Decimus Brutus, the man who finally convinced Caesar to make the final walk to the site of his death, was given Cisalpine Gaul. In a brilliant stroke of political genius, something not generally applied to Antony's career, he completely turned the tables on the liberators. He secured the ...
When he was 16, his father, an important regional governor in Asia also named Gaius Julius Caesar, died. He remained close to his mother, Aurelia. Around the time of his father’s death, Caesar made a concerted effort to establish key alliances with the country’s nobility, with whom he...
Julius Caesar, the influential Roman general and statesman, conquered vast territories, reformed Rome’s government, and met a tragic end that forever shaped history.
He was admired by Cicero and other Roman aristocrats, and after his death he became a symbol of resistance to tyranny. William Shakespeare found in the Parallel Lives of Plutarch the basis for his sympathetic portrayal of the character Brutus in the play Julius Caesar. Brutus was an eminent ...
Julius Caesar 21-Part Series Part 1 Early Years Gaius Julius Caesar was born most likely on 13th July (originally Quinctilis, but renamed in honor of Caesar after his death) in the year 100 BC. He was a member of the deeply patrician Julii family with roots dating to the foundation of...
Caesar, the head of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rival Roman senators on March 15, 44 B.C, the Ides of March. The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened. Now,...
On March 15, 44 B.C. a group of Roman senators murderedJulius Caesaras he sat on the podium at asenate meeting. The dictator fell bleeding to his death from 23 stab wounds before the horrified eyes of the rest of the house. It was a little after noon on theIdes of March, as the...
Marc Antony Addresses Roman Citizenry on the Death of Julius CaesarAudio mp3 delivered by Marlon BrandoMarc Antony: Gentle Romans. Gentle Romans, hear me. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them. The...
The life and death of Julius Caesar York Region 尤利乌斯的人生经历和凯撒约克区死亡 The Life and Death of Julius Caesar By; Michelle, Megan, and Melissa Family Background Julius was born to Aurelia and Gaius Julius Caesar approx. July 12, 100 BCE His family had noble roots, even though the...
In the wake of Caesar's death, three major factions amassed power in Rome. One was led by Octavian, Caesar's great-nephew, who in Caesar's will was named as his adopted son and heir. The other was led by Mark Antony, one of Caesar's generals, while Brutus and Cassius led the othe...