Garrett Pyatt Mark Whitters HIST 179 12/12/2013 Position Paper: In Regards to Caesar's Body The topic of my position paper is: What should be done with Gaius Julius Caesar's body? This issue is of great importance and has an assortment of ideas and options of what should be done with Caesar associated with it. For example, my character Marcus Antonius, believed that the body of Caesar should be honored and a temple should be built to his glory. Marcus, along with most of the Caesarians, believed that the service for Julius should be held in public so that all of those who held him dear could witness it. However, there are others who oppose the idea of honoring Caesar in death as they had loathed him in life. The majority of people who disliked Caesar wanted one of two things: His ceremony be held in private where only his family and colleagues can attend along with no temple to honor him, or alternatively, they would have the body cast out into the waters of the Tiber river. Both those who had love for Caesar, and those who had hatred all have reasons to react in the way that they did. On one side of the argument you have those who supported Caesar and most all that he did for Rome as its ruler. These people acknowledge Caesar's military victories such as those in Gaul and Britannia where he ousted the barbaric enemies of Rome. They believe that he was a brilliant leader during both times of war, and times of peace. Caesar is also admired by them for his clemency toward his enemies after the conflict with Pompey and the mercy that he generously bestowed upon them. Additionally these people most certainly include the loyal Soldiers of Caesar that followed him without question. All of these Romans believed that Caesar made Rome t... ... middle of paper ... ...ble at this point in time and its senators should think about this when deciding what form of actions that they should take. In the end, I simply think that a proper burial for Caesar after his assassination would be the proper course of action for the senators of Rome to take. This would prevent any potential unrest that could occur from dishonoring Caesar and would also show that Rome will not be brought down in times such as these. Also, the people who dislike Caesar and are against his proper ceremony are already angered by the actions that he has taken in the past. Therefore they wont gain any new hatred for Caesar is already dead. As Caesar once said, “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.” For in times such as these when unanticipated events occur, the best option is to move on and grow from the tragedy in a positive way.
They think he ruled by force and didn’t care for his people. These people basically see Caesar as just being a power-hungry leader. However, it is clear in the way he helps his people live a better life that Julius Caesar was in fact a true hero. If Caesar was a tyrant, he would have ruled by force and Rome would have had much stricter laws. Also, Julius Caesar would have been focused on getting absolute power and not leading a military into conquering territory. If he was really hungry for power, he could set rules to make life tough on Romans. Instead, he dedicated his time into making life better for all citizens, especially ones of the middle and lower classes. Therefore, Julius Caesar was clearly a hero to the Roman Empire.
Some authors like Weinstock believe "Caesar more likely than not been included in the choice, fitting the distinctions into a more excellent arrangement" (270) Julius made sure he received the recognition from the Senate of his high accomplishments indirectly so the citizen would give him more respect and honor. Caesar was "currently showed up there as the representative and despot of Rome and as the tyrant, who was likewise ruler of Alba" (Gelzer 319). The Senate did not wish upon another sole ruler of Rome and the people agreed it was unpopular. This gossip of Julius title of King could have been a piece of the death plot. This turned into a decent open door for the individuals who needed to harm Caesar 's reputation despite the fact that Caesar told the general population "I am Caesar, and no King" (Suentonius 79). However Caesar couldn 't demonstrate his innocence as king on the grounds that "Caesar 's responses and discipline of the tribunes Epidius Marullus and Caesetius Flavus who rebuffed the first individual who hailed him as King" (Appian 108). Caesar many times refused the consul to name him king and probably because he knew if he were to accept it would result in death. Regardless of whether Caesar needed the title, the schemers we have thought that it was easy to give up his power through
Know for being an amazing general and the ruler of ancient Rome, Julius Caesar isn’t at all recognized for his accomplishment before the last few years of his life. That’s what made him such a popular dictator, the fact that he was just an average joe that made a name for himself. Julius Caesar is one of the most influential people in history because of his successful political career, the amazing things he accomplished in a short amount of time, and how these accomplishments are still to some effect today.
After the murderous confrontation, it was not too late to prevent the anger of Caesar’s allies and the citizens or, even, to avoid future civil war. But it was here that Brutus made his second and third mistakes. Marcus Brutus rose before the Roman populace and attempted to offer a justification of Caesar’s murder. His flawed judgment came when he deemed Antony trustworthy and allowed him to speak at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus naively let Antony draw the mob in his favor. No one could dare refute Antony’s impassioned pleas in behalf of Caesar.
The conspirators thought they should kill Caesar because he was ambitious, and he certainly was. His conquests brought wealth and slaves to Rome. He was often seen with tears in his when
Caesar should not be assassinated by the conspirators because they had personal reasons for hating him. Firstly, ...
