Porcia Catonis inhabited life around 43 BC, daughter of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis, a favored politician, and first wife Atilia, a housewife. Porcia persisted of youth and beautiful. She was considered full of courage and affectionate, and also addicted to philosophy. Early on in her life she was betrothed to Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, her father's political ally. Rumor has it that she and Marcus had a son together, Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus, but many historians believe this to be false by Poricas
The Veto Power wielded by the President of the United States of America has grown to be a symbol of the power enjoyed by the Executive. The Veto itself is a power often dramatized in the media as one that is only wielded in the most extreme of circumstances. It is a power that is often attacked by critics of a powerful executive as one that is the epitome of the excesses of the modern executive. Yet it is a power that has its core roots in the checks and balances of the ancient Roman Republic. The
Biography of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire. What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led up to the making of the first triumvirate? How did he rise over the other two in the triumvirate and why did he choose to take over? What happened
Many people associate the ‘Ides of March’ with the play “Julius Caesar.'; That particular day, March 15th in 44 BC, Rome lost not only a future king, but also a strong political and military leader. Julius Caesar’s life, his accomplishments, and his unfortunate assassination have etched out a place in textbooks worldwide. Caesar’s childhood was filled with many changes in the Roman Empire. Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome, Italy on July 12th or 13th in the year 100
Egyptian government. Back home in Rome Caesar was confirmed to be dictator in his absence. Caesar planed to invade Parthia but 5 months after he returned to Rome, 3 days before he starts his campaign, Caesar was murdered by senatorial conspirators led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Caesar was lured into one of the back room of Pompey's Theatre in Rome. The conspirators attacked Caesar and stabbed him 23 times. Julius Caesar, leader of the great Roman Empire and the greatest general of