just ruling an empire, or telling everyone what to do. Although to be a good leader you did have to make sure you ruled the empire correctly and you told the people the right things to do, a good leader also sacrificed themselves to become the best. Good leaders do whatever they have to do, to be on top. Even though most good leaders did the same type of things to rule their empires, they also had their own personal ways on how to rule and have the best empire. Alexander the great is a good example
Cleopatra met for the first time. Mark was apart of a trio who ruled the Roman Empire. Cleopatra was known for taking advantage of people for her own good, and since Mark was apart of a trio who ruled the Roman Empire, she took advantage of him. She found Mark and immediately gravitated toward him. By doing so, she exposes herself to the Roman world and gained an ally. She used her charm and seduction to merge herself with Rome. A Roman senate then declared war on Egypt because he was mad at the affairs
one who left the beloved king forgotten. Throughout the play Shakespeare shows Brutus fighting for the title of honor, but he is really not all that honorable, he is a backstabber, he is always contradicting and conflicting himself, and he forgets about the things he supposedly cares about. So why do people keep saying he’s honorable? Brutus is not honorable, he is really nothing but a back stabber. He killed the friend who saved him and yet we still see Brutus as honorable. In act three he displays
power in Rome. The Plebeian tribunes were sacrosanct, which means that the Plebeians were pledged to protect them. If anyone endangered the plebeian tribune, they would be killed on the spot. Another source of their power was the ius intercessionis, or intercession; it gave them the right to intercede on the behalf of any citizen of Rome. The only person who exempted that rule was the dictator of Rome. There was a catch though; they only had power in the city they lived in and
Augustus Caesar accumulated immense power and adulation by restoring Rome to its former glory. Augustus, formerly known as Octavian, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar, who later became the First Emperor of Rome. He originally shared rule with Mark Antony, however, their collaboration proved ineffective. Augustus’ pursuit for power and authority resulted after defeating Antony in the battle of Actium and becoming the First Emperor of Rome (Cohen). Res Gestae Divi Augusti is the autobiography of his reign
Alexander the Great was born in July 356 B.C.E. He is the son of King Phillip of Macedon. Alexander the Great sought to expand upon his father’s legacy in the known world as a great warrior. In order to achieve this Alexander sets his targets on defeating the massive Persian Empire that is currently the dominant power in the area of the Mediterranean. Alexander is successful in his goal and then seeks to expand his empire. Alexander is very successful in combat and does not lose a battle, the surprising
the Roman Empire begins to see a rise in religious beliefs that did not fall under the traditional Roman spiritual practices. These deterrents from the traditional would eventually lead towards the rise of Christianity as the religious practice of the Romans under a Christian emperor. There were several factors that allowed the Roman Empire to move away from their traditions. We begin to see Roman emperors worshipping gods that themselves were not Roman and introducing cults to the Empire that strayed
since 753 B.C.E Rome has made an impact on many other countries including America. Rome was a mixture of Greece and Egypt culture and way of life. Rome was centered around their government, a variation a republic and democratic. Romans adapted to other cultures like Greek and Hellenistic which was called Greco-Roman culture. They also took ideas and made them in to something. Rome created a unique type of art, architecture, language and government that helped the world become what it is today. The
claimed to be a descended from a goddes called venus, which made people believe he was a living god.During his 40-years reign, Augustus nearly doubled the size of the empire, adding territories in Europe and Asia Minor and securing alliances that gave him effective rule from Britain to India. He spent much of his time outside of Rome, consolidating
thousands of years due to its powerful army defences and military tactics. The Byzantine Empire was a rich and powerful empire that ruled during the Dark Ages. They conquered a ton of land and had total control during the Dark Ages. They rebuilt the Rome and kept its infrastructure and culture alive. The Byzantine Empire held the EOC (Eastern Orthodox Church). Religion was very important in the Byzantine Empire. Their Monastery was used more than just a place to worship. The Monastery was used to store