Finally his sudden death was the result of various personal factors that insulted the senators and created hate between Caesar and them, believing his death was expected. His death then led to a domino effect, which ends in the eventual collapse of the Roman Empire. Caesar was assassinated by his own Senate. Julius Caesar had many men conspiring against him with a plot to assassinate him. Among the 60 men plotting to murder him, many were senators, which included Marcus Junius Brutus, Decimus Brutus Albinus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Brutus believed the death of Caesar would bring the return of the old Roman spirit unfortunately, the city was in shock, and people became increasingly more aggressive, because Caesar was popular with the people of Rome. Unfortunately, peace was impossible and the conspirators fled to
Brutus murdered Caesar with honorable purpose so that the Roman people would not “die all slaves”, but “live [as] freemen” (117). Caesar’s death was believed to be in the best interest of Rome and a necessary loss to the empire. Brutus did not seek glory or power, but stability for Rome (unlike most of the conspirators). The Tragic Hero makes an ethical decision, in which the repercussion of his choice was the bringing forth of his own downfall. Brutus did not seek glory and power because he was dissatisfied with his life — he sought to protect the place he loved. He already held a noble status, and was married to a “true and honorable wife” (71). He had no need to stir up the empire and his own personal life, but he felt obligated to protect the country and i...
The people of this county, the Romans of this city please listen to me. I have came to Tell you the good about caesar. Brutus has given me permission from all the conspirators to tell the good about Caesar and that I will speak nothing bad of them. Brutus had told you guys that. Caesar was way to committed to do something, he always wanted to thrive in anything and everything and that's why he was killed . both Brutus and caesar are both very nice and noble to their countries and will die if they need to. I am not trying to say that brutus did something wonderful for the community but he could have did it differently. Remember what caesar has done for us, remember what he has done for the poor. I can't read his will aloud because it will make
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare portrays the 44 BC plot against the Roman dictator Caesar, his assassination and the downfall of the conspirators at the Battle of Philippi.
Caesar was sole consul and at times acted like a king. The senate did not like this because the Romans held the tradition of a hatred of kings. It was then that the senate believed that Julius Caesar was a threat to the Republic. The senate and everyone liked Caesar, but they had decided that the best way to save the Republic was to assassinate Caesar. This was yet another piece of the game that was pulled out of the structure of the Roman Republic. Yes, the Romans were able to destroy the person that they thought was the threat to the Republic, but it was the position not the person that was the threat. With Julius Caesar gone, the void was still there for someone to fill.
“Caesar was a brilliant general, a clever engineer, and administrator of genius, and a leader who demanded and commanded loyalty. He also was a corrupt politician” (Dando-Collins 4). Caesar would go on to be a dictator and his gain in power would corrupt him. He often bypassed the Senate, taking their power away. With Caesar’s growing power the Senate feared that they would soon lose their political relevance.
Rome is thought of as one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. And the greatest ruler of the greatest empire, possibly the entire world, is Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is known today to be a trustworthy, fair and brave leader, but you don’t become the greatest leader to ever live by not succeeding. He understood this and he was successful beyond measure.
A lot is learned about Julius Caesar in the first two acts of Shakespeare’s play. One of his qualities includes being superstitious. In act one scene two, Caesar tells Mark Antony to touch Calpurnia’s stomach while he passes by in the race “for our elders say the barren touchèd in this holy chase, shake off their sterile curse.” Caesar believes that by having an athletic man touch her stomach, Calpurnia, a barren woman, will be able to bear children. However, Caesar sees this superstitious behavior as a weakness, and Julius Caesar does not show weakness. When the Soothsayer warned Caesar to “beware the Ides of March” in the same scene, he passed it off as silly and ignored the warning. Caesar thought that if he showed fear, then others would think he is not fit for the throne. At that time in the play, all the people of Rome seemed thrilled to offer Caesar the crown. They were almost desperate, and Caesar used that advantage to quench his need to be fawned over. When Casca is telling Cassius and Brutus what happened with Caesar, he tells them that Caesar was offered the crown twice ...
Throughout history, the world has seen a copious amount of emperors, but Julius Caesar was a historic model to the society of Rome. According to McKay, Hill, Buckler, Crowston, Weisner- Hanks, and Perry, (2014), born in 100 B.C. to an honorable family, Caesar went to school and received an outstanding education, which he later advanced by studying in Greece with some of the famous Greek teachers we learn about today. Caesar’s first wife Cornelia was the daughter of the consul at the time, Lucius Cornelius Cinna. His original plans were to marry the daughter of a wealthy business class family, but considering he wanted to be the flamen he had to marry a patrician. Even though he fulfilled the requirements and married Cornelia, consul Cinna never