Essays on Augustus

In the ancient Rome, cults had a different meaning. Other than referring to the current brainwashing institutions or deviation from the mainstream beliefs, Romans used cults to worship gods who affected their daily lives (Crawford, 2011). With time, Romans created new gods and cults and this lead to the creation of the imperial cult. After the death of Julius Caesar, the Roman state recognized him as a god. In 29 BC, Caesar’s adopted son Augustus permitted the building of temples for Caesar in Asia Minor marking the first manifestation of the Imperial cult (Pollard, 2011). Augustus used a ...

Introduction

The Annals is a collection of sixteen books that survive, written by Cornelius Tacitus who was an historian of the Roman Empire as well as a Roman senator. In what remains of his final writings, Tacitus describes the Roman Empire beginning with Tiberius’ reign in 14 AD 14 up to and including Nero’s reign in 68 AD. The estimated date of the Annals is around 166 AD. The personages and events described in the Annals include Caligula, Claudius, Tiberius Nero, and Messalina. While Tacitus was writing from the perspective of an elitist and a scholar, it is evident ...

The Greco-Roman antiquities of the Getty Villa in Malibu reveal lots of information about the New Testament environment and the status of art on Rome and Greece in the first century. From a first look, the images at Villa reveal a rich artistic era that was not just ornamental, but also liberal. The cutlery of that era is carefully done, with color and ace, to suggest that a society that was keen on beauty and ornaments, color and patterns, as well as a dedication to a nature concerted art. Other amazing statuettes include the head of Augustus, his constant ...

Both the Grave Naiskos of Apollonia and the Portrait of Antonia Minor appear to be sculptures that were done after the death of the female subjects they depict. The Grave Naiskos of Apollonia as stated by the Getty Museum website is an Athenian grave monument dating from around 100 B.C., while the Portrait of Antonia Minor is a cameo believed to have been carved after the death of Antonia Minor, mother of the fourth Roman emperor, Claudius, in A.D. 37. Both of these art works functions as forms of commemoration. Both of these sculptures also use symbols as a ...

The Epic of Gilgamesh was an ancient myth that described the stories and struggles of a Mesopotamian hero (i.e. Gilgamesh). The Old Testament, on the other hand, particularly the book of Genesis tells numerous tales of God’s followers, how they were challenged, and how they triumphed. One common feature between the two is the fact that they both contained flood stories. The way how the flood stories were portrayed in each book, however, was different. Firstly, the duration of the flooding was different. In Epic of Gilgamesh, the flood only lasted for seven days as evidenced by the ...

Accountability and rehabilitation. These are the core objectives of the juvenile probation system today. In early America, children who committed crimes were either simply placed back into the community where they would recommit or they were placed in jails with adults. Since children are mentally, emotionally and developmentally different than adults, there was a significant need for change for these children. Today, juvenile probation is the most common disposition for children adjudicated in the juvenile justice system as delinquent. The “workhorse of the juvenile justice system” is a term that has been given to the juvenile probation system in ...

Octavian was the father of 200 years of peace and prosperity and the founder of the Roman Empire. He was heir to Caesar. History has been written as evidence to his great and powerful reign. His time as leader began the journey through the crossroads of a transitioning political policy. It was the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire spawned from the civil wars occurring during the republic. Ceasar was assassinated and the republic gave way to its new undisputed leader, Octavian. Octavian was given the name Augustus, ‘revered one’, by ...

The Emperor Caesar Augustus was a man with a grand vision for his future and the future of his city, Rome. He was born into a wealthy family, but he was not necessarily born to become Emperor of Rome—this was a position that he grew into, rather than one he inherited ("AVGVSTO The Emperor Returns to Rome”). During the course of his time as ruler, Augustus—sometimes alternatively known in other texts as Avgvsto—began to keep a text that described his time as leader of Rome (Bushnell). He eventually had this text transcribed onto a number of bronze tablets, and it was this ...

Laocoon and his sons are a sculpture that was discovered in January 1506 and is displayed in the Vatican Museums located in Rome. On the other hand, Augustus of Prima Porta is a limestone made statue revealed in April 1863 near Rome in the Villa of Livia. Apparently, it is important to note that both of these statues are made of marble and are both currently located in the Vatican museums. The Laocoon group indicates portrait of a father and his two sons being attacked by serpents while Augustus of Prima Porta shows an image of a person depicted to be victorious, maybe ...

