... one of the most eminent figures in Western military and political history." (galenet.gale.com 1) Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) is a professional soldier and public official. After Caesar's death he formed an alliance with Octavius and Lepidus to govern Rome as a triumvirate. In 44 B.C., this alliance defeated the forces of Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi. (galenet.gale.com) Marcus ... a Roman nobleman and member of the Republic's most illustrious families. He takes a prominent role in the conspiracy against Caesar, his close friend. After the assassination, he flees to Rome...

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... assumed only the best of people. This tragic weakness resulted in many errors throughout the play. Major incidences such as the decision to kill Caesar. Brutus was too idealistic and lived in fantasy world in which he made all his decisions simply by expecting that all were as honorable as ... public good through his inevitable abuse of power. Although Brutus agonizes over his decision to join the conspiracy, he eventually justifies the plot to kill Caesar-not on the basis of any actual wrong doing, but on the basis of potential wrong doing. Brutus, and his companions thought it necessa...

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... he wanted to become dictator for life. To some senators, this made them fear him becoming dictator, but they also feared the future of Rome. Caesar's ambition was to become king, but in a crowd-pleasing fashion. Meaning he did not want to leap right in and look too anxious, that is ... He fell dead at the foot of Pompey's statue. Pompey was avenged, as well as Bibulus and Cato. After a provocative funeral oration by Mark Antony, Caesar's body was burned by the mob in the forum. When at the games in his honor the following July a comet appeared and it was regarded as ... his godhead and h...

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... solidify the senatorial power. Pompey and Crassus, both placed in power by the Senate, were also feared by the Senate. They repealed much of Sulla's constitution and together with Julius Caesar formed the First Triumvirate. This informal collaboration lasted until the death of Crassus followed by the death of Julius" daughter, Pompey's wife. Pompey became jealous of ... Caesar and stirred the Senate against him. This brought on another civil war in which Caesar was victor. He increased the number of Senators using Italians and Gauls, reformed the calendar, named himself prefect of moral...

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... was followed by the confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his dictatorship left a particularly bitter memory that long survived. Caesar left Rome for the province of Asia on the condition that he divorce his wife because Sulla would only allow him to leave on that condition. When he heard the ... "master of the horse". This representative was Mark Antony. Much resentment was felt by prominent senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of such against of Caesar. Caesar's milita...

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... was followed by the confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his dictatorship left a particularly bitter memory that long survived. Caesar left Rome for the province of Asia on the condition that he divorce his wife because Sulla would only allow him to leave on that condition. When he heard the ... "master of the horse". This representative was Mark Antony. Much resentment was felt by prominent senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of such against of Caesar. Caesar's milita...

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... was followed by the confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his dictatorship left a particularly bitter memory that long survived. Caesar left Rome for the province of Asia on the condition that he divorce his wife because Sulla would only allow him to leave on that condition. When he heard the ... "master of the horse". This representative was Mark Antony. Much resentment was felt by prominent senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of such against of Caesar. Caesar's milita...

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... was followed by the confiscation of their property. The proscriptions of Sulla, which preceded the reactionary political legislation enacted during his dictatorship left a particularly bitter memory that long survived. Caesar left Rome for the province of Asia on the condition that he divorce his wife because Sulla would only allow him to leave on that condition. When he heard the ... "master of the horse". This representative was Mark Antony. Much resentment was felt by prominent senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of such against of Caesar. Caesar's milita...

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... does not add up, however, because Livy is writing under Augustus, the great-nephew of one of the greatest Populares politicians of the Republic, Caesar. What must be realized is that Livy supports neither the Optimates nor the Populares. Instead, he supports Augustus. This is why Livy supports the ... owned the land to be redistributed. To get this legislation passed, however, he was forced to propose another law that illegally removed the tribune Marcus Octavius from office. He did so, and in passing the law, started with his brother Gaius, and Appius Claudius, dividing up land to be di...

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... political strategies. In addition, these leaders came to power and maintained their control in their own unique ways they were Agricola, Augustus, Julius Caesar, and the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. These men had a great respect from citizens because their agenda were full of problems of citizens ... pass a land reform. Tiberius tried to gain the support of the Roman senate, but this effort did not work. Tiberius blamed another tribune, Octavius, the major opponent of Tiberius" reform. Also Tiberius willingly destroyed the long-held notion of an immune tribune. However, this is w...

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... . Before Augustus became emperor there were a series of events that took place leading him to his victory. Julius Caesar, his uncle, sent him to study in Apollonia. After Caesar's assassination, Augustus was uncertain about accepting his inheritance, but, nonetheless, he did with the purpose of avenging his ... age of nineteen, he joined the Consulship of Gaius Pansa and Aulus Hirtius in 43 B.C., Augustus, previously known as Octavius, allowed the Senate to use his family name Caesar to gain the confidence of the soldiers and people. After making a deal with Antony, they both joined force...

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... , and prosperity to a Rome that had suffered several decades of civil wars. Born Gaius Octavius and adopted by Julius Caesar, he was given the name Augustus, meaning, "consecrated," by the Roman Senate after he avenged Caesar's death and consolidated his power. He later received the title, imperator, from which was derived ... Rome, Compton's 96) Octavian Augustus was really the greatest civil leader that the ancient world ever produced. When he came to Rome after Caesar's murder, his only possessions were an inherited name and whatever appeal his youth might bring; but in cold, sagaciou...

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... hold in their honour. The first recorded combat was for the funeral of Junius Brutus in 256 BC, where three pairs of gladiators fought to the death. By 65 BC, Caesar had no less than 320 pairs of gladiators fighting. This is testimony of how the games grew in popularity and over this period they lost their religious significance and were ... e funerary inscription refers to these followers as "amatores", which literally translated means lovers. Among the graffiti that survives includes one that translates "girls" heart throb, Thracian gladiator Celadus, belonging to Octavius fought 3, w...

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... is considered by most to be the greatest empire that ever existed. But like all other civilizations at that time, it started to diminish slowly after its last great ruler Octavius Caesar. What was left at the end of the Roman Empire were clans of people who had no since of government or citizenship. From the heights of a distorted democracy, to the ... ...

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