... , but she had a thousand." (http://www.norfacad.pvt.k12.va.us/project/cleopat/cleopat.htm) Her family was Greek and spoke Greek in their house. The Ptolemaic dynasty was slowly declining because of weak kings and Rome's intervention in Egyptian affairs also affected the dynasty. When a rebellion broke out and Ptolemy XII was forced to leave Rome in 55 B. C., Cleopatra's older sister stole ... . There was a rivalry between Antony and Octavian, which was building up to a war. Cleopatra came to him with her court and her royal boat all decorated. (http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/ladycont/art2....

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... 's character of Tarquinius Superbus was influenced by the actions of Sulla, most likely along with all of the other great personalities of the late Republic. Livy had seen the impact of men like Sulla, Marius, Pompey, and Caesar, and was projecting the archetype of the headstrong leader who did not mind using violence to accomplish his means to characterize the last of the Roman kings. It could even be said that ... the end of Tarquin's reign was a retrojection onto the downfall of Caesar. The rise of ... ...

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... were also known as the Kings of Rome. They were all kings and the basis of their authority is that of the Etruscan Empire. They were the supreme rulers whom controlled everything and were backed by the power of the Etruscan military. There were seven Kings in all and the last king, Tarquin the Proud, was expelled by a popular rebellion in 509 BCE because his son, Sextus, raped a virtuous woman named Lucretia who ... Plebis was established in 494 BCE in order to correct the imbalance. This council also elected two Tribunes, which now had the authority to "veto" decisions made by the cons...

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Gaius Julius Caesar was born in the year 100 BC into a patrian family who claimed to descend from the kings of Alba Langa and through them, Aeneas of Troy whose mother was the goddess Venus. Caesar's name Julius comes from Iulius, the family name. This comes from Iulius, the name of Venus" son. Although born to a noble family, Julius Caesar, who lived from 100 BC to 44 ... his aunt, Julia, and his wife Cornelia. On both occasions, he emphasized his connections with Marius and the ancient nobility of his family, descended from the first kings on his mother's side and form the gods on his fath...

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... tribe] subdued. But his son Ascanius... It is he who shall consolidate your power-For thirty years with all their turning months; Then shall he move his capital from Lavinium To Alba Longa, which he shall fortify To the uttermost; and there a line of kings... Shall reign and reign till Ilia [Rhea Silvia], a priestess Of royal blood, bear twins begotten by Mars; And ... into three tribes, mentioned above, and each tribe was divided into smaller curiae. The succession of kings wasn't hereditary. The previous king appointed someone, and that person had to show the good will of heaven. Once...

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... 's most well-known and loved tragedies. Its historical appeal is in a sense stronger than plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear, which were all based around minor historical figures. This is not the case with Julius Caesar. The story of Caesar and his dramatic rise through Roman history is well known, which has further endeared both Elizabethan and modern audiences to this ... a bibliographer and a historian. Rome was established in 753 BC. For two hundred years previous to this date it was ruled by a series of tyrant kings. They were overthrown in 510BC by Lucius Brutus, an ancest...

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... is a colossal figure credited with power over the world and then over the universe. Even his voice expresses the harmony of the planets, inaccessible to mortal ears. The rapid switch from the seasonal imagery to that of the sea is again typical of Shakespeare's late style - an impatience at the unexplored resources of language. Then comes another move, to kings and princes and servants wearing his livery, and ... finally a cosmic image of liberality, "realms and islands" carelessly dropped, like coins from his pocket. This is probably a reference to Antony's carelessness about his empir...

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... less but he loved Rome more. Next he appealed to their freedom by stating "Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead and live all free men?" (Act III sii lines 23-24) Alluring the friends of Caesar, Brutus stressed that he thought Caesar was loving, fortunate, valiant, and honorable. However, he also said that Caesar was ... ambitious. This really hit home with the people because it made the inference that Caesar wanted to be King and Romans didn't like Kings at this period of ... is in indirect opposition of Brutus's speech. Next Antony brought ...

