a cool and fun roman essay

Alex Thomas

Comp Civ 12

Roman Empire

The Roman Era was one of the most significant part of history. From the civilization of the Romans to the Empires, Rome has always been an influential society. The assassination of Julius Caesar was a monumental part of Rome’s history. Whether the assassination was considered “honourable” or not, the Roman’s did what was necessary to save the Republic.

At the time, Caesars death was considered honourable. Julius Caesar was very confident in himself and truly believed he was one of few great Gods. Caesar but himself infront the the empire, which is incredibly irresponsible as a leader. The senate wanted to keep the Republic in order like it was before Caesar was in govern. Both Brutus and Cassius conspired against Caesar and planned to kill him. Because both Senate and Brutus thought keeping the Republic striving was high importance, the did believe killing Caesar was an honourable thing. Even Caesars greatest followers ironically did believe in assassinating him, just to keep the Republic strong. Caesar was a very strong Roman leader, despite all his errors he made.

Caesar had also crossed the river Rubicon. This meant he disobeyed the Senate by returning to Rome, which was typically meant it was an act of war. This had created the end of the Republic and paved the way to Emperors while diminishing the power of the Senate. While still governing, Caesar did consider himself a dictator and this lead to a lot of tension between the Government and civilians. The rights he had granted himself were not fair to the Romans. This type of dictatorship did lead to wars within the Empire. Caesar was very self centered and ignored others request to do what he wanted, which is not the qualities of a successful leader.

Julius Caesar will always be known as an infamous leader and an important part of Roman History, even though he wasn't always the best leader. Even though today his murder seemed like a very prejudiced decision, what the Senate and Brutus did to save the whole Roman Empire was an honourable thing. The death of Julius Caesar was honourable in a way that the Senate would put the stability of the Republic and the lives of Romans ahead of the ignorance of one leader. Despite the fact that Caesar was brutally murdered, the senate did save the Empire and the Roman civilians which in my eyes, is considered honourable.