Free Essays on Gaius Marius

  1. American History

    15. Proletarians-in the Roman republic, the mass of people so poor they owned no property. Gaius Marius the leader of the Army in (157-86 B.C.E). He opened the Army to these poor men who did not own land. Marius' reform results in a military where soldiers are more loyal to their commander than to the...

  2. Roman Republic to Empire

    policies and eventually organized to assasinate them Tiberius in 132B.C.E. and Gaius in 121B.C.E. As well like in China, Rome fell into a civil during the early firts century. Seeking to fix the problem a well-know general Marius, and placed Rome under military occupation(87B.C.E), and overcome his political...

  3. Augustus and the Rise of the Roman Empire

    finally, the position of imperium proconsulare was granted, signifying the collapse of the Republic and the beginnings of the Roman Empire; this man, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus. To understand the impact of Augustus’, (before emperorship he was known as Octavian, but for the sake of simplicity, he will...

  4. Battlestar Galactica's Gaius Baltar: Not Quite a Villian but an Anti Hero

    different languages and no prosthetics. Instead it focuses on real life issues that plague the human soul. The character that most epitomizes that is Dr. Gaius Baltar. He is perceived as a pompous, selfish character at the start of season one. He’s the kind of guy who sells out the human race, which he unknowingly...

  5. Gaius Julius Caesar

    Gaius Julius Caesar was born 12 July 100 BCE (though some cite 102 as his birth year). His father, also Gaius Julius Caesar, was a Praetor who governed the province of Asia and his mother, Aurelia Cotta, was of noble birth. Both held to the Populare ideology of Rome which favored democratization of government...

  6. Using the Evidence of Suetonius and Res Gestae, to What Extent Did Augustus Rely on Republican Precedent and Tradition in the Settlement of 31 and 23 Bc

    did not cause uproar or result in anarchy for Rome and her Citizens. Augustus had first been made a member of the senate under the consulship of Gaius Pasa in 43 BC, this was where were he first received his imperium. Augustus then became a consul in 32 BC when Rome was on the brink of a Civil war...

  7. Irony

    is attempting to save Marius by dragging him through the sewers, he is almost out when he comes to a locked gate. There was no way for Jean to escape. Thenardier then appears on the other side and misconstrues Valjean motives as evil and believes that he has assassinated Marius. He then allows him to...

  8. Saved by love

    person’s life can be changed in a positive way. To begin with, Marius saves his neighbor, the Jondrettes, from being homeless by paying the rent for them. After the old women tells Marius why the Jondrettes are getting kicked out, Marius sympathetically offers, “‘Here… There are twenty –five francs....

  9. People Places Things of Ancient Rome

    Mars. According to the tradition recorded as history by Plutarch and Livy, Tiberius Gracchus: Roman politician of the 2nd century. Brother of Gaius Gracchus. Caused political turmoil in the Republic by his attempts to legislate agrarian reforms Julius Caesar: Roman military and political leader...

  10. Gracci Brothers: Views of Appian and Plutarch

    Grachhi brothers. The Gracchi brothers were not the first in their family to have participated in Roman politics. Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus were sons of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus the Elder. Gracchus the Elder held the offices of tribune, censor, and consul between...

  11. Les Miserables - Plot

    change. Fontine - a prostitute from the town and one of Valjean’s worker in the factory. Cosettte - Fontine's daughter and was adopted by Valjean Marius - Cosette's love interest. Javert - the villain in the novel who is a police officer who became obsesses in arresting Jean Valjean. Plot: Jean...

  12. Les Miserables--Moral Development

    trait when he was saving Marius from the barricades. Although he “looked at Marius in inexpressible hatred” because Marius was taking Cosette from him, Jean Valjean saved him to make Cosette happy though he was dying inside (719). When Jean Valjean married off Cosette to Marius, he gave them almost all...