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... less but he loved Rome more. Next he appealed to their freedom by stating "Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead and live all free men?" (Act III sii lines 23-24) Alluring the friends of Caesar, Brutus stressed that he thought Caesar was loving, fortunate, valiant, and honorable. However, he also said that Caesar was ... ambitious. This really hit home with the people because it made the inference that Caesar wanted to be King and Romans didn't like Kings at this period of ... is in indirect opposition of Brutus's speech. Next Antony brought ...

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... and with this she managed to learn nine different languages. On top of it all, she was intensely seductive and most men found it impossible to resist her allure. She came to represent the "prototype of the romantic femme fatale"(377). These qualities, as well as her keen intelligence, charm ... two years. Finding her irresistible, Caesar showered her with gifts and did practically anything for her. He even erected a statue of her in the Venus Genetrix temple, which is still around today (Cleopatra-Daughter 2). Little did Cleopatra know, however, that their relationship was basically a fra...

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... Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla. Pompey and ... Caesar became determined to conquer and make a province of the whole of Gaul. After his defeat of the Belgic tribes in the north and the submission of the maritime tribes on the Atlantic seaboard...

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... Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla. Pompey and ... Caesar became determined to conquer and make a province of the whole of Gaul. After his defeat of the Belgic tribes in the north and the submission of the maritime tribes on the Atlantic seaboard...

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... Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla. Pompey and ... Caesar became determined to conquer and make a province of the whole of Gaul. After his defeat of the Belgic tribes in the north and the submission of the maritime tribes on the Atlantic seaboard...

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... Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla. Pompey and ... Caesar became determined to conquer and make a province of the whole of Gaul. After his defeat of the Belgic tribes in the north and the submission of the maritime tribes on the Atlantic seaboard...

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... praise. Meanwhile, a soothsayer shouts for Caesar to beware of the Ides of March. This is the fifteenth of March, a day in which this particular onlooker warned Caesar about. After ignoring the warning, Caesar leaves for the Feast of Lupercal. Later, two of Caesar's best men, Marcus Brutus and Cassius, converse expressing their disbelief in their kings ability to do his job. After talking they agree that ... something must be done. Together they plan a conspiracy against Caesar to end his leadership in Rome. This plan is construed with many other people at a secret meeting in Brutus's o...

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... had to dedicate two years to serving in it. This is a short time compared to the average that was spent. Later in Rome's history it is noted that the unemployment surged and many men stayed with the force to have an income. Another key to understanding the strength of the army was the fact that a foreigner could become a Roman citizen if that man dedicated 25 years of ... service. This rewarded not only the man in service but also his family and generations to come ... ability to adapt. They had stated with a noble society ruled by Kings. When the people had enough of this type of rule...

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... had been led on by the Aristocrats hailed him as King" (Henretta No. 2). The final offer of the crown occurred before a large crowd of Romans, when a crown was placed on Caesar's head he took it off and said "The Romans have no kings but their gods" (World Book Encyclopedia). Caesar refused the title every time because he knew that the second he did, the people would turn against ... him. Caesar also knew that the conspirators were behind these offers and was not about to play right into their hands ... the different purposes of the author but the similarities show the reader the facts...

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... Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla. Pompey and ... Caesar became determined to conquer and make a province of the whole of Gaul. After his defeat of the Belgic tribes in the north and the submission of the maritime tribes on the Atlantic seaboard...

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... with him and not of Rome. but this loyalty was made by money not just close respect. Caesar was a master of politics controlling his men and improving the name of Rome in any way possible, Caesar was a military and political genius. This man started off by conquering and spreading Romes empire, building ... and nothing less than that and he even would try to portray himself as a king outside of his self-confident view. Caesar would walk through the streets dressed in kings robes to show him of greater importance and power (Brown,2006). Caesar tried to establish a monarchy and he tried to ...

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