ancient rome- battle of actium
The Battle of Actium was a naval battle of the Roman Civil War between Mark Antony and Octavian . It was fought on September 2, 31 BC, near the Roman colony of Actium in Greece (near the modern-day city of Preveza), on the Ionian Sea. Octavian's fleet was commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Anton....

Augustus, the First and the Greatest
Augustus, or Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, his official name, is the first of the line of roman emperors. Augustus was born on September 23, 63 B.C.E. in the capital of Italy, Rome. Augustus got his political roots from his father Gaius Octavius who was the governor of Macedonia. His mother was At....

Brutus
In the play Julius Caesar, the tragedy of the play was directed mainly at a one specific character, Marcus Brutus. Brutus was the tragic hero of the play, because of his idealistic and pragmatic qualities. The mindset that Brutus possessed only allowed him to see the world and its people from one ....

Brutus-the tragic hero of the play JuliusCasar
TRAGIC HERO OF THE PLAY JULIUS CAESAR BRUTUS? Julius Caesar is a landmark not merely in the history of Shakespearean tragedy but in the history of English Tragedy. It is the story of a political murder and a posthumous revenge. A dramatic story where the victim of the murderer turns ....

Cicero
Born Marcus Tullius Cicero in Arpinum (Italy) in 106 BC, he became a writer, statesman, orator and philosopher. He loved politics and he wrote only when he could not participate in government. He had a motto which he constantly strived for: to always be the best and over top the rest.Cicero had a hi....

Critical Essay on Julius Caesar
This essay is a critical evaluation on the extent to which I agree with a statement made by Mark Antony, who was referring to Marcus Brutus, "This was the noblest Roman of them all." from the book Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Throughout the play, Marcus Brutus only takes actions on what ....

Flight Character Essay
In the short story flight, the Grandfather is displayed as a very strict and possessive character. Since his wife past away, he feels like he needs to control his grandchildrens lives. He is extremely jealous when another male figure comes into the picture which is Steven, his youngest granddaught....

FRAGRANCE
STORY ABOUT PERFUMES Being a perfumer is like writing stories and dreaming that, one day, they will become legends. But it is also about drawing on legends. You certainly know that, when you create a fragrance, you want it to produce an instinctive response in those who smell it, you want it to....

Hamlet
For several thousands of years, drama has existed among mankind. The ancient Greeks are accredited with the creation of drama, which began as simple religious rituals and eventually evolved into the more complex forms of tragedies and comedies. The first rules of drama, not surprisingly, were also....

How do the characters of Brutus and Cassius change throughout the play
Shakespeares famous Roman play evolves around two major characters in the play, a noble Brutus and a more jealous and untrustworthy Cassius. The book is based on a popular and well-known dictator who is known as Julius Caesar who has just come out victorious from a battle with one of the former ru....

Julius Caesar
In the play of Julius Caesar, we see a brief picture of Roman life during the time of the First Triumvirate. In this snap shot, we see many unfortunate things. Shakespeare gives us the idea that many people try to circumvent what the future holds, such as unfortunate things, by being ....

Julius Caesar
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the main protagonist Julius Caesar is betrayed by two of his close and trusted friends, Brutus and Cassius who claim to kill him for the better of Rome. They believe that Caesar was becoming too powerful and ambitious therefore the only way for him no....

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another -Homer In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare many characters are scheming, manipulative, conniving, and deceitful. They are marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretend....

Julius Caesar Foreshadowing
In the play of Julius Caesar, we see a brief picture of Roman life during the time of the First Triumvirate. In this play, we see many unfortunate things. Shakespeare gives us the idea that many people try to uphold what the future has for us, such as unfortunate things, by being superstitious. Su....

Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar
Discuss the role and presentation of Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar Mark Antony plays an important character in the play Julius Caesar. His role as Caesars right hand man determines his authority in the play. Initially Antony is portrayed as a quiet man who the audience see little of, ye....

Summary of the Roman Civilization
The Roman civilization were the first people to grow to such large proportions and spread out over a large region. Their origins are dated to 753 B.C.E as small tribes occupying the seven hills. They may have derived from a group of people known as the Etruscans. Their first form of government wa....

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