Infidelity and Scandal in “The Storm” and Other 19th Century Writing

Many authors and artists in the nineteenth century tackled a great number of pressing issues in their time, particularly relating closely to the nature of adultery and infidelity. In the world of art, Augustus Leopold Egg’s famous triptych Past and Present demonstrated a husband’s discovery of his wife’s infidelity, and the consequences that ensued, creating a subtle breakdown of the traditional family unit that was thought to be impenetrable in the 19th century. Prominent writers like Leo Tolstoy and Kate Chopin also tackled this issue as well – Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina explores the inherent acceptance of male infidelity and ...

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Like all ancient people, the Greek thought of temples as houses for the gods. While in Greece the temple plan was derived from the megaron found in Mycenaean palaces, Roman temples were derived from Greek and Etruscan precedents. The Greek temples were decorated with an exterior colonnade, and the statue of the god was housed in the main room (the naos) facing the east where an outdoor altar for sacrifices was placed. The Roman temples borrowed the podium (base) and the frontality of the temple from Etruscan temples. From Greece came the columns, the cella (central room), the porch ( ...

Abstract

In the past, the entire world was under the ruling of the Rome, which gave to the Roman Empire and the republican, whose control and power was among the common people. Under this republican, the Rome then grew to be the higher and powerful state in the world. Therefore, increase of territory thus lead to the increase of desire for politicians to have power and control over the land. A number of events in the early century then resulted to a demise of the leadership of Julius Caesar and Augustus then leading to a formation of the Roman Empire. In the ...

What was Augustus Legacy as a politician, empire builder and cultural advocate?

Augustus was the Emperor and founder of the Roman Empire.He ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD when he died. Augustus’ supremacy brought about a firm ground of reign which stayed for about fifteen hundred years (Shotter 65). That is through the weakening of the Western Roman Empire and until the fall of Constantinople in the year 1453.

Augustus legacy as a politician, empire builder and cultural advocate was well magnificent. Just to begin with, after his death the new rulers of the Roman Empire both in old and new Rome for fourteen centuries decided to use his name (Augustus) as ...

1) Athens and Sparta were the main city-states of Ancient Greece. Between the VI and V centuries B.C., they contended about the political and military domination over the entire Greek territory. The only feature they had in common was the fact that they were both “polis”, Greek city-states. However, Athens and Sparta were completely different in terms of their political, social and cultural systems. According to Laveck (2010), Sparta, also known as “Lacedemonia”, was founded in the XIII century B.C. The city-state Sparta was born through the merge of four Doric tribes. During the VII century B.C., Sparta started ...

Introduction

There are three stages of Roman history including Kingdom that lasted between 753-509BC, Republic that lasted between 509 and 27BC and Empire that lasted between 27BC and 476BC (Dill 103). The Roman Kingdom was founded by Romulus after he murdered Remus his brother. Traditionally, the city had seven kings. It is just one of Italy’s many villages which again is divided among several different language groups. It is one of the cities of Latium area, where Latin is spoken. The Roman Republic was founded in 509 BC after the last king was expelled (103). It was founded on ...

Fire has caused substantial damage to human life and property in countless incidents. Human beings developed various techniques and equipments in order to stop and reduce losses caused by fire in different parts of the world. Fire fighting, through different techniques, exists since time immemorial. Evidences suggest that fire fighting services existed in Roman Empire centuries ago. Augustus, the emperor of Roman Empire, instituted a well organised department of fire fighting services. This essay proposes to discuss history of fire fighting services and analyses the mechanisms that were used by fire fighters in different phases of time. Fire fighting ...

INTRODUCTION

When the average person thinks of ancient Rome the first thoughts that often come to mind are the immense columns and marble architecture synonymous with the era, they imagine the power and wealth of one of the most successful Empires of its time or they see it is as the modern epicenter of, the Christian religious denomination, Catholicism for the bulk of the world. However, the history of Rome is not just a story of arts, architecture, wealth, decadence or religious locale; it is also a story of immense wars, dictatorships, religious intolerance, mass conquests, a number of bloody wars, shifting religious ...

