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…in history supports Machiavelli’s opinion with Julius Ceasar and Brutus as an example. Brutus’s loyalty to his most trusted friend, Caesar, went astray when a problem arose among his Roman peers, and the betrayal was committed against Caesar which resulted…

…that there was no law of succession to the throne. In the absence of a law of succession to the throne, in the most powerful military leader declared himself Emperor of Rome. An example of this is Julius Caesar, declared himself dictator after great military conquest. Caesar…

…At its height, the Roman Empire stretched from the north of Britain to the desert of Egypt. Emperors were cruel and bent on conquering. Art and architecture flourished, but math and science did not. The idea of the empire began with Julius Caesar, who…

…of the victory at Agincourt. They are tinged with a tragic note that is also present in the remaining history plays: namely Henry VIII and King John. Julius Caesar is a political play debating dictatorship. It is also a play about history and the way it repeats…

…"Antony and Cleopatra" seems to have a special place in Shakespeare's works because it is at a crossroad between two types of play. It clearly belongs to what are generally called the 'Roman' plays, along with Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. But it is also…

…Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. His two major tragedies of the time are Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays and so is Julius Caesar…

…Is Macbeth the tragic hero of the play 'Macbeth?' This question may seem to be redundant; however, not all of Shakespeare's Tragedies are named after their tragic heroes. For example, Julius Caesar is not the tragic hero of 'Julius Caesar.' A tragic hero…

…about was Julius Caesar, who was admired, fascinated, and respected by the Elizabethans. Julius Caesar was a solider, scholar, and politician. Caesar's greatest friend, Brutes, had killed him and Caesar was seen as the first Roman to build Rome…

…the information is given in relation to her affect upon Julius Caesar and Mark Antony’s lives, but it does offer us insight to her personality and character. I would like to note at this time that Plutarch seems to have a more objective viewpoint where she…

….         The first invasion happened on an evening in August in 55 b.c. Two Roman legions led by Julius Caesar, sailed from Boulogne in eighty ships. They reached Dover the next day. They won the beachhead at Dover. Julius Caesar left a month later recalling…