Gaius Julius Caesar: The Assassination
Rome is a place of great historical achievements. Rich in history, it reveals to us a great deal about man and society. One of the most important characters in history is Gaius Julius Caesar. His very name strikes images of a powerful leader. Responsible for bringing Rome to great heights, he is said to be the man who changed the course of history, accomplishing the impossible and helping to further the Roman Empire. His military skill and excellent political knowledge, brought him great power. Yet having survived brutal battles on foreign soil, he died of murder- by Romans in Rome. Why was one of the greatest soldiers in all history, a man who, more than any other, personified Rome’s rise to glory, brutally stabbed to death? Beneath the persuasive allure of his charm, lay an insatiable hunger for power. Although he was strong and clever enough to wield that power, his tragic flaw, an unbearable arrogance, brought him to a tragic end. It was Caesar’s overwhelming ambition and arrogant personality that resulted from his success, that made his assassination inevitable.
Caesar was a fortunate man; he had lived in a great city, seen much of the western world, loved a foreign queen and accumulated enormous wealth. In a world where most rarely left their villages and were always under the shadow of debt, famine, and conquest, Gaius Julius Caesar was privileged. Throughout Caesar’s life, he effectively displayed great political and military skill and an undeniable ability to use propaganda to promote himself. Despite his overconfidence and great abilities, he was blind to any threats posed by the Senate. Caesar had come to believe that he was invincible. The senators had become increasingly tired of Caesar’s arrogance and was determined to put a stop to his rule. Ever since Caesar became powerful, he had consistently ignored the senators. This elimination of the Senate’s power was enough to significantly upset its members. A conspiracy was born and Caesar’s unavoidable assassination took place on March 15, in front of the Senate steps. Caesar died with his head hidden in his toga, his pride evident even in his death.
Caesar achieved a great amount of admiration and credit through military achievements; he also effectively used propaganda to his advantage. When he had conquered Gaul, he claimed to have acted for the sake of Rome’s greater glory.
Throughout Julius Caesar Brutus acts in accordance with his morals, which makes his eventual fall all the more tragic as Brutus genuinely believed his actions benefitted the future of Rome. Unlike most of the self-interested people around him, Brutus genuinely cares for the continued well-being of the Roman republic. Brutus sees Caesar's rise to power and imminent crowning as a danger to the freedom of the people in Rome since, "crown [Caesar] that, and then I grant we put a sting in him that at his will he may do danger with. Th' abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power" (2.1.15-19). Brutus knows that many past rulers have turned into tyrants and oppressed their people after gaining substantial authority, and fears that the same tragedy will befall Rome if the Senate crowns Caesar. And although Brutus conspires to kill Caesar rather than finding a peaceful solution to this disagreement, he tells the other conspirators to limit their violence as "this shall make our purpose necessary and not envious, which so appearing to the common eyes, we shall be called purgers, not murderers" (2.1.175-178). Brutus' constant requests to preform the assassination quickly and honorably reveal his concern about the fate of the Romans acts as the motivation behind his actions (unlike the other conspirators who "did that they did in envy of great Caesar") (5.5.71).
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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
...for the Romans. Besides that, he conquered Gaul (modern France) and defeated his rival Pompey in the civil war of 49-45 BC. By doing so, he managed to bring peace to Rome and also expanded Rome's provinces. Caesar proved himself as a potential leader, whom the Romans agreed after the conspirators killed him.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) differentiate insider trading into to legal and illegal behavior. The aspect of legal conduct involves members of corporations that purchase and trade stocks of their companies. This is common practice; however all transactions must be reported to the SEC (SEC, n.d.). This essay will focus on the illegal component of insider trading. Criminal investigation of insider trading will be discussed in addition to the prosecutions of various individuals who have been convicted of insider trading. Furthermore, the federal statute of insider trading will be examined in relation to Martha Stewart’s actions in selling her ImClone stock.