Introduction

Rome is believed to date 2,766 years whereby it originated from a small Latin village. Rome grew to be a superpower, dominating the entire Mediterranean for many centuries (Arnason and Raaflaub 35). It was during the rule of the Julio-Claudians that Rome attained its highest levels of wealth and power. It could be referred to as the Golden time of the Roman Empire in terms of arts and literature. However, this period was also marked by notoriety and extravagance. The self-centeredness of the Julio-Claudians was evident, a phenomenon that was apparent in the persisting conflicts of interest and conflicts of duty ( ...

Theoretical Explanations of Two Prominent Pre-Industrial Civilizations: The Mayan Civilization and the Roman Empire from the Lens of Joseph Tainter and Arnold Toynbee

Introduction

Civilizations have characterized much of human history and have laid the groundwork for several innovations on human organization. As humans have learned to congregate in societies, they have developed their respective ways of living based on their understanding on the natural and social environment enveloping them within a given geographical area. Human organization inevitably comes into play, in which positions of authority are recognized and tasked to maintain and improve the political, economic and religious affairs of ...

(I) Introduction A. Motivation of writing a paper on Roman aqueduct and sewage system.

B. Organizational overview of paper

C. Thesis Statement (II) Why Sewage and Aqueduct System was required - Why Sewage system was required. - Why Aqueduct System was required. (III) Sewage and Aqueduct Construction - How Roman sewage system was built. - How Roman aqueduct System was built. (IV) Engineer Aspects of the System - Water level segregation and Filtration System. - Water Transport System. - Water Arches and Underground water system. - Central Sewage System (V) Possible problems ...

(Insert Institute) The Roman Empire came into power after a series of territorial acquisitions that ran across the Mediterranean Sea from Europe to the Asian continent. Upon its emergence as an empire, Rome stabilized itself under a number of emperors and was until the rise of Christianity considered among the most powerful forces with which to reckon. The Roman Empire has also been considered to have had major influence on the functioning of the modern world, a feat accomplished through its governance of Europe and in turn, its environs. From religion to governance, Rome’s ideologies were found to manipulate the ...

Paintings and sculptures in ancient Rome were used to develop quite an array of subjects to ornament both public and private buildings. The Romans were known for their prowess as architects, city planners and decorators of public and private spaces. This is due to the fact they could design for functions or even for beauty. The ancient art work in Rome maybe attributed to historians such as Pliny. Romans in the ancient times lived in highly visual societies that were surrounded by images. Some of these paintings range from those on walls such as Pompeii, Herculaneum. These paintings portrayed ...

The Roman Empire is one of the most noteworthy segments of the history of the West. It is known for its influence not only among the western countries, but also the rest of the world. Perhaps, the most striking aspect of the Roman Empire is its transition from a Republic to Emperorship, although most historians argue that it was still an empire during the era of the Republic. Following the collapse of the Republic, the Principate emerged (Blois & Spek, 2008). Various factors contributed to this transition, most importantly the crises and civil wars in the Late Republic which eventually led ...

Introduction

Virgil was an important poet in the Roman Empire. He was born in Italy, but finally got settled in Rome. Virgil was a favorite amongst the patrons in his time and gained a lot of wealth, fame and emperor’s favors simply because of his writing. Virgil lived through several tumultuous wars and regime changes (one of Octavian’s regimes as well, who was also called as Augustus later). Always being in the good books of the emperor Augustus, Virgil started working on his most famous book the Aeneid, which also immortalized the reign of Augustus. The Aeneid is the story ...

Introduction

This paper analyzes the fall Europe into the dark ages (middle ages) after the collapse of the Roman Empire while the Islamic world entered into a golden age of learning and culture. In relation to the paper discusses the social, cultural, political and religious factors which accounted for the transformation of a largely Bedouin society into the center of the world learning while the collapse of the roman empire led to nearly a thousand years of backwardness among Europeans.

Analysis

Western medieval studies considered the beginning of the collapse of the Middle Ages the Western Roman Empire at the end of the 5th ...