  13. Les Miserables Film Comparison

    the earlier version of the film is a primary focus and is expressed through the character Jean. For example, in the scene where Marius is shot, Jean takes the wounded Marius through the disgusting sewers in order to save Jean's love, Cossett. In the 1978 version, it is extremely detailed compared to the...

  14. Early Roman Empre

    to get citizened. He was also murdered by the senate. Sulla is a optimate and marius is a populare. In 1076bce marius became a consel. He wanted people to support the military more and wanted people to join. Sulla and marius fight and argue for two decades. Sulla became a sonsel in the 80s and this set...

  15. Les Miz quote journal

    now it seemed to her she was clothed. Before her soul had been cold; now it was warm. (p420) Before Cosette had met Marius she felt that her life was destined for despair but when Marius enter she was given a new hope. The tides of fate pulled the two together and set the course for their’ better lives...

  16. Social Conflicts

    Victor Hugo demonstrates the sense of integrity in chapter five of the novel. “Who proves it to me” replied marius “I, since I say so” said Jean Valjean “I believe you” replied Marius Marius looked at Jean Valjean. He was mournful, yet self possessed. No lie could come out of such calmness. In the...

  17. Lysistrata

    Catullus Love Affair In the northern Italian city of Verona, Gaius Valeria Catullus was born, and he wrote many poems there. He wrote about 116 poems throughout his lifespan. In Catullus poems, he deeply illustrates his love that he has for Lesbia. The poem that interests me most is poem number five...

  18. greek literature

    Euripides and the lyric poems of Pindar. Writers such as the 2nd-century BC Greek mythographer Apollodorus of Athens and the 1st-century BC Roman historian Gaius Julius Hyginus compiled the ancient myths and legends for contemporary audiences. At the center of Greek mythology is the pantheon of deities who were...

  19. Unit 8. Lab 1. Fiber Optic Connector Assembly

    Marius Ouambo NT1310 Unit 8. Lab 1. Fiber Optic Connector Assembly The steps for cable and optical fiber are as follows: 1) First you have to make sure to cut the cable so that it can be 2˝ longer than what you will need. 2) Make sure to install the strain relief boot that is located at the...

  20. Europa

    little bit about Europa. Europa is one of Jupiter’s moons. It is the smallest out of the Galilean moons. “Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo and Marius.” (www.nineplanets.org) Europa was named after a “Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus, who had assumed the form of a white bull...

  21. Who Was the Roman Empire?

    adopted by the Romans in the second century. Stoics practiced self-discipline and perseverance which are qualities that Romans considered important. Gaius Mucius Scaevola was a popular Roman that personified these qualities against Lars Porsenna. Military was also important to the Romans and they expected...

  22. What Is the Most Significant Event in the Development of Policing Systems?

    recognized that the first organized police force were the Roman vigils, the first group of nonmilitary and non mercenary police. They were created by Gaius Octavius, the grand nephew of Julius Caesar, around 27 B.C. After his uncle was assassinated, little Octavius swore revenge and rose to power with a...

  23. Overcoming Adversity to Become a Life Altering Writer

    want to make the reader feel like they are experiencing the moment with me. Writing takes time and becomes easier with practice and proper training (Marius 74). I am the most productive when I have music blaring in my ears. I tune out everything around me and I become focused in what I am writing. ...

  24. Notes on Swan Lake

    although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base the choreography and music of their staging’s on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Throughout the entire performance, costumes helped to create the traditional aspect of the story. They consisted of dress like...

  25. The End of the Roman Republic

    proven right. The Republic was flexible in times of need, and disregarded its own rules for the benefit of the state. For example, Caesar’s uncle, Marius, whose legislation proved successful, was elected into office for five consecutive years. Normally, he would have had to wait ten years just to run...

  26. A Literary Analysis of the Great Gatsby

    Great Gatsby. The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Ed. Jay Parini. Vol. 2. New York: Oxford University Press Inc. 2004. Print. Bewley, Marius. Scott Fitzgerald’s Criticism of America. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Ed. Harold. Bloom. New York/New Haven/Philadelphia: Chelsea House...