Julius Caesar was a brilliant politician and a military genius that was brighter and more capable than the overwhelming majority of other Senators. His nature was kind, generous and inclined to forget grudges and turn enemies into friends, but he was also willing to be utterly ruthless. Caesar’s power kept increasing as he made new reforms that helped and changed people’s lives. The soldiers and the people loved him and that made the Senate even more fearful. His tremendous appeal and the loyal army he had behind him made it difficult for the Senate to plot people against him. Caesar’s power surpassed that of the Senate and that made them angry. He established many reforms to improve the economy. He limited the grain welfare program and established Roman colonies by giving land to the soldiers and landless peasants. He made a law that limited the number of slaves estates could employ and reduced taxes and made collections fairer. “Caesar had not fought the Civil War in order to reform the republic, and in spite of what Cicero and others later ...
First of all, Marcus Brutus has the character flaw of poor judge of character. He cannot discern a person’s character or true motivation. He, however, acts on his judgments, regardless of whether they are true or not. Brutus feels that Caesar is too ambitious for power, and that he, along with the other eight men plotting the demise of Caesar, must prevent it, “And therefore think him as a serpent’s egg— / Which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous— / And kill him in the shell” (911). Brutus decides that Caesar must die because he ambitious. Ambition is not necessarily an evil and virulent thing. Ambition causes men and women to strive towards reaching an attainment. Brutus assumes that Caesar will turn his back on his supporters due to this ambition. One of the most famous lines in Julius Caesar is the dying words of Caesar: “Et tu, Bruté?—Then fall, Caesar” (938). If Caesar had truly turned h...
middle of paper ... ... Ultimately Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times, his opponents wanted him dead, and in fact stabbed many of their co-conspirators in the fight. They were not honorable at all in killing him. Ultimately, the Roman Republic’s downfall lay in its lack of major wars or other crises, which led to a void of honor and leadership. War united all of Rome’s people, and provided the challenge to its leaders to develop honor and leadership through their causes and actions.
There is a long-lasting debate on whether emph{insider trading (IT)}, defined as trading in possession of material private information, should be allowed or forbidden and, even now, it is not clear what the optimal IT regime might be. IT regulation, and whether this regulation is enforced, differs across countries. For instance, IT laws are lax in Norway, and Mexico and strict in the US and Ireland; however, there have been enforcement cases in Norway and the US, but never neither in Mexico nor in Irelandfootnote{See cite{Beny:2005} and cite{FerreiraFernandes:2009}.}. There are differences in what is considered illegal IT between American and European regulations: in the US, under Rule 10b-5, anyone in possession of material inside information shall disclose his private information or abstain from tradingfootnote{The origin of this interpretation can be traced to emph{SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co}, although latter the Supreme Court limited the liability to the cases in which there is a fiduciary duty of the insider to the persons with whom he trades (emph{Chiarella v. US}), to tippees (emph{Dirks v. SEC}), and to the cases in which there is a fiduciary duty of the insider to the source of the information (the so-called misappropriation theory, endorsed by the Supreme Court in emph{US v. O'Hagan}).}; in Europe, directive 2003/6/EC on insider dealing and market manipulation requires ``inside information'' to be of a ``precise nature", and forbids both, trading in possession of inside information and the disclosure of this information, ``unless such disclosure is made in the normal course of the exercise of his employment, profession or duties".
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.
According to the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), “Illegal insider trading refers to the buying or selling of security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationships of trust and confidence, while in possession of material, nonpublic information about the security.” (2) There are various examples of illegal insider trading cases. When corporate officers, directors, and employees of law, banking, and printing find confidential information about the development of the business and trade its corporation’s securities, it is consider a crime. When people take advantage of the information given to them, they take advantage of their employees, which can possibly lead to termination.
“I love the name of honor, more than I fear death,” said the eminent dictator Julius Caesar. A man with that much passion and audacity was just what the Romans needed to become a global superpower. According to history.com, he was one of the world’s greatest military minds who laid the foundation for the Roman Empire. However, his growing power also placed a target on his back for those who feared it. Even though he was a part of the Roman Senate, he became so powerful that he acted alone as a dictator. This made the Senate nervous, so led by Caesar’s friend Brutus, they conspired to stab him to death before he or his many admirers made him king (Vernon). Julius Caesar’s assassination was unjustified because he was a brilliant military strategist and a generous and well loved political leader, however, many believe it was justified because he was a threat to the democratic government system.
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