The Roman army was an awesome force, their size and power wouldn’t be matched for over a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Romans believed they were the decedents of Mars; Mars was believed to be the god of war. This essentially made all romans the children of the God of … Read more
In The Republic, Plato presents a dialogue of Socrates, in which he seeks to uncover truths about what constitutes a just society, and what kind of men would rule such a society. As such a society would require a sound government, Socrates presents five possible types of governments, which involve varying levels of liberty and … Read more
Ethos, Logos, and Pathos are the three tools that have been used to persuade any individual, and throughout Julius Caesar you tend to see towards the end Brutus and Antony using these tools to pursued the crowd of people. While Brutus used ethos, logos, and pathos to try and justify his reasoning for killing Caesar, … Read more
Julius Caesar was born into one of the most honored families in Rome. His family’s history went so far back that Caesar was thought to be a descent of some of the first Roman kings, and even a goddess (Unstead 19). Caesar was very determined to be a part of the political party in Rome, … Read more
Deception, whether it is used for good or for evil is the method of choice that many figures use to manipulate others in order to get one’s way. Many characters in the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, unconsciously make choices based upon deception and logical tricks, setting themselves up in order to be … Read more
Source 1 is a description of the Republic of Rome from Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 – 43 BC). Cicero was a writer and philosopher who is famous for his vast collection of private letters to various individuals, such as Titus Pomponius Atticus to whom he wrote to without fear about every day Rome and it’s … Read more
In the fifth and fourth centuries Rome’s tyrannical rule was defeated, and an aristocracy of patricians became the ruling class. The common people, the plebeians, had been weakened in society after the King’s defeat, but to meet the demands of the people, Tribunes were put into power as the heads of the plebeians. Up until … Read more