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Introduction Hazel Grace Lancaster is the narrator and also the central character of the novel, The Fault in Our Stars. She is a sixteen years old and suffers from a terminal Stage IV thyroid cancer. The cancer has affected her lungs due to which she has to carry an oxygen-tank as an obligation. Although the doctors successfully removed the cancer from her body, Hazel has no hope of living a complete life due to her damaged lungs. Despite the fact that Hazel is adamant that her illness does not define her personality, the thyroid cancer has tremendously ...

"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars" (De vita Caesarum) is the main work of Roman historian Suetonius, written during his tenure as secretary of Emperor Hadrian. It is a collection of biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 Roman princeps, from Augustus to Domitian. This work is one of the most important works of antiquity. It is written in simple language, and each biography of Emperors is written in a certain pattern. For example, Suetonius description always starts on the origin of of the each ruler, the early years of his life, his social activities, then proceeds to personal qualities ...

"The Lives of the Twelve Caesars" (De vita Caesarum) is the main work of Roman historian Suetonius, written during his tenure as secretary of Emperor Hadrian. It is a collection of biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 Roman princeps, from Augustus to Domitian. This work is one of the most important works of antiquity. It is written in simple language, and each biography of Emperors is written in a certain pattern. For example, Suetonius description always starts on the origin of of the each ruler, the early years of his life, his social activities, then proceeds to personal qualities ...

The Roman and the U.S. Empire: A Close Comparison

Introduction

Both of these empires characterized a certain centrality (p. 3). During the Roman Empire, Rome was the capital of the empire. The flows of tribute and taxes from the Roman provinces were directed there and to the primary armies. The empire, although, was not circular. It was an east-west extension, as required by the differences in the communications links provided by the Mediterranean and the boundaries of the Sahara and the Alpine ranges (p. 3). The Roman Empire began the Roman Republic when Julius and Augustus Caesar changed it from a ...

Summary

The events of the narrative take place in the unnamed kingdom where the fatal epidemic called “the Red Death” spreads and kills most of its population. The illness proves to be most fatal and once the victim falls ill no cure will neither heal nor even cease the pain and bleeding caused by the “pestilence”. The overall duration of the disease is no more than half of an hour. Prince Prospero along with loyal companions from among his knights, in order to elude the contagion, resolves to retire to one of his secluded and fortified abbeys which is ...

Political art is part art that includes political themes. In visual art, political art takes stand in displaying and reflecting of political ideology by arousing the target audience or viewer by reflecting on political ideologies the are similar to or different to the viewer. There have different definitions of political art that lead to different understanding of political art in the world. However, political art is art that is reflecting on any political ideology to the target audience/viewer. In this paper, we are going to discuss about political art in general by referring to two pieces of art and ...

Most Americans have no clue whatsoever about what it is to be gay. Mostly, they opposed gay marriages out of darkness and ignorance. The argument is always centered on the belief that the family as understood in the western context consisted of a man and woman. The woman brings the feminine qualities responsible for nurturing, care, and motherhood. The father on the other hand, is in charge security of the family. This role extended to the provision of necessities for the well-being of children and the wife. In conventional understanding, sex is an act that united females and males in ...

11th book of the Odyssey and the Aeneid by Virgil

Katabasis can be defined as a descent of some type; like moving downhill, a military retreat, sinking of the sun and winds or a trip to the underground. There exist numerous related meanings in rhetoric, poetry and modern psychology. This essay seeks to compare two katabasis i.e. the eleventh book of the odyssey and Aeneid. In the two pieces, the heroes to the underworld are articulated exactly in the middle of the poems. They are extremely similar however the differences in the purposes as why the two are composed and the societies for which they have been created for means that ...

Analyzing Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ Work: The Shaw Memorial

The purpose of this paper that I am writing is to create an in depth and critical analysis on the work of Augustus-Saint-Gaudens-The Shaw Memorial. The name of this sculpture is a tribute to a real patriot. I can’t see a better and more fitting way to pay tribute to Robert Gould Shaw. Shaw is a gives nothing but unquestionable and unrivalled support in the American Civil War and his caring nature towards the black and often looked down upon society makes him a war hero in my eyes. This paper gives insight to what has achieves and thus draw a rational viewpoint on ...

