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…Pompey, Julius Caesar and Licinius Crassus. These three formed the First Triumvirate, or rule of three men, by dominating Rome with their personal armies (Drinkwater & Drummond 1993). When Crassus later died, Caesar defeated Pompey and became Rome's sole…

…Julian the Apostate Julian was born in the city of Constantine sometime in May 332 AD. His father was Julius Constantius, who was half brother to the emperor Constantine. His mother, Basilina, was the second wife of Constantius. She was a devout…

…been at war in order to get the crown of Egypt. Julius Caesar heard of the war and ended up getting involved in it helping Cleopatra. Caesar and Cleopatra grew fond of each other and visited the library together almost everyday. The people who were…

…The Roman Empire at its peak governed over most of the Eastern world. After the death of Julius Caesar, who had destroyed the Roman Republic, an empire was the easiest was to keep the state going (Kagan-1998-pg. 92). An empire is rule by an emperor…

…of Shakespeare, critic John Drakakis supports this notion arguing that Julius Caesar may be read as a kind of metadrama: by figuring Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and others as actors, self consciously fashioning Roman politics as competing theatrical performances the play…

…was in a civil war with itself. The rulers of Rome and other provinces became greedy, tax! ing the people and becoming very affluent. This led the way for military dictators. 4 great Generals tried to become Rome's new Emperor, but only Julius Caesar was the victor…

…was in a civil war with itself. The rulers of Rome and other provinces became greedy, taxing the people and becoming very affluent. This led the way for military dictators. 4 great Generals tried to become Rome's new Emperor, but only Julius Caesar was the victor…

…a catapult that could throw rocks 600 feet, arranged mirrors to direct the suns concentrated rays at the Roman fleet - the entire fleet was burned.) Julius Caesar Julius Caesar took over after much unrest due to problems from wars, slave revolts and other…

…Caesar the Politician Caesar Ronald Syme, the author of the assigned passage, is one of the leading ancient historians of the present. He was an Oxford professor, and wrote…

…to be intellectual in many ways. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** encyclopedia The Tragedy of Julius Caesar…