How Did Julius Caesar Rise To Power

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Rome was originally a republic, meaning it was a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. Rome was mostly divided into 2 classes, patricians and plebians. The patricians were the wealthy class while the plebians were the poor farmers, merchants, etc. Rome needed money for the senate, and would do anything to get it. They would take money from the rich, and allow them to take as much as they wanted from the poor to obtain their loss funds. This allowed greed, and the corruption of Rome began. The first triumvirate was created by 3 Romans known as Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey. Julius Caesar is probably the most well-known Roman, and was a commander of …show more content…
During Caesars ruling he gave land back to the poor, and filled the Senate, increasing it to 900 people. This overall weakened the power of the senate, which angered the power-hungry senators. He then, 1 year after his absolute power was declared, was assassinated by a group of leading senators. This led to the Second Triumirate, involving Octavian, Marc Antony, and Lepidus. Octavian was Caesars adopted son, and heir. Marc Antony was Caesars ally and assistand, while Lepidus was commander of cavalry. Lepidus is eventually exiled from Rome, leading to yet another civil war, but this time between Octavian and Antony. Antony fled to Egypt, and after losing many battles he and Cleopatra VII commit suicide together one year after the Battle of Actium. This allows Octavian to become the supreme ruler of Rome, and creating the "Age of Augustus." During Octavian's ruling he restored the republic, and gave some power back to the senate, and became Rome's first Emperor. The Senate gave him the title Augustus, meaning "the revered one." He was highly popular, and in control of the army. Augustus also stabilized frontiers, and conquered new

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How Julius Caesar Changes

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Theme Of Sacrifice In Julius Caesar

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in battles to gain power in order to make Italy stronger. Eventually his move for power began to diminish, leading to his eventual execution by the Italians. As the determination for sovereignty among many rulers influenced many authors in the Elizabethan era, throughout all of William Shakespeare’s plays, ambition for power becomes an evil force that causes characters to turn against their own morals leading to downfalls. As ambition begins to flourish, in the play, Julius Caesar, characters are faced…

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