that Shakespeare has a view of women that is really any different in either play. Instead, it represents that Shakespeare regards women differently depending on the subject and theme to which he is applying his ideas. The differences in the play in regards to women and the sphere of masculine activity will now be described by illustrating the differences and relating them to the themes and subjects of the plays."
Abstract A discussion regarding one of the most influential and powerful men in Roman history, JuliusCaesar. The paper reports how Caesar played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. According to the paper, Caesar was widely considered to be one of the foremost military geniuses of his time and a brilliant politician.
From the Paper "At the time of Caesar's birth, Carus Marius was the leading man in Rome, having saved the Roman Republic several years before by defeating two German tribes, the Teutones and the Cimbri. Caesar was related to Marius through the marriage of Marius and a sister of Caesar's father. When Caesar was very young, Marius had lost much of his earlier popularity, and eventually left Rome to travel in Greece and Asia Minor, hoping for some new command (Jiminez, 2000). However, still had some influence, and in 92 BC Caesar's father was elected as praetor, or a magistrate whose most important function was the administration of justice. In 84 BC Caesar's father died suddenly, and at sixteen years old, Caesar was the head of the family. Between 81 BC and 79 BC, Caesar served in Asia Minor on the personal staff of Marcus Minucius Thermus, who was praetor in Asia Minor. Mithridates of Pontus attacked Asia Minor a second time, while Caesar was serving there, and entirely on his own, Caesar raised a small army and defended some towns, giving the Roman commander time to organize an army and attack Mithridates in Pontus. Caesar returned to Rome in 73 BC, as a war hero, and thus began his career as a general and politician. "
Abstract This paper explores the similarities and differences between the character of JuliusCaesar in the Shakespeare play, and the George Bush. It discusses how "JuliusCaesar" explores the social and political underpinnings of perhaps one of the most famous assassinations of all time and likens this to current events of the war with Iraq and the present international turmoil.
From the Paper "George W. Bush has recently returned home after making an appearance in a flight suit on an aircraft carrier. The President emerged from his plane and made a speech about the war that the United States recently participated in. During this war, Bush was faced with an enemy whom his father faced before him. The enemy, personified by Saddam Hussein, and the nation's interest in the adversarial relationship between Bush and Hussein is quite similar to Rome's interest in Caesar's nemesis. This coupled with the President's televised appearance on the flight deck was in many ways similar to the appearance of Caesar in the streets of Rome after his victory."
Abstract This paper discusses how JuliusCaesar has enthralled imaginations for centuries and how, in both fact and fiction, this great figure has enjoyed the attention of great minds and their followers. It chronologically looks at the main events of his life up until his fatal stabbing and attempts to show that what makes him particularly popular, not only among his own followers of the time, but also with many of his admirers today, is that Caesar was not only a great man, but also a human man.
From the Paper "Caesar is said to have been born as Gaius Julius Caesar during approximately 100 BC, although the exact year is uncertain and could have been 102 BC (Fowler, 1921, p. 7). His parents were Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar, who was a praetor at the time, although his family had little wealth and influence then. Gaius Marius, Caesar's uncle by marriage was however the leader of the Popular faction. It appears that Caesar was close to this uncle and his aunt, Julia. Nonetheless, Julius Caesar was brought up in Rome's Subura District, among the general population of Rome. It was here that he learned the social skills to help him communicate with people of any social status. This is also the skill that helped him become popular with his followers during his political career (Akinde, 2003)."
