Triumvirate

The first triumvirate of Rome is a political alliance formed by Caesar, Crassus and Pompey. The main objective of the coalition is to help each other access the power they cannot obtain individually. The formation of the triumvirate is the main factor that allows Julius Caesar to besiege as dictator of Rome. Caesar is the popular political figure out of the three men. Caesar grew up without the wealth his family once had. Freeman describes Caesar as a man who made his own way up from the bottom: “He had been born in 100 BC to a family which was patrician in origin (and actually claimed a divine founder, Venus) but at the time of his birth not a distinguishable nor a rich one. He has to make his own way and showed no hesitation to do so.” (Egypt, Greece and Rome, Charles Freeman 419) With determination, ambition and his way of eloquently expressing his ideas Roman man, Caesar manages to higher his rank in the military as well as in politics. Crassus is a politician and a general, just like his father. He is…

In my opinion, I think that the event of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus joining forces to create the First Triumvirate would be first most important event that caused the Roman Republic to fall. Augustus Caesar becoming emperor of Rome would be the second major event. Last but not least, I think that Julius Caesar being assassinated, would be the third major event that caused the Roman Republic to fall. Firstly, I think that the event of Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus joining forces to…

Hinduism is a combination of many related beliefs and countless sects. It comes from a mixture of indigenous beliefs and practices mixed with Vedic beliefs. Every Hindu sect has one particular deity as ultimate above others. They worship the gods with rituals and meditation. They worship these gods so they could be reborn over and over in higher positions than they previously were. They keep doing that until they are able to escape the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Vishnu is second god in…

I decided to spend my 30 minutes by subway on the couches down stairs. As the food oriented location on campus. To be more specific on my location I will start by describing how you get here. Well lets pretend that you are by the library well you take a quick stroll to the left towards the stairs. As you head down the stairs you have to stay on the left side of the stairs and follow the railing. If you do that as soon as you reach the bottom of the stairs you 'll see three couches on the left…

Susan Glaspell's Trifles (1916) begins with the entrance of three men and two women into the kitchen of the Wright household the day after a neighbor, Mr. Hale, finds Mr. Wright's dead body. The men of the story are the county attorney, the sheriff, and Mr. Hale: They are there collecting evidence, and believe Mr. Wright's wife, Minnie Wright, killed him while he slept. The women, Mrs. Peters; the sheriff's wife, and Mrs. Hale are gathering items to take back to Mrs. Wright. When the men…

because she is his wife. Brutus still refuses, and Portia says that if he does not tell her, this like of trust shows that “Portia is Brutus’ harlot, not his wife” (2.1.189). She then goes on to prove her faithfulness to Brutus by “giving [herself] a voluntary wound here in the thigh” and saying that if she can suffer from this pain and still not complain, she is faithful enough to her husband to hear his worries (2.1.302-303). This emotional manipulation causes Brutus to give in and he tells…

After serving as Senator and Governor of Spain, Caesar decided to run for Consul. Caesar succeeded in becoming Council in 59 BCE and sought in dominating Roman politics by aligning himself with Crassus, a rich nobleman who own a fire extinguishing company, and General Pompey- Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey are known as the First Triumvirate. The First Triumvirate was not evenly distributed in power. As Consul, Caesar used threats with Pompey`s army to get Senators to pass laws he preferred. He…

that if Caesar became king, the Romans would become slaves to Caesar and Caesar would abuse his power. The only goal that the conspirators succeeded in was physically killing Caesar. However, all of their other goals failed, because the events after Caesar’s death were not in their favor. When Antony was speaking to Caesar’s dead body he prophesied many bad things about Rome. Such as a fierce civil war paralyzing all of Italy, blood and destruction being common, and many cruel deeds would be…

become a theme in Caesar’s rise to power. Caesar had already been close friends with Crassus, Caesar told Crassus, that he believed they should talk to Pompey and form an alliance or coalition. Pompey accepted this offer and that established The First Triumvirate. The Triumvirate benefitted everyone who was in it. When Caesar was elected consul two years before he was legally allowed to he ratified Pompey’s oriental acts. The oriental acts essentially gave land to the urban, poor, and soldiers…

The senate in the Roman Republic had created a nice life for themselves with little to no opposition. The senate made their decisions based on what would make them wealthier and there for more powerful in the society of the Roman Republic. The rich got richer, the poor poorer and a few aspiring politicians saw the chance to make a name for themselves using that unfortunate fact in the Roman Republic’s history. This tactic was employed by the Gracchus brothers and that caused a tremor in the…