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Sextus Pompeius Julius Caesar Triumvirate
359 wordsPicture For a complete visit of the magazine please use the general summary After the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, Sextus Pompeius, son of Center's chief enemy, chose Sicily to organise a base for military resistance against Octavius, Mark Anthony and Lepidus who had formed a triumvirate and declared themselves Caesar's heirs. Sextus Pompeius had easily size Sicily with his army and fleet and now the island took on an important role in the conflict. A civil war broke out in Rome between the...
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Caesar Knew Roman People
817 wordsRonald Syme, the author of the assigned passage, is one of the leading ancient historians of the present. He was an Oxford professor, and wrote the Roman Revolution in the late 1930 s. To Syme, one-person rule was not appealing to him. He lived in a time of WWII, and leaders like Hitler. By the time Syme began to write, there was much more research on the dismal side of Caesars monarchy than earlier authors, such as Theodor Mommsen had. Syme argues that in the Roman Revolution, Caesar could not ...
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Julius Caesar Bc Pompey
596 wordsPompey the Great was a Roman general and statesman, the ally and son-in-law of Julius Caesar. Pompey and Julius Caesar will later become arch-rival for power. Pompey real name is Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. Pompey was born in Rome on September 29, 106 bc, into a senatorial family; his father was Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, he was in the consul in 89 bc. When Pompey was just 17 he fought, along with his father, on the side of Lucius Cornelius Sulla against the army of Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Ch...
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Gaius Julius Caesar Pontifex Maximus
4,911 words1 Julius Caesar CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 A Star is Born 3 Rise to Power 4 The Ultimate Betrayal 5 Reflections 6 Bibliography Introduction Many things can be said about great men. You never can tell exactly just what makes a man great. Looks, personality, a strong mind, these are all good qualities to look for in a man. Speaking as a woman, I know women look for all these qualities and then some. Does he have a good job? A fine house? Good credit? Many of these questions plague the minds of wome...
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Julius Caesar Roman Empire
1,434 wordsopinion, Julius Caesar In my opinion, no other man in the history of the world symbolizes military and political strength as much as Julius Caesar does. Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC in Rome, Italy (Encarta 2000). His father belonged to the prestigious Julian clan (Internet Explorer) His uncle by marriage was Gaius Marius, leader of the Populares which supported agrarian reform and opposed the Optimates (Compton's Encyclopedia). Marius saw to it that Julius Caesar was appointed flamen deals...
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Returned To Rome Pompey The Great
788 wordsPompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius, better known as Pompey, was born on September 29, 106 BC. He was four years older than Julius Caesar. Pompey s father was a rich Roman noble, who was elected to the consul in 89 BC. Pompey distinguished himself as a great leader early in his life. In the civil war between Gaius Marius and Lucius Sulla, Pompey sided with Sulla. Sulla, with the help of Pompey, made some vary impressive defeats in Africa and Sicily. In 79 BC Sulla resigned and died the next year. T...
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Julius Caesar Civil War
1,022 wordsQuestion: Account for Pompey s rise to political prominence between 78 - 62 BC. You are to examine and analyse political machinations of Pompey and attempt to explain how he managed to fulfil his ambition. You must establish a clear understanding of the complexities of the political situation and the effects of the Civil War. Gnaeus Pompeius Crassus, better known as Pompey, or Pompey the Great, was born on September the 20 th, 106 BC. Pompey was a Roman general and statesman, the erstwhile ally ...
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