  27. Richard Wagner

    independent art form in the 18th century ▪ Centers of dance appeared in France and Russia ▪ Czar's choreographer Marius Petipa was renowned ▪ Invented the pas de deux (dance for two) ▪ Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929) was influential ...

  28. Ancient World

    and land would have been obtained from my family during the Punic wars( 264-146 BCE) when Rome defeated the Cartgaginan Empire.Under the dictators Marius and Sulla, many aristocrats have been murdered. But with Sulla death in 79 BCE, the senats is trying to regain its former power. Rome then is divided...

  29. Commers

    codes of law were produced by the Sumerians. These early legal codes did not separate penal and civil laws. he similarly significant Commentaries of Gaius on the Twelve Tables also conflated the civil and criminal aspects, treating theft or furtum as a tort. Assault and violent robbery were analogized...

  30. Roman Republic

    extremely problematic. During the period of 133-31 BCE there were a few leaders that did more harm than good to the Roman Republic. It started with Marius and Sulla, two militaristic leaders who believed that their power would guide Rome out of the downward spiral that they could not get out of. Lucius...

  31. Three Conquerors

    behind the largest empire the world has ever seen and one which his successors would fight over for years. Augustus was born in 63 BC by the name of Gaius Octavius and the great-nephew of Julius Caesar who posthumously adopted him as son and heir.[5] The Roman Empire was divided and Augustus joined forces...

  32. Greek and Roman Governments

    It was not till the late second and first century B.C.E. when members of the Roman elite put the republic on a course to a civil war. Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus pushed for reform to help the poor by giving them land while there was also the peoples unwillingness to share citizenship with the Italians...

  33. Paul's Itinerary of His Three Missionary Travels

    in the home of Titus Justus next to the synagogue. The first convert was the ruler of the synagogue, named Crispus. While Paul baptized Crispus and Gaius he did not baptize many others. Here he sent two letters to the Thessalonica church dealing with the problems Silas and Timothy reported. After 18 months...

  34. Political Reasons Why Ceasar was Killed

    megalomaniac of history, to others his very name conjures up images of a great military leader, impressive politician, and an overall formidable figure. Gaius Julius Caesar will always be remembered for his incredible feats and his great impact on the development of Rome; but he composed his own death as soon...

  35. London Fields

    mysterious Mark Asprey, whose pen-name, or one of them, is also Marius Appleby, initials MA (the same as Martin Amis). As Mark Asprey, he writes what appear to be highly popular fiction, translated into innumerable languages. As Marius Appleby, he writes what appears to be a true-life memoir of his seduction...

  36. How Did the Romans Build a Strong Republic?

    alarmed many nobles and senators. They feared that he would destroy the Senate and become a king which brings the Republic to an end. Marcus Brutus and Gaius Cassius Caesar who were nobles killed Caesar in the Senate to prevent this. Octavian’s victory. The victory of Octavian made him the unchallenged...

  37. Julius Caesar essay

    Caesar Final Essay In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar was murdered on thought of a conspiracy by many Roman senators. Led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Brutus, they stabbed Julius Caesar to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey on the Ides of March. As a...

  38. Caesar quotes

    surveyed the enemy dead or in flight at the battle of Pharsalus, these were his actual words; ‘This is what they wanted. For all my achievements I, Gaius Caesar, would have been condemned, had I not sought help from my army.’ Suetonius “Some think that his familiarity with power became an obsession...

  39. Swan Lake

    although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base the choreography and music of their staging’s on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. This essay will compare and contrast the traditional version and Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. By analysing both ballets this...

  40. Evidence of the Bible

    lived during the reign of Tiberius (A.D. 14-37), and was executed by Pontius Pilate, who governed the province of Judea from A.D. 26-36.). - Gaius Suetonius - (the chief secretary of Emperor Hadrian (A.D. 117 '' 138) 5. SCIENTIFIC ACCURACY & FORESIGHT - Psalm 19:6 (Sun) ...

