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Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador, landed his name in history as the first explorer to encounter, what is now known as, the Aztec Empire. Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellin, Spain. Growing up, he had little wealth, but had honor, which was said to be a rare trait during that time. Those around him respected his family for goodness and piety. The Cortés family took pride in being honorable in everything that they set out to do. However, as Cortés grew with age, “he was a source…

The Greatness Of Alexander’s Empire The Ancient Greek empire ruled by Alexander the Great was no doubt a military power. New fighting styles were invented and during this time Alexander took over most of the known world. However, was Alexander’s empire the most influential militarily in the Ancient Mediterranean? Some would argue Ancient Rome was the most influential with the most military prowess. Alexander the Great’s empire was the most successful military force of any Ancient…

In “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”, Marcus Brutus would have made the best leader of Rome. Brutus showed that he takes charge, an important characteristic of a leader. After the conspirators murdered Julius Caesar, Brutus was smart and made the crowd think that the accomplices and he did the kill out of love for Rome. “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I lov’d Caesar less, but I lov’d Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all…

government wasn’t run by any bum who had his name pulled from a hat. The Romans were more welcoming in their citizenship system; they let many types of people with different demographics become full citizens. In Document A it states That the Roman Republic offered citizenship to free, native born adult males and females, free, native born children (both sexes), and even the sons of freed slaves. This was a radical change for their time as women usually had no say and children were considered…

Brutus in the Play Julius Caesar The play Julius Caesar is a Shakespearean drama outlining the assassination of Julius Caesar and the events surrounding his death. Throughout the play, the character, Brutus is forced to make decisions that affect his everyday life. Shakespeare uses his soliloquies to allow the audience insight to the complexity of the character’s motives, and to reveal his conflicting motivations and interactions. Shakespeare uses Brutus’s conflicting motivations and…

In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar he was betrayed by those he thought he could of trusted. Caesar died when he was stabbed to death by the conspirators one of who was named Brutus. Caesar also knew a person named Mark Antony who was a great friend of his. Both of these peole made speeches at Caesar's funeral. They were almost on the same page of what they were taking about, but not quite there. In Brutus speech that was given that day of the funeral he talks about that goods things that…

Was Caesar truly a bad person, and was his murder necessary? What caused the people to believe Ceasar was a bad person. Was Caesar truly a bad person or was he just framed for false beliefs. Was Caesar's death necessary, the Tragedy of Julius Caesar reveals information about Caesar and his death. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Caesar may have been a bad person, although he had his political views that benefited Rome. In act 1, scene 1 the emotions and actions of the commoners showed how they…

The Life and Political Career of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar is known as one of the greatest military minds of all time, he is also given credit for laying out the foundation of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar is thought to been have born around 100 B.C. His family was a senatorial, patrician family. His uncle was actually another famous Roman general, Marius. When he was sixteen his father Marius had past away and Julius Caesars life became quite difficult, however he turned everything…

Comparing the movie A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and the reading of Plautus’ Pseudolos were both inspired by the farces of ancient Rome. The plot displays a lot of slamming doors, and mistaken identities involving the characters. I will be using the characters names from the movie rather than from the reading, because both have different names. The movie was a play written by Platutus. Both the movie and from the reading were telling a story about a slave man named Pseudolous…

Is Alexander the Great a villain or hero? I think that Alexander the Great is a hero. I think he is a hero because he united lots of countries under one government. Some people might think that he is a villain and some don’t but he still was a great leader. He's a hero because he was a powerful, and military leader. Alexander the Great was the son of King Philip of Macedonia. Alexander the Great was born in Macedonia in ancient Greece. at the age of 19 he became the Macedon King. Alexander…