The following reflection paper is dedicated to analyzing laws, coming from different eras and states. For the purposes of this paper we will refer to such sources as Hittilte Law Code (coming from 1500s B.C.), Code of Lipit-Ishtar (1868 BC), the works of Han Fei Tzu (circa 230 B.C.), “Creation of the democracy in Athens” by Aristotle (circa 509 B.C.) and Augustus’ Moral legislation (18 B.C.). The appearance of law itself is associated with the need to create the framework for relations between society members, both in pre-state condition and in terms of state. As modern laws, laws, ...

‘Charlie and the Chocolate factory’ is one of the famous novels of silver age. It is written by Roald Dahl (Dahl 02). He was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. His initial education was from England and then he started to work in Africa for the Shell Oil Company. After the ‘immense bash on head’, he started writing and during the World War II sustained as a RAF fighter pilot. He is considered as one of the most well known and most successful writers of children literature. Roald Dahl found the ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ as ...

Lloyd Augustus Hall

Lloyd Augustus Hall’s contribution to science largely involves food preservation. Lloyd’s interest in food chemistry, a new area of chemistry, started while working at Boher Chemical Laboratory. Before his inventions, table salt (sodium chloride) was used as the major food preservative especially in preserving meat (Wilson and Jane, 34). However, table salt was not effective enough, as meat could only be preserved in a short period using this technique. Following various experiments, Lloyd came up with “flash-drying” technique as an alternative to table salt preservation. The technique involved a combination of sodium nitrate crystals and nitrite and sodium chloride, which ...

The Shaw Memorial statue is a rich piece of Art that develops numerous themes of high relevance in the contemporary world. The Shaw memorial presents an artistic work compiled by Augustus Saint-Gaudens that describes Colonial Shaw leading his soldiers. The sculpture presents the establishment of the historical memory of the MA 54th Regiment. One can learn various lessons from this work that are essential in understanding how to embrace diversity and differences that characterize the modern society. The paper argues that the Shaw Memorial presents a strategic piece of work that describes the history of Civil War and vital role that ...

Rhetorical Analysis of the Divine Augustus

Augustus gives an account of his deeds through the Res Gestae Divi Augustae. In the autobiography, Augustus gives an account of his accomplishments. The primary core objective brought about by the author is advertising the deeds he considered heroic in the culture that prevailed during his lifetime. He writes of what he goes through in different echelons. He reiterates how he tackles different issues and his actions to his society. He claims to have observed the law at all times. If the claims by Augustus are true, he was a model leader worth being emulated by all as the autobiography ...

Introduction

There is a civilization in human history that inspires wonder and admiration among its descendants, evokes envy and the desire to imitate - and that is Roman Empire. Roman Empire This collocation almost invariably conjures images of power and grandeur, of mighty armies and fearsome gladiators, of marble cities and far-flung roads. And it is not surprising, because few countries have left in the history of world civilization such a bright trail and bequeathed to the posterity a cultural heritage of such enormous size and of its greatest importance. The significance of the Roman Empire is truly prominent taking into account the ...

Ancient Greece and Rome were very familiar with the concepts of mass entertainment in the form of theaters, games and races, although these were quite different civilizations from the modern world in many ways, such as the absence of television, radio, computers and other forms of electronic mass communications. There was no concept of a 24-hour news cycle or a wide variety of information and entertainment programs offered by cable and satellite television and the Internet. Most people lived at or below the subsistence level, and no middle class or system of mass production, consumption and distribution existed. Almost always the ...

- It has been suggested that agriculture has been one of mankind’s most important inventions, second only to our learning to use fire. Do you agree or disagree? What other human inventions are of this magnitude? What would have happened to our species if we had not invented agriculture? Was the invention of agriculture inevitable? The agricultural revolution in the Neolithic Period was one of the most important changes in human history, except perhaps for the Industrial Revolution that began in the 18th Century. In the present-day world, the computer, information, genetic and cybernetic revolutions should also ...

Empire is a group of territories and ethnic groups which are united under one ruler monarch or emperor. There are many bright examples of this form of rule: Akkadian Empire of Sargon the Great, Median, Achaemenid, Maurya, Chinese, Roman, Russian, Soviet Union and many others. They all have interesting history and culture, but Roman and Chinese caught my attention the most. Both Chinese and Roman empire were powerful, with huge army and of great territorial extension, but because of different reasons such as political, economic, military these empires split. Roman empire appeared on the world arena in 3rd ...

