Caligula has been known to history as a colorful emperor. He is the youngest son of Germanicus Ceaser and the grandnephew of Tiberius. Caligula as a child was said to have been very ill with a high fever that probably affected his mind. That would explain all the strange things that he did t...

Gaius Octavius, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, was born in Rome on the 23rd of September, 63 BC (Southern 1). After Julius Caesar's death on the Ides of March in 44 BC, a struggle for power in Rome ensued, even though 18 year old Octavian was the heir. Marc Antony, a good friend of J...

William Shakespeare was the greatest playwright the world has ever known. Shakespeare was born on St. George\'s Day in the spring of 1564 in Stratford. William was raised in a very disciplined home and was educated in the Elizabethan School where the children were expected to be able to speak the l...

World History ISP - Essay - The Roman EmpireTwo thousand seven hundred and fifty five years ago in 573 B.C., there lay seven wooded hills along the Tiber River in central Italy. From these hills the greatest Empire to ever exist was created, Rome. Rome was the super power of its time. By 275 B.C. it...

" Ancient Rome" The founding of Rome began in 753 BC. The establishment of the Roman Republic occurred in 509 BC and lasted 500 years, during which time Julius Caesar was one of the rulers. Emperor Augustus brought Rome out of the Republic and unified ancient Italy. Rome was founded in 753 BC du...

During the Greek-Roman period there was a time span that began with the reign of Augustus Caesar to the death of Marcus Aurelius known as the Pax Romana. This time span which covered more than 200 years brought many changes to the Roman Empire. It was a time for unity, peace, and national stability ...

World History per 51/16/2001 The Arch of TitusProudly standing strong through the wrath of the ages at the eastern end of the Roman Forum is the famous Arch of Titus. Since it was erected in AD81, the cut stone masonry building has been a lasting memorial to the Roman conquest of the Jew...

The Julian Emperors were the emperors of Rome that were related to Julius Caesar, hencethe name. There were four of them that ruled from A.D.14 to A.D.68. Some of them wererelated to him vaguely, but legally they were still related to him.The first person in the Julian Empire was Tiberius. He was bo...