  41. courage

    for courage....   [tags: Literary Analysis, Crane, Heller]1344 words (3.8 pages)$6.95[preview]The Courage of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchi - The Gracchi brothers Tiberius and Gaius were tragic figures in Roman History. They were genuine reformers who made the fatal flaw of going against the smothering Roman...

  42. MGT 450 Strategic Planning for Organizations

    of services is Suresh C. Vaswani, Vice Chairman, Operation and President, Jeffery Clarke, Chief Commercial Officer and Pres., Enterprise Solutions Marius Haas, Senior Vice Pres., Human Resources Steve Price, Chief Marketing Director Karen Quintos, General Counsel Richard Rothberg, President Software...

  43. Ballet

    French influence continued under such great teachers as Charles Le Picq, Charles Didelot, Christian Johanssen, Jules Perrot, Arthur Saint-Léon and Marius Petipa. In 1885 Virginia Zucchi, a famous Italian ballerina, appeared in St. Petersburg and created a sensation with her forceful and brilliant Italian...

  44. Crime

    owned all the family and its property (including slaves); the pater enforced matters involving interference with any property. The Commentaries of Gaius (written between 130 and 180 AD) on the Twelve Tables treated furtum (in modern parlance: "theft") as a tort. Similarly, assault and violent robbery...

  45. ting

    to hold towns along the coast. Rome had powerful army but weak navy but Greek navy aid was crucial. Romans built warships to match Carthaginians. Gaius Duilius, consil in 260, had first triumph from navel victory. In 265, both consuls crossed to North Africa to attack carthage itself and bring a quick...

  46. The Green Glen Analysis

    own". The motto relates to the principle of stewardship: one does not really own anything, he just looks after what he has throughout his lifetime. Marius amid the Ruins of Carthage by John Vanderlyn [pic] Geographical Reference Hills of Galloway The Galloway hills are part of the Southern...

  47. Law of Contract

    conditions conditions precedent, the rule is generally generally stated as 1, 7; 7; Gaius, 45, I, Dig. 45, 1172; Ulpian, sec. II72; Code, sec. in the text above. above. French Civ. Code, Ulpian, Dig. Gaius, 124. sec. 124III Inst. Inst 98; g8; 3 Savigny, System, sec. the 2o6. The same...

  48. Quentin

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  49. Intro to Hell

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  50. Cuban Missile

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  51. Poetic Space Structures

    representative it was; hence it is related on the one hand with the ray of light and the lightening and on the other, with gold ".(Cirlot, p. 105). According to Marius Schneider, fire has been given two distinct interpretations: fire on the axis fire-earth is symbolic of eroticism, star heat and physical energy and...

  52. Wittgenstein

    p e a n c i n e m a s . 207 southern French life had been successful in the 1920s, adapted them for the cinema in the 1930s. His ‘Marius’ trilogy of 1931–6 (Marius, directed by Alexander Korda; Fanny, directed by Marc Allégret; and César, directed by Pagnol himself) are more than just filmed theatre...

  53. Coca Cola

    MORRIS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 279 Justina Rakauskaitė GLIMSTEDT Lina Ramanauskaite Liudas Ramanauskas LAW FIRM SORAINEN & PARTNERS VILNIUS OFFICE Marius Rindinas LAW FIRM ZABIELA, ZABIELAITE & PARTNERS Laura Ryzgelytė LAW FIRM SORAINEN & PARTNERS VILNIUS OFFICE Auste Saliamoraite LAW FIRM LAWIN, MEMBER...

  54. Abc Costing

    Dr. Jochen Felsenheimer of Assenagon and Dr. Philip Gisdakis of UniCredit MIB for their initial thoughts on this product group. Moreover, we thank Marius Hofert (Universität Ulm) for valuable remarks on earlier versions of the manuscript. Views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do...