Empire is a group of territories and ethnic groups which are united under one ruler monarch or emperor. There are many bright examples of this form of rule: Akkadian Empire of Sargon the Great, Median, Achaemenid, Maurya, Chinese, Roman, Russian, Soviet Union and many others. They all have interesting history and culture, but Roman and Chinese caught my attention the most. Both Chinese and Roman empire were powerful, with huge army and of great territorial extension, but because of different reasons such as political, economic, military these empires split. Roman empire appeared on the world arena in 3rd ...

Joshua Reynolds, the influential English painter from the 18th century, began his painting career by painting portraits commissioned by British military officers, and he continued painting such portraits throughout his career. Captain The Honourable Augustus Keppel (1753) is an example of one such portrait by, which although was not commissioned by Captain Augustus Keppel himself, but gave Reynolds the opportunity to enhance and expand his artistic endeavors. Later during the 18th century, Reynolds’ client base expanded to include celebrities who would also get their portrait painted by this great artist. Often celebrity portraits were reproduced and Mrs. Siddons as ...

No civilization in history can claim to have had a more powerful, resilient and disciplined army than the Romans; few have had a force so pointedly fashioned as a tool of statecraft and imperial expansion. The ingeniously imitative Romans borrowed the most effective elements of Greek/Macedonian warfare, adding their own innovations and relying upon the almost superhuman endurance of the Roman foot soldier to create the greatest empire in history. The peerless Roman soldier made a navy seem superfluous and, most of all, un-Roman. Nonetheless, in typically inventive Roman fashion, and in the interest of safeguarding commerce and protecting its citizens, Rome created a ...

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Part 2: Primary Sources Primary Source 2: The Gospel According to Thomas Primary Source 3: The Gospel of John Primary Source 1 Sentence 1: Romans will come and take away our place and nation. Gospel of john 11:49. Primary Source 1 Sentence 2: Pilate went out to them and said what accusations have you brought against this man. The Gospel of John 18:30 Primary Source 1 Sentence 3: Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it, and the Jews said, this temple was built in fourty and six years, and will ...

In the 2005 film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton, and starring Johnny Depp as the character of Willy Wonka, presents an interesting psychiatric profile. This movie is a film adaptation of the popular children’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Ronald Dahl. The main character, Willy Wonka, shows signs of social anxiety disorder. The character has not left his factory in decades and is noticeably uncomfortable in the company of others. He appears very nervous and panicked at the thought of interacting with the outside world. This was emphasized in the film, by ...

The Han and Qin Dynasty have a lot in common with the Roman Empire of Augustus. In history, these two empires were the most powerful entities of their half of the earth (Judge & Langdon). Both these empires were in power for centuries and they had immense prosperity during their time in the sun. These two empires also fell in chaos and had similarities in their decline. The Roman Empire of Augustus and the Chinese Empires of Qin and Han can be closely compared. The very first emperor of the Roman Empire was Augustus. During this time, Rome had conquered ...

The Pax Romana is distinguished in history as a roughly 200-year period of progress and growth separating the civil strife of the 1st century B.C. and the onset of marked decline that began with the third century A.D. Roman military power had pacified subject populations from the Euphrates River in the east to the uplands of northern Britain in the far west, while Roman law established a cohesive civilizing influence throughout the empire. The absence of strife in all parts of the empire made it possible to travel safely virtually anywhere in the known world and a highly competent and relatively benign ...

Outstanding Differences And Similarities Between Alexander The Great And Caesar Augustus

Caesar Augustus was successful in converting Rome into an Empire from a Republic while Julius Caesar had been assassinated for trying to do same. The model of the empire established by Augustus was so stable that it continued for the next 450 years in the West and for another 1450 years in the East. He also succeeded in converting Rome into a “city of brick” which was previously a "city of marble". This had a great impact on the leaders throughout the centuries, right from Napoleon to Hitler who all tried to emulate him (Everitt, p129). In this way, the work of ...

What was Augustus Legacy as a politician, empire builder and cultural advocate?

Augustus Caesar was born in 63 BC and known as one of the greatest emperors of the world. His legacy was to establish an imperial system that lead European region for more than four decades. The state of Rome was in a pathetic state when Augustus was born but he converted it into the most magnificent state of his times, through his administrative skills, power and aura. This paper intends to discuss the legacy of Augustus empire in politics, empire building, culture and in other areas along with discussing several other related aspects of the subject matter. Augustus Caesar ...

The first centuries of the Roman Empire were a time of unparalleled prosperity and stability. The Empire was also called Roman Peace (Pax Ronama) due to its successful existence. Between (98–117AD) when Trajan was in charge the Empire attained its biggest expanse. When the Empire was in its third century, it underwent a life threatening existence. It was later stabilized and reunited by Diocletian and Aurelian who by then were emperors. In its fourth term in existence, Christians were rising to power and it was during this time when the dual rule system started developing in the Greek East and ...

The Known World by Edward P. Jones:

The author’s fictional assessment on this unusual phenomenon begins with the death of the 31-year-old Henry Townsend who is a former slave turned now a master of his own 33 slaves. In Manchester County, he also owns way beyond 50 acres of land. Townsend is critically concerned about the eventful destiny his holdings after his early death. During his time as a slave (his youth), Henry certainly works particularly hard to make himself essentially indispensable to the master, William Robbins. After Henry's parents manage to secure the family's freedom, Townsend maintains a high level of allegiance to Robbins (Parrott, 2003). On the ...

The collapse of the Roman Empire has been studied by hundreds if not thousands of scholars over time. Reasons why the fall took place are plentiful; however, the actions of one figure have been studied closely: that of Julius Caesar. Examining the letters and documents of Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero, and Sallust will help to answer the question as to why the fall of the Roman Empire occurred and how much Caesar is to blame. However, it will be shown that although Caesar may have quickened the stage for collapse through an upset in the constitutional political system of ...

Question 1: Explain and assess why Rome, during the period of the Roman Republic was able to dominate the ancient Mediterranean world. This answer should pay attention to political, social, economic, and cultural factors. One reason that explains why Rome was able to dominate the ancient Mediterranean world was the uniting of Italy. This unity facilitated the creation of a strong military organization. With the strong army, Rome conquered Carthage, who was their main rival, as well as the Greek. In the due course of their conquest, Rome made sure that residents of the conquered communities became part of the citizens. ...

Augustus Caesar First Emperor of Rome: Despot or Good Leader?

Augustus Julius Caesar the First Emperor of Rome has a mythological presence in the history of Western Civilization. This paper discusses two contrasting views of his leadership qualities. Was Caesar a despot or was he a great leader? His legacy and the mark he left on history leaves no room for a moderate stand on this Caesar. Two articles will be used to help judge whether he was a positive force or a negative force. Both were written after the death of the First Emperor. The Deeds of the Divine Augustus by Augustus was published ...

The movie Obama 2016 is more of a documentary that explains the early life of the president of U.S., Obama. It entails how he follows his childhood dream all the way from Hawaii to Indonesia and Kenya. Commentator and director of the movie Dinesh D’Souza explores the hardships that Obama goes through; the movie also shows that Obama is largely influenced by the anti colonialist characters. Obama’s character of an intellect in the movie is progressed by his return to Kenya, which is his birthplace. The movie discloses the father of Obama and D’ Souza describe his father ...

Introduction

The legacy of the Roman empire means the combination of cultural attributes, religion, and believes as well as the technological advancements that came as a result of the ancient mighty Roman empire that have been passed to the present civilizations in western Europe and across the world1. In my view, the most obvious influence of the Roman Empire that is visible today is the language Latin. Even though Latin is an extinct language, its influences in the contemporary are enormous. Latin language did not only influence culture but also science in the present world. Even as the Roman Empire collapsed, ...

I. Introduction This primary source document talks about the governing strategies that Emperor Augustus put forward in order to ensure the stability of the Roman state. It is important to understand that for a state to be considered as being stable it has to be in a position to sustain itself in terms of economics, politics, and also address the needs of its social strata adequately. This primary source draws from this rationale because Augustus talks about the securitization of this state. The deeds of Augustus spelt out in this documents explain how Augustus addressed issues of